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How do you come up with names for your characters?
Arlo and Augustus are great names for characters, but how does Catherine dream them up?
  1. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  2. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  14. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  15. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  16. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  18. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  19. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
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