Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  10. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  11. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  15. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  16. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  17. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  18. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
    19. Now playing
    Up next