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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  8. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  9. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  10. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  11. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  12. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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