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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  7. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  8. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  11. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  14. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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