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. Sian Bevan introduces Jonny
    09:24
    Sian Bevan introduces Jonny
  3. Excellent Questions
    06:23
    Excellent Questions
  4. Storytime
    09:54
    Storytime
  5. How to draw a pirate
    12:27
    How to draw a pirate
  6. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  7. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  8. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  9. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  10. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
    16. Now playing
    Up next