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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. Poo communication
    02:58
    Poo communication
  3. Otter party
    02:15
    Otter party
  4. The study of poo
    04:25
    The study of poo
  5. The size of a whale
    06:32
    The size of a whale
  6. Tiger skull
    04:20
    Tiger skull
  7. Book introduction
    02:33
    Book introduction
  8. Book reading
    03:58
    Book reading
  9. Questions from the audience
    03:05
    Questions from the audience
  10. Questions and answers
    05:31
    Questions and answers
  11. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  12. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  18. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  19. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  20. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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