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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. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  8. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  9. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  13. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  14. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  15. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  16. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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