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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. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  8. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  9. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  10. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  11. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
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