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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  18. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  19. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
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