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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. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  13. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  16. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  19. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
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