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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. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  11. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  15. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  16. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  17. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  18. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  19. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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