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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. The Egyptian Empire
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    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  7. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  8. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  9. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  10. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  11. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  12. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. Questions
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    Questions
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