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A sudden idea
Frank tells us how the idea for Sputnik came to him.
  1. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  13. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  14. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  15. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  16. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  19. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  20. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  21. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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