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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  12. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  17. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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