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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  19. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  20. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
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