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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. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  14. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  15. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  16. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  17. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  18. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  19. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  20. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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