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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  14. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  15. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  18. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  19. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  21. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
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