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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  10. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  18. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
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