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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. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  12. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  13. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  16. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  17. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  18. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  19. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  20. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
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