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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. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  12. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  13. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
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