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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. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  12. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  13. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  14. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  17. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  18. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  19. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  20. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
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