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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. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  12. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  14. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  18. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  19. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  20. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
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