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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  16. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  17. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  18. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  19. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  20. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  21. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  22. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
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