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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  10. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  11. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  12. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  13. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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