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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. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  19. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  20. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
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