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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. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  13. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  18. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  19. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  20. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
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