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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. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  18. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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