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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. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  12. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  13. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  14. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  15. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  16. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  17. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  18. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  19. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  20. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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