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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  13. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  14. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  18. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
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