Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  18. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  19. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  20. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
    21. Now playing
    Up next