Afternoon Reading - Sputnik
A selection of stories celebrating the Russian satellite which started the space race in 1957
Afternoon Reading - Sputnik - Doors
By Andrew Smith. Ron Paget's automated garage door has gone berserk. Is it a Communist plot or might it have something to do with his neighbour?
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Afternoon Reading - Sputnik - Drinking Vodka in the Afternoon
By Tania Hershman. In an Irish village, Mary Margaret receives lessons from a mysterious Russian. Read by Niamh Cusack.
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Afternoon Reading - Sputnik - Gleeking
By Benjamin Markovits. All-American Sam is less than thrilled with his new Yugoslavian stepbrother, known to his classmates as Sputnik. Read by Ryan McCluskey.
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Afternoon Reading - Sputnik - The First King of Mars
By Nick Walker. There is plenty of time to think during the long journey to Mars. And the new colony will need governance. Read by Peter Capaldi.
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Afternoon Reading - Sputnik - The Phantom Cosmonaut
By Anita Sullivan, read by Neil Dudgeon. For every successful space launch, there were plenty of rumours about missions that went wrong and were never reported.
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