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The Black Flamingo
Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  13. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  14. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  15. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  16. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  17. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  18. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  19. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  20. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  21. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
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