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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. 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. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  10. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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