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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. 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. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  18. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  19. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  20. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
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