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Introducing The Black Flamingo
Dean describes his novel in verse, The Black Flamingo.
  1. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  2. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  18. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
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