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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. 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. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  13. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  17. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  18. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  19. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  20. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  21. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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