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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. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  13. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  19. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  20. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  21. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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