Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. 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. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  14. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  17. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  18. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
    19. Now playing
    Up next