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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  8. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  14. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
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