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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
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