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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. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  11. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  12. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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