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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. 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. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  13. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  14. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  18. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  21. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
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