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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. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  13. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  18. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  19. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  20. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  21. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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