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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  10. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  11. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  17. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  18. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
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