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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  18. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  19. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  20. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
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