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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  15. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  16. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  18. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  19. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  20. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
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