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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. The Egyptian Empire
    16:39
    The Egyptian Empire
  3. The British Empire
    04:33
    The British Empire
  4. The World Wars
    07:23
    The World Wars
  5. Weird and Wonderful Inventors
    02:32
    Weird and Wonderful Inventors
  6. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  7. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  8. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  9. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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