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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  10. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  11. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  13. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  14. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  15. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  16. Remembering Kobe Bryant
    01:41
    Remembering Kobe Bryant
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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