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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  13. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  16. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  17. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  20. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  21. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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