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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  13. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  14. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  15. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  18. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  19. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  20. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  21. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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