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A novel in verse
Dean tells us why he took the unusual step of writing his novel in verse.
  1. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  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. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  17. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  18. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  19. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  20. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  21. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
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