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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  10. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  13. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  14. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  15. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  16. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  17. Hand on the Bridge
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    Hand on the Bridge
  18. Draw Noi and his dad
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    Draw Noi and his dad
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