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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. A chat with Polly Dunbar
    08:39
    A chat with Polly Dunbar
  3. Arthur wakes up
    04:49
    Arthur wakes up
  4. Arthur's brother
    04:51
    Arthur's brother
  5. Arthur's mum
    05:34
    Arthur's mum
  6. Arthur's sister
    04:20
    Arthur's sister
  7. Arthur's dad
    05:06
    Arthur's dad
  8. Arthur's Dream Boat
    08:27
    Arthur's Dream Boat
  9. Meeting the puppets
    00:44
    Meeting the puppets
  10. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  14. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  15. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  18. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  19. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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