Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  10. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  15. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  16. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    19. Now playing
    Up next