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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  10. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  13. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  18. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
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