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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. 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. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  16. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  17. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  18. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  19. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  20. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  21. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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