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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. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  16. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  17. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  18. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  19. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  20. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  21. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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