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. 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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  14. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  15. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  18. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  19. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  20. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  21. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
    22. Now playing
    Up next