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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  10. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  15. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  16. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  17. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  18. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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