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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  16. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  18. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  19. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  20. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  21. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  22. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
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