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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  10. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  11. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  12. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  13. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  18. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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