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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. 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. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  13. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  16. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  17. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  19. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  20. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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