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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. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  12. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  13. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  14. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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