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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  12. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  13. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  14. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  15. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  18. School days
    03:57
    School days
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