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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. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  17. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  18. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  19. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  21. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  22. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
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