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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. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  8. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  9. School days
    03:57
    School days
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  12. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  13. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  16. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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