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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  16. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  18. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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