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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
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    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  16. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  17. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  18. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  19. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
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    Diving Poem
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    Questions from schools
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