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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  10. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  11. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  12. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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