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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!
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    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
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    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
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    100 Words on Friendship
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
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    Orion Lost reading
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