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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. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  10. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  13. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  18. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
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