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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
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  13. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  14. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  16. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  18. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  19. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  20. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
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