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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. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  14. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  15. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  18. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  19. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  20. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  21. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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