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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. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  10. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  11. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  12. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  13. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  17. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  18. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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