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Acting and Writing
How frustration with her acting career led Manjeet to develop her writing talents.
  1. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  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 to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  13. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  14. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  15. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  16. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  18. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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