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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. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  12. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  13. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  16. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  17. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  18. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
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