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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. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  15. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  16. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  17. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  18. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
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