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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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  13. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  14. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  17. 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?
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