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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  17. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  18. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  19. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  20. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  21. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
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