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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. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  13. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  16. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  18. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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