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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. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  10. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  16. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  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?
  18. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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