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Themes of The Infinite
Patience talks about the themes and ideas in The Infinite.
  1. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  14. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  15. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  18. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  19. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  20. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  21. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  22. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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