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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. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  15. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  18. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  20. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  21. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  22. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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