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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  17. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  18. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  19. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  20. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
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