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Reading from The Infinite
Patience reads a short passage from her book.
  1. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from 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. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  16. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  17. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  18. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  19. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  20. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  21. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  22. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
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