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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. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  13. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  14. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  17. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  18. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  19. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  20. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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