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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  12. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  13. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  17. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  18. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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