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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. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  10. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  11. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  15. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  16. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  17. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  18. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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