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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  13. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  14. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  15. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  16. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  17. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  18. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  19. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  20. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  21. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
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