Yearly Archives: 2005

For the Love of Narnia

Posted on December 4, 2005 by Merlyn

With the first of the Narnia films hitting theaters next Friday, Pullman's comments about the books have frequently been mentioned. The Chronicle of Higher Education just ran an article attempting to refute Pullman's claim that the Narnia books are racist … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror

Posted on December 2, 2005 by Kinders

Philip Pullman has written a play entitled, “Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror”, running at the OFS Studio Theatre from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 December. The Oxford Theatre Guild web site describes it as an “affectionate spoof on the … Continue reading →

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Pullman interview featured on educational DVD

Posted on December 2, 2005 by Kinders

The National Secular Society reports that a new education resource aimed at Key Stages 3 – 5 has been produced to introduce school pupils to “issues of secular philosophies”. Why Atheism? comprises a DVD featuring six films about people who … Continue reading →

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Philip Pullman's Aladdin

Posted on November 28, 2005 by

A long-time champion of children's theatre, Pullman has penned a new stage version of the classic story to go on show this December. ” My first Aladdin may have been a pantomime, or a Ladybird book, or a story in … Continue reading →

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BridgeToTheStars.net Wiki Launched!

Posted on November 24, 2005 by

We are very proud to launch the open-edit His Dark Materials Wiki Encyclopaedia. This iteration of our comprehensive static reference runs on the popular MediaWiki software so that we, the fans of His Dark Materials, can come together to create … Continue reading →

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