Monthly Archives: September 2006
His Dark Materials Podcast
September 18, 2006
BridgeToTheStars.net is launching the first HDM audio-show – the SrafCast. It's a fortnightly opportunity to hear excitable Sraffies talk about all the latest His Dark Materials news and discuss wider themes from the books. Ian has been working for while … Continue reading
Movie Filming in Oxford: Photos
September 11, 2006
Filming for The Golden Compass movie is taking place around Oxford this week. The Randolph Hotel and the Pitt Rivers museum are tipped as locations; Carl says that film crews have been setting up in Exeter College – Philip Pullman's … Continue reading
Junk culture 'is poisoning our children'
September 11, 2006
A sinister cocktail of junk food, marketing, over-competitive schooling and electronic entertainment is poisoning childhood, a powerful lobby of academics and children's experts says today. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, 110 teachers, psychologists, children's authors and other experts … Continue reading
You can't live without a dæmon, so can you live without a mobile phone?
September 10, 2006
It seems that the link between human and dæmon is so strong that it has been used in simile in last Thursday’s episode of “The Archers†on BBC Radio 4. In conversation, we hear the words; “Tom being without his … Continue reading
Polar Bears hit the Screen
September 5, 2006
A small shop near Reading is to provide stuffed animals for The Golden Compass movie. The owner, Ms Tubb, said, “The producers have asked me to make polar bears, rats and ferrets for them.” The shop is providing about 30 … Continue reading
Images from The Golden Compass movie are © New Line Cinema.