Monthly Archives: September 2006

His Dark Materials Podcast
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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



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Movie Filming in Oxford: Photos
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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



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Junk culture 'is poisoning our children'
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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



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You can't live without a dæmon, so can you live without a mobile phone?
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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



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Polar Bears hit the Screen
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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



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