Yearly Archives: 2006
Pullman's Great Pleasure
November 30, 2006
Philip Pullman hosted BBC Radio 4's With Great Pleasure programme yesterday. The His Dark Materials author entertained an audience at the Pegasus Theatre in Oxford, with actors reading a selection of his favourite poems and excerpts. You can listen again … Continue reading
Pullman at Oxford Brookes Tonight
November 29, 2006
Philip Pullman will tonight be joining other luminaries such as musician Billy Bragg and human rights lawyer Imran Khan for Oxford Brookes University's annual Chancellor's Lecture, reports [link=http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/tiooxmail/display.var.1045366.0.pullman_joins_lecture_lineup.php]The Oxford Times[/link]. The panel will be chaired by broadcaster Jon Snow and … Continue reading
Special TV Preview: Ruby in the Smoke
November 25, 2006
“On a cold, fretful afternoon in early October, 1872, a hansom cab drew up outside the offices of Lockhart and Selby and a young girl got out and paid the driver. Her name was Sally Lockhart; and within fifteen minutes, … Continue reading
Eva said: Bana, Hurt, Bacon for TGC
November 21, 2006
An interview of Eva Green by the French magazine Studio is doing the rounds at the moment. In it, Eva remarks that Eric Bana, Kevin Bacon and John Hurt were set to join the cast of The Golden Compass. The … Continue reading
Further Filming in Oxford
November 21, 2006
There has been further filming going on in Oxford. Townie on the forums says: “They were filming in Ship Street, between the Turl (where Exeter/Jordan is) and Cornmarket. There were lots of people in nice costumes and a fair few … Continue reading
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