The BBC TV film adaptation of Philip Pullman's [i]The Ruby in the Smoke[/i], which aired over Christmas in the UK, is to be broadcast in the United States on [b]Sunday February 4th[/b] on [link=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/index.html]Masterpiece Theatre[/link] on [link=http://www.pbs.org/]PBS[/link]. Times may vary, so check your local listings. PBS have also set up their own mini site (similar in many respects to the BBC one), which you can view [link=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ruby/index.html]here[/link]. You can also discuss this on the forums in the [link=http://www.bridgetothestars.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=204190]relevant thread[/link].
Thanks for the tip off go to [link=http://guidehdm.ihostvm.com/guidehdmindex.html]Laurie Frost[/link], member of our forums and author of [i]The Elements of “His Dark Materials”: A Guide to Philip Pullman's Trilogy[/i], which you can still get hold of from all good bookshops or [link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-His-Dark-Materials-Pullmans/dp/0975943014/sr=8-1/qid=1169806416/ref=pd_ka_1/026-8944780-2494800?ie=UTF8&s=books]here[/link].
yeah, i searched that down a while ago, but it's superbowl sunday ):
my friend is tivo-ing it and i invited myself over to watch it on february 10th
has anyone here seen it?
Can't wait to see this. Just read the book, although I wasn't wild about it. It'll be interesting to see how it adapts to the small screen. I don't see Billie Piper as Sally Lockhart. In the book she's supposed to be twelve or thirteen. Then again, she smokes opium in the book, so I am sure they had to make some changes.
superbowl? pah!
Yes Alewyn, most of us Brits watched it on Boxing Day when it aired in the UK – liked it, it's done well in the transition, although the plot is a little bare in places.
Corsair: Piper is ok, and a big name was needed for the role to generate interest. SL is 16 in the book. So it's not so bad.
Will it be shown on TV in NZ?
i have seen it….. it is very good and i think that Mrs Holland is the best…. she is such a charecter and you really should see it………
i dont no who played him but fredrck was realy good and billie was pretty good as well. but above all mrs. holland was perfect
im a brit by the way
Can you tell us more about this? I’d like to find out some
additional information.