Philip Pullman will appear on Richard & Judy’s Book Club this Thursday on Channel 4. The programme (airing at 8pm) is a one-hour special focusing on children’s books; the His Dark Materials author will be joined by Anthony Horowritz and Jacqueline Wilson, amongst others. The creator of the couple’s book club was named by the Observer as the “literary world’s most influential person” in March 2006. Philip Pullman will also feature in Richard & Judy’s Best Kids’ Books Ever programme broadcasting on 28 October.