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Pullman hits back at critics
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BBC: Philip Pullman has hit back at critics who accuse him of peddling “candy-coated atheism”, dismissing claims that the film promotes atheism and denigrates Christianity as “absolute rubbish”. “I am a story teller,” he said. ” If I wanted to … Continue reading



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Professor Pullman
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BBC News reports that Philip Pullman, already an honourary fellow at Bangor University, has recently been made an honourary professor there. Pullman will take seminars for Bangor students and host discussions on literature and narrative structures. The author was “delighted,” … Continue reading



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Pullman speaks in Oxford – a summary
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Our lovely Townie wandered along to Pullman’s recent talk at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford and was kind enough to provide us with a summary of the talk, which included some mentions of the film … Continue reading



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