Author Archives: Ian

About Ian

A keen fan of His Dark Materials and Philip Pullman. Assistant to Paul Temple and Sir Graham Forbes.
His Dark Materials at Theatre Royal Bath
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The Young People’s theatre of Bath will be staging His Dark Materials for a week commencing Sunday April 13th at the Theatre Royal in Bath. The adaptation, directed by Lee Lyford, will feature a cast of 150 and over 100 … Continue reading



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Religious Debate at Oxford Festival
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The Times reports on a religious debate which took place at the Oxford Literary Festival in which Philip Pullman was a participant. Amongst others taking part were Sarfraz Manzoor and Timothy Garton. Debate varied from the case of the anti-islamic … Continue reading



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Once Upon A Time In The North released today!
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The latest installment in the His Dark Materials series has been released in the UK and Ireland today and is available to buy in all good bookshops and online. It’s available in hardback and also on audio CD. If you … Continue reading



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The Golden Compass lies third in China
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The Golden Compass movie, which has been on general release in mainland China for a little over a week, currently lies third nationwide. According to box office figures for last week, the movie took a little under US$ 1.3 million, … Continue reading



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Pullman speaks at Oxford Literary Festival
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The Oxford Mail reports on Philip Pullman’s appearance at the Oxford Literary Festival last night to discuss his new book, Once Upon A Time In The North, at which he was interviewed by journalist James Naughtie on a range of … Continue reading



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