Author Archives: Ian

About Ian

A keen fan of His Dark Materials and Philip Pullman. Assistant to Paul Temple and Sir Graham Forbes.
‘Once Upon A Time In The North’ – Our Review
Posted on March 27, 2008 by Ian

BridgetotheStars have seen and read the new Philip Pullman book. Here’s our review: The latest ’His Dark Materials’ related instalment from Philip Pullman is an absolute triumph. It seems that ‘Once Upon A Time In The North’ is not destined … Continue reading →



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Once Upon A Time In The North Extract
Posted on March 22, 2008 by Ian

Today’s Guardian newspaper features an extract from the soon-to-be-released His Dark Materials follow up, Once Upon A Time In The North. It’s roughly what has been heard previously at the occasional reading, but it’s quite long, so beware, there is … Continue reading →



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Emmerich Appointed New Line President
Posted on March 20, 2008 by Ian

New Line Cinema, the production company behind The Golden Compass movie, have a new President. Toby Emmerich, previously a New Line production chief, has been named President and COO of the company and will be reporting directly to Alan Horn, … Continue reading →



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Pullman speaks to Yorkshire Post
Posted on March 19, 2008 by Ian

Chris Bond of the Yorkshire Post newspaper spoke to Philip Pullman recently, when Pullman visited Leeds University on World Book Day to give a lecture entitled Poco a Poco, concerning children’s literature. Bond’s article features discussion with Pullman over a … Continue reading →



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His Dark Materials Audio Recommendation
Posted on March 18, 2008 by Ian

Following Sue Arnold’s highly positive recommendation of the unabridged Philip Pullman-narrated Northern Lights audiobook in Saturday’s Guardian newspaper, the Bookwitch features a blog with her thoughts on the audiobooks. Something both critics seem to be fans of is the voice … Continue reading →



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