Author Archives: Ian

About Ian

A keen fan of His Dark Materials and Philip Pullman. Assistant to Paul Temple and Sir Graham Forbes.

Guided Tours of Lyra’s Oxford

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Ian

Last weekend’s Sunday Times featured in its travel section an article entitled Lyra’s Oxford, which previews scheduled tours of Oxford run by the tourist information centre through Lyra and Philip Pullman’s Oxford. The tour which lasts around two hours, takes … Continue reading →

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Tourists to flock to Oxford

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Ian

The Oxford Mail reported recently that Oxford tourism chief believes the impending release of The Golden Compass movie will push Oxford through the 10 million mark in terms of visitors to the city of Oxford in 2008, and that the … Continue reading →

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Pullman at Brunei Gallery

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Ian

An advertisement has featured in the print version of The Guardian newspaper twice within the last week, advertising a discussion between John Mullan and Philip Pullman for the Guardian book club on December 20th at the Brunei Gallery (on Thornhaugh … Continue reading →

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Rough Guide to His Dark Materials Contest Winner

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Ian

Our contest to win a copy of the Rough Guide to His Dark Materials has now closed. Many thanks for all entries we received! The judging is now complete and a winner has been chosen. So our congratulations (and of … Continue reading →

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His Dark Materials’ Guide Books Round Up

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Ian

The Guardian Books Blog currently has a blog by Ann Giles entitled How a trilogy became a library, discussing how the multitude of guide books to His Dark Materials differ and which books suit whom best. The comments afterwards contain … Continue reading →

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