Author Archives: Ian

About Ian

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

Philip Pullman and Miss Jones

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Ian

There is another opportunity to listen to the BBC Wales radio programme Philip Pullman and Miss Jones presented by Terry Jones this coming Thursday (29th March) on BBC Radio 4 at 11.30am. Click here to listen to the programme on … Continue reading →

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The Ruby in the Smoke on PBS

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Ian

The BBC TV film adaptation of Philip Pullman's [i]The Ruby in the Smoke[/i], which aired over Christmas in the UK, is to be broadcast in the United States on [b]Sunday February 4th[/b] on [link=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/index.html]Masterpiece Theatre[/link] on [link=http://www.pbs.org/]PBS[/link]. Times may vary, … Continue reading →

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Guardian interview with Eva Green

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Ian

Today's [i]Guardian[/i] newspaper has a fairly detailed interview with actress Eva Green (who plays witch Serafine Pekkala in The Golden Compass film), where she discusses amongst other things her recent BAFTA nomination for her last film, Casino Royale. The Golden … Continue reading →

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The Butterfly Tattoo Film

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Ian

Rik Visser, of Dynamic Entertainment Ltd (and a member of our forums) has today announced that his company have optioned the rights to make a film adaptation of the Philip Pullman novel [i]The Butterfly Tattoo[/i]. Since March last year, this … Continue reading →

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Daniel Craig Speaks to The Observer

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Ian

Daniel Craig, the man cast to play Lord Asriel in The Golden Compass movie, is interviewed at length in today's [link=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/]Observer[/link]. He speaks about the effects his last film Casino Royale have had him, but also looks forward to the … Continue reading →

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