Author Archives: Kinders

About Kinders

Amateur comic strip artist, photographer and musician; wannabe author and film director; actual web 2.0 nerd and social butterfly. I've been visiting Bridge to the Stars and its forum, the Republic of Heaven, on and off since 2003, when I began making a short documentary about the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Pullman on “Off by Heart”
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kinders

Philip Pullman talks about the Off by Heart competition in The Times. Showing as part of the BBC’s Poetry Season, the competition was a BBC Two project to coax children to dip their toe in poetry. “Not every child is … Continue reading →



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The Huffington Post on controversial films
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kinders

The Huffington Post features an article on new film Angels and Demons that spends much time on the reaction of religious groups to the first His Dark Materials film, “perhaps [the] most controversial children’s movie of all time”.



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Pullman calls for the release of Burma’s political prisoners
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kinders

Phillip Pullman, alongside, Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley, Diane Rigg, Zoe Wanamaker, Juliet Stevenson, Tony Robinson, Monica Ali and Joanna Trollope, is among 30 famous people backing the “Free Burma’s Political Prisoners Now!” campaign, calling for the release of Aung San … Continue reading →



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Why can’t the BBC understand that we are STILL a Christian country?
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kinders

Stephen Glover wonders “why the BBC can’t understand that we are STILL a Christian country” in an article in the Daily Mail, writing “At every possible opportunity it will wheel forward one of those professional atheists who are not happy … Continue reading →



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Between Narnia and His Dark Materials
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kinders

Another article has appeared comparing and contrasting the His Dark Materials and Narnia series. “Philip Pullman may have been influenced by C.S. Lewis, but he departs from Lewis’ imaginative use of fantasy to create a world of adventure that is … Continue reading →



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