Category Archives: The Book Trilogy
Pullman hits back at critics
November 28, 2007
BBC: Philip Pullman has hit back at critics who accuse him of peddling “candy-coated atheism”, dismissing claims that the film promotes atheism and denigrates Christianity as “absolute rubbish”. “I am a story teller,” he said. ” If I wanted to … Continue reading
School board reviews library stock
November 27, 2007
Last week the CBC reported that the Halton Catholic District School Board in Ontario, Canada had placed The Golden Compass under review to decide whether it would remain on elementary school library shelves, in light of a complaint from a … Continue reading
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Phenomenal, says festival director
October 30, 2007
In preparation for the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Kevin Nance speaks to festival director Lawrence Weschler and Philip Pullman himself. “He’s a huge phenomenon,” says Weschler, whose school-aged daughter first introduced him to the His Dark Materials trilogy. … Continue reading
Pullman speaks in Oxford – a summary
October 24, 2007
Our lovely Townie wandered along to Pullman’s recent talk at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford and was kind enough to provide us with a summary of the talk, which included some mentions of the film … Continue reading
A validation from University Challenge
October 9, 2007
Last week, two questions on His Dark Materials appeared on University Challenge. In The Daily Telegraph, as possibly, “the last man in England to have read it,” A N Wilson looks back on his first read of the trilogy, urging … Continue reading
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