Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman moves from His Dark Materials trilogy to the bold and ecstatic novel, The Good Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. Part-Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and ... and more »

ATHEIST author Philip Pullman yesterday spoke of his 'disgust' at the triumphalism of America's religious right following its successful campaign to sideline attempts to dramatise the last two books in the writer's His Dark Materials trilogy.

blog) Philip Pullman, crusader for atheism? Not when it might hurt him at the box office blog) His only purpose is to hate the Narnia novels: the His Dark Materials trilogy was written because certain parents could not stand their children's love of ...

Sam Elliot believes the Catholic church killed off any chances of a sequel to The Golden Compass, but the truth may be far simpler A victim of a Catholic conspiracy? a The Golden Compass After the success of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Philip Pull...

OXFORD author Philip Pullman has welcomed news that writers are to be excluded from the plans to impose criminal record bureau checks on any adults in contact with children.

First Philip Pullman (he of His Dark Materials and much else) leads a campaign – crowned yesterday with success – against the absurdity of requiring writers ... and more »

By Polly Curtis The ISA is a register of adults who work with children, set up in the wake of the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by their school's caretaker, Ian Huntley. Everyone over 16 who comes into regular contact with children now has to be registered after passing criminal record checks.

Channel 4 News Philip Pullman, the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy - one of several writers who protested against the scheme's proposals - gave a cautious welcome ... Ed Balls under pressure to rethink entire vetting schemeTelegraph.co.uk

Philip Pullman, writer of the His Dark Materials novels, said the database was "corrosive to healthy social interaction" and pledged to stop visiting ... New vetting rules: pupils losing out?Channel 4 News all 67 news articles »

Philip Pullman, writer of the His Dark Materials novels, said the database was "corrosive to healthy social interaction" and pledged to stop visiting ... and more »

Writer Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials) cancelled his usually enjoyable classroom sessions this year because he hated the idea of being approved of as a ...

PBS's “Masterpiece Mystery” recently presented “The Shadow in the North” from the novel by Philip Pullman, where it is 1878 and Sally Lockhart has started ...

PBS's “Masterpiece Mystery” recently presented “The Shadow in the North” from the novel by Philip Pullman, where it is 1878 and Sally Lockhart has started ...

You would probably have to include Twilight as well, and the His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman – they are a modern Narnia series but better ... and more »

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (2007 movie with Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman. (The library staff was a little bit concerned about this one; ... and more »

Philip Pullman, the author of the Northern Lights fantasy trilogy, has taken a leaf out of JK Rowling's book by helping to create a special charity ...

BOOKS by Oxford author Philip Pullman are to be sold in an online auction expected to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for children with Aids.

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Philip Pullman, the author of His Dark Materials, has written his own version of the New Testament in which the story of Jesus is given a "different ending" ... Atheist kids' author toThe Christian Institute all 4 news articles »

Then there was the children's fiction: Philip Pullman completed his superb Paradise Lost-inspired trilogy with The Amber Spyglass, and JK Rowling made the ...

Oxford author Philip Pullman, who wrote the His Dark Materials trilogy, said: “I think its an intriguing idea. There is no shortage of poets in Oxford. ... and more »

His Dark Materials" writer Philip Pullman took the "Narnia" books and "Lord of the Rings" to task, knocking the ... buzznet.com

By Grey_Area Ever since I was four years old, in 1972— before the merger of punk to steam, I wanted to be Captain Nemo. After devouring Verne and Wells, I discovered the Oswald Bastable trilogy by Michael Moorcock. Philip José Farmer further fueled my feverish pubescent imagination with such works as Th...

By Alison Flood Authors including Michael Morpurgo, Quentin Blake and Anthony Horowitz have all hit out at the scheme, saying along with Pullman and Fine that it meant they wouldn't be appearing in schools in the future. "All of us are constantly invited to do tours of schools abroad. If we can no longer ent...

Philip Pullman, the best selling author, has been barred from reading his books in schools because he refused to be vetted for a new anti-paedophile database that he said "assumes my guilt". His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman said he was happy to give up talks to make a stand against B...

By Alison Flood It seems to be fuelled by the same combination of prurience, sexual fear and cold political calculation," the author of the bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy said today. "When you go into a school as an author or an illustrator you talk to a class at a time or else to the whole school. How o...

It is a sunny Welsh afternoon and Dr Rowan Williams , the archbishop of A Canterbury, is strolling down a cow-parsley-frilled lane from the Guardian Hay festival to St Mary's church.

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The His Dark Materialstrilogy comprises the award-winning Northern Lights (known as The Golden Compass in the USA), The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. If a sequel to 2007's film version of The Golden Compass is ever made, we hope we'll get to see ...

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 UK Writers from Penelope Lively, for whom it inspired a short story, to Philip Pullman, who included it in The Subtle Knife (young Lyra visits the museum — unnamed but clearly distinguishable — and uses her alethiometer on several of the skulls), ...

 UK From the multi-award-winning trilogy of books by Philip Pullman, this new stage version condensed into two full-length plays promises to be one of the most exciting theatrical events of the season for both children and adults. ...

 UK Since the final instalment was published in 2000 Philip Pullman’s fantasy adventure for young people has been a phenomenon, not only in bookshops but on the stage of the National Theatre, where this adaptation by Nicholas Wright was first staged in ...

 United Kingdom In recent years he’s worked on the glossy Philip Pullman adaptations of The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North (both BBC One), and created the brilliantly inscrutable villain Freddie Graham for BBC One’s award-winning thriller Criminal ...

 New Zealand From best selling author Philip Pullman, Billie Piper stars as the heroine Sally Lockhart in The Shadow In The North and The Ruby In The Smoke. Sally Lockhart is volatile, passionate and brave as a lioness. Recently orphaned, Sally is alone and being ...

As his trilogy reopens at Birmingham Rep, the author of His Dark Materials explains why he's so angry about God Alan Franks You don't expect to hear one of Britain's most famous atheists lamenting the loss of ...

Philip Pullman, the best-selling children's author, yesterday attacked the government for eroding civil liberties under the pretext of national security.

 United Kingdom that so offends Philip Pullman. (Not for nothing does Lyra, the contrarian heroine of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, begin her own seditious adventures in a wardrobe in Oxford.) I moved on – not beyond hoping for faith, for numinous meaning, ...

 MN More than assistants, here they’re really emanations of the Devil’s psyche, much like the Daemons in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" novels. They do what he’s thinking, and, as such, they’re up to no good. No peasant maiden is safe from them. ...

By Fyrefly First Line: Will tugged at his mother’s hand and said, “Come on, come on…” Posted in 4 stars, Fantasy, Young Adult   Tagged: book, book review, his dark materials, philip pullman, review revisited, the subtle knife    Re-Read. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (1997) His Dark Materia...

By rss@youtube.com (gguru1) the alethiometer replica from The Noble Collection may be the closest you'll ever get to owning a real alethiometer unless you're Philip Pullman and can hire a jeweler and watch maker to have one custom made for you. This is a heavy, great looking, and great feeling copy of the prop used in Ne...

 NY - Nov 25, 2008 A conversation with Philip Pullman, the author of the atheist young-adult series “His Dark Materials,” convinced her that experience is more important than ...

By Seth Given the huge success of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, the first volume of which, The Golden Compass on this side of the pond, has been made into a major motion picture, it’s no surprise that Pullman has since continued ...

By Cory Doctorow Just in time for Banned Books Week, here's Philip "Golden Compass" Pullman on why book bans -- especially religiously inspired book bans -- are so futile and wrong: Because they never learn. The inevitable result of trying to ban something – book, film, play, pop song, whatever – is that fa...

Professor Masson wrote this review of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials books for the Christian Literary Studies Group in 2003. It provides a fascinating analysis of the trilogy and its author, but of course makes no reference to the ...

Over the years they have had many celebrated authors hsting events; from Philip Pullman and Jaqueline Wilson to Roald Dahl, who opened the shop in 1977!

By Wendy One of the most useful sites on the Web is What Should I Read Next?, a service that gives you reading suggestions for pretty much any book you plug in. For example, Harry Potter: The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials - Book III - Philip Pullman See Amazon UK | US Northern Lights (His Dark Mater...

For those of you anticipating The Golden Compass, we have the following behind the scenes clip and synopsis that have been brought to our attention from the movieweb:The Golden Compass is the first movie based on the bestselling Philip Pullman novels. The "His Dark Materials" trilogy is...

By Gina Ruiz The Amber Spyglass, the final chapter is incredible. I kept thinking that the last book would somehow miss the mark but I have no idea why I would think that. If anything, The Amber Spyglass surpasses the other two and concludes the series in a most phenomenal way.

By Ryan Stewart Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Line, Fandom, Scripts & Screenwriting, Movie Marketing, Religious, Nicole Kidman, Daniel CraigRegular readers of Cinematical know that we recently visited the London set of The Golden Compass, but we're holding back our coverage until a d...

By Peter T Chattaway Oh, and check out this quote:[Producer Deborah] Forte, a woman of steely determination, described The Golden Compass as "the first full-scale fantasy film that has stars in it". She discounted Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings, as "he is not a big-budget star".What a bizarre thing to sa...

By limyaael@livejournal.com Forsala trilogy by Hilari Bell- one of three main characters is a peddler (suggested by wordweaver). His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman- a physicist and former nun is among the protagonists (suggested by gehayi.) Lords of the Sky, by Angus Wells- protagonist is a storyteller (suggest...