Philip Pullman

...that faces children with the concept of a cruel and godless universe, though the attack on religion is nothing like as strong as Philip Pullman's in His Dark Materials. But the combination of strong narrative, lively moral debate and a real...

In this article: Nation, Terry Pratchett, War Horse, Mark Ravenhill, Discworld novels, and His Dark Materials

...and emotional challenge turned even more bracing in Yuletide shows such as War Horse, Coram Boy, and pre-eminently the adaptation of Philip Pullman's masterpiece His Dark Materials. These last two spring to mind while watching this year's...

In this article: Nation, His Dark Materials, South Pacific, Relativism, Coram Boy, War Horse, and Mark Ravenhill

...2006 The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy, in which he spoke with GeekDad favorites Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. Funny Business includes interviews with Dick King-Smith (Babe: The Gallant Pig), Judy Blume (the...

In this article: Beverly Cleary, Terry Pratchett, Louis Sachar, Norton Juster, Literature, E mail, Dog, and Dilbert

...a newspaper column or Radio 4 slot to fill agrees, a vulgar "new atheism" is sweeping Britain. The readers of Richard Dawkins, Philip Pullman and Christopher Hitchens are, they tell us, crass because they do not appreciate the mystery of...

In this article: John Denham, Labour, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Ed Balls, Shahid Malik, Britain, Communalism, Islam, and Tories

...of each download fee. Those who have welcomed the campaign include the magician and illusionist Derren Brown, the author Philip Pullman, and the musician and comedian Tim Minchin. Pullman said: "It is absolutely right that we...

In this article: Richard Dawkins, Charlotte, Christianity, God, Derren Brown, AC Grayling, and Noel Richards

Philip Pullman, the His Dark Materials author, has written his own version of the New Testament in which the story of Jesus is given a "different ending". The writer has penned an alternative Bible passage imagining a different fate for...

In this article: Jesus, His Dark Materials, Catholic League, The Chronicles of Narnia, Rowan Williams, and Daily Telegraph

...of Jesus a 'new ending' Accused by some of pursuing an anti-Christian agenda with his trilogy of children's books, His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman is clearly unafraid of controversy. Mandrake can disclose that the best-selling author...

In this article: His Dark Materials, Catholic League, The Chronicles of Narnia, Rowan Williams, and C S Lewis

...himself after a "disastrous experience" on another fantasy film, The Golden Compass. That film, based on the first book of Philip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials, and planned as the beginning of a Lord of the Rings-like franchise,...

In this article: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass, New Moon, The Daily Beast, Twilight, New Moon, The New Yorker, and Summit Entertainment

" Coram Boy helped confirm a trend in provocative, epic entertainment in the National's family shows which began with Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials and achieved fruition with its current mega-hit War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo.

In this article: Nation, Terry Pratchett, Discworld, Mark Ravenhill, His Dark Materials, Coram Boy, and War Horse

...has indicated a softening on some aspects of the policy, it is refusing to backtrack on plans to make children's authors, such as Philip Pullman, undergo the paedophile-style checks before they visit schools. Sir Roger admitted that...

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