Northern Lights

...and each registered book was read an average of 1.98 times. The most popular book was Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine, closely followed by Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. There are great prizes up for grabs this year. The grand...

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...glow. Neon is responsible for the rare orange flares. The auroras' ghostly glow has proved the inspiration for literature and film, including Philip Pullman's novel, Northern Lights. Next Generation Access from BT will allow everyone to...

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...under fire over religious content November 29, 2007 The Church is a central theme of Philip Pullman's acclaimed novel "Northern Lights", but there is no mention of it in a new blockbuster film adaptation. Subscribe to the Hollywood Reporter...

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...Oxford boatyard Campaigners led by Philip Pullman, the author of Northern Lights, are celebrating victory in a battle with developers over the fate of a historic Oxford boatyard which has a string of literary associations. Last Updated:...

In this article: Philip Pullman, Oxford, His Dark Materials, Lewis, Jericho, Inspector Morse, John Betjeman, and Colin Dexter

...Street. The spin-off show ''Lewis '' is also based around the same area. Philip Pullman set parts of his novels Northern Lights '' and ''Lyra's Oxford in Jericho. In the books, Jericho is home to the water-dwelling "Gyptians". He has been...

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...package holidays. The film adaptation of Northern Lights, the first book in Philip Pullman's award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy, opens this week as The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. It tells the story of...

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...being a child again Pullman, whose book Northern Lights was turned into the film The Golden Compass, said it was "insulting" that authors would have to pay GBP64 to be checked that they were safe to talk with children. Anne Fine described...

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...events," the editorial said. The film, which premiered earlier this month in the United States and stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, is an adaptation of Pullman's acclaimed novel "Northern Lights." The Vatican newspaper said...

In this article: Vatican City, The Da Vinci Code, Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass, God, Catholic League, New Line Cinema, United States, Magisterium, and Christianity

...world's best-known children's writers. He has won several awards for the trilogy - Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - including the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in 2002. Last year, Northern Lights was made into...

In this article: Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials, The Amber Spyglass, London, Democracy, God, and The Shadow in the North