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The World of Philip Pullman

In this documentary, originally screened on BBC Knowledge, author Philip Pullman explores Oxford, where he was a student in the 1960s. (2001)

In this documentary, originally screened on BBC Knowledge, author Philip Pullman explores Oxford, where he was a student in the 1960s. The city provided the inspiration for the fictional Jordan College in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. The writer explains how his childhood and student days have fed into the imagined worlds of his books. Critics and literary experts also contribute, sharing their own insights into Pullman's work, including I Was a Rat! and the Sally Lockhart adventures.

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39 minutes

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Thu 1 Jul 2004 00:55
BBC Four

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Since this documentary was first broadcast, several books by Philip Pullman have been transferred to the screen. The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North were dramatised for television by the BBC and starred Billie Piper. The first His Dark Materials novel, Northern Lights, was released as a film in 2007 under its US title The Golden Compass, starring Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards.

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Credits

Presenter DJ Taylor
Participant Rev Gregory Cameron
Participant Christina Hardyment
Participant Melanie Phillips
Participant Philip Pullman
Participant Prof Kim Reynolds
Participant Nicholas Tucker
Producer Sally Thomson
Executive Producer Michael Poole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 28 Dec 2001 20:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sun 20 Jan 2002 18:20
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 21 Jan 2002 01:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Fri 22 Feb 2002 23:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 23 Feb 2002 20:05
    BBC Knowledge
  • Thu 28 Feb 2002 23:20
    BBC Two
  • Thu 1 Jul 2004 00:55
    BBC Four

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