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His Dark Materials: On Gyptians

Olga Hughes November 24, 2019

The Gyptians of Philip Pullman’s ‘Brytain’ and the wider world were introduced in the first episode of His Dark Materials...

Olga Hughes November 20, 2019

Episode Three Spoilers The Spies For an episode that took place over a handful of days in even fewer locations,...

Olga Hughes November 16, 2019

It is difficult to try and define which of Henry VIII’s queens have been the most maligned, because they have...

Olga Hughes November 13, 2019

Episode Two Spoilers The Idea of the North In his lecture ‘The Writer’s Responsibility’, Philip Pullman quotes film director and...

Olga Hughes November 5, 2019

Episode One Spoilers Lyra’s Jordan If, as a book fan, you had any reservations about His Dark Materials, the opening...

Olga Hughes November 3, 2019

The following is spoiler-free but references themes from the His Dark Materials book trilogy. The Golden Compass has its twelve...

C S Hughes October 9, 2018

When Voltaire made his often-quoted statement that the country of Britain has “a hundred religions and only one sauce”, he...

C S Hughes December 19, 2016

Sometimes it is easy to forget in the cheer and frivolity of the festive season, that celebrations at this time...

Olga Hughes December 12, 2016

The following contains spoilers for Poldark Season 2. Elizabeth Chynoweth has never been in an advantageous position with readers. In...

Olga Hughes November 1, 2016

Christopher Tolkien is to receive the Bodley Medal, awarded by the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford for outstanding...