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Philip Pullman

A selection of archive interviews with the celebrated but controversial author.

Philip Pullman's most famous work - the His Dark Materials trilogy - ranked third in the BBC's The Big Read, a 2003 poll to find the "nation's best-loved book".

Pullman on evangelical literature, 2001
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Pullman on evangelical literature, 2001

"If there is a Hell, C.S. Lewis is in it now"

Pullman's writing routine, 2002
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Pullman's writing routine, 2002

"Sometimes I break off in the middle to watch Neighbours"

Pullman on psychological truthfulness, 2003
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Pullman on psychological truthfulness, 2003

"I'm not really interested in orcs and hobbits, because I'm a human being"

Pullman on the big themes, 2004
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Pullman on the big themes, 2004

"Tender like a bruise, a bruise that you can hardly bear to touch"

Pullman on adaptations, 2004
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Pullman on adaptations, 2004

"As soon as you publish a book it's already out of your control"

The Golden Compass review, 2007
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The Golden Compass review, 2007

"I bet the makers wish they'd taken an easier book to start with"

Pullman on Enlightenment values, 2010
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Pullman on Enlightenment values, 2010

"I'm an Enlightenment man myself"

Pullman on La Belle Sauvage, 2017
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Pullman on La Belle Sauvage, 2017

"The biggest problem with modern novels is the mobile phone"

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Profile - The World of Philip Pullman
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Profile - The World of Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman explores Oxford, where he was a student in the 1960s.

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