Literature

Philip Pullman is fast becoming one of Oxford’s most successful writers.  His international reputation was set to rival that of JK Rowling with the release of the first film adaptation of the 'His Dark Materials' series.

At 2007's Oxford Literary Festival he gave two separate talks where he examined the relationship of book and film.

This included discussion of 'The Golden Compass' and how the first book in his trilogy was made into a blockbuster starring Hollywood luminaries like Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.

Then along with Adrian Hodges and Mark Lawson the spoke about the television adaptation of his classic book 'Ruby in the Smoke' which starred Billie Piper.

Listen to Philip speaking to me about the inspiration behind his books and his admiration for fellow Oxford authors ahead of the festival on the audio link above.