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His Dark Materials: The Complete BBC Radio Collection

Full-Cast Dramatisations of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass

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His Dark Materials: The Complete BBC Radio Collection

By: Philip Pullman
Narrated by: Terence Stamp, Bill Paterson, Kenneth Cranham, Adrian Scarborough, full cast
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About this listen

All three BBC radio dramatisations of the best-selling fantasy trilogy - plus bonus material.

A breathtaking epic spanning multiple worlds, His Dark Materials follows the adventures of Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, two children catapulted into a life-or-death struggle to save the future of the Cosmos.

In Northern Lights, 11-year-old Lyra discovers dark forces at work involving kidnapped children and a mysterious substance called 'Dust'. With her shape-shifting daemon, Pantalaimon, she leaves her Oxford college home and embarks on a dangerous journey to the frozen North, aided by armoured bears, Gyptians and a witch-queen....

The Subtle Knife sees 12-year-old Will finding an opening into the haunted world of Cittàgazze, where daemon-destroying Spectres roam. There he meets Lyra, and together they acquire the most powerful weapon in all the universes - an object many would kill to possess.

In The Amber Spyglass, a colossal war is brewing in Heaven, and Lyra and Will have been separated. They must find each other and journey onward - even into the World of the Dead....

These thrilling dramatisations feature an all-star cast, including Lulu Popplewell, Terence Stamp, Bill Paterson, Kenneth Cranham and Adrian Scarborough.

Also included is a bonus documentary, World Book Club, in which Philip Pullman answers readers' questions about Northern Lights.

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I love the whole book and series. the series that bbc have done is amazing and I really hope they keep up with the drama read books.

the book and story

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I cannot listen to this collection
on audio, and it's not one for the radio either. There are so many things that are happening that I don't know what is going on.
You can only hear the effects, you really need to see them.
I suspect that everyone who listened to this and gave it a 5*,
probably watched these stories
on the television. Plus, the continual whispering is very annoying! Lyra swears to "bloody" much too, especially for a children's book! But good narration Philip Pullman.

Disappointed!

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It was a whistle stop tour of the 1st 3 books. I really enjoyed it. the characters were all great and I found myself overly involved with the story! I think I should have listened to the full books first, as, obviously, much of the details are sped along for a dramatisation, but I thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless.

loved it

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I love Philip Pullmans series of the dark materials and the audio versions. Although it was nice listening to another production it was cut back too much. I feel the depth was completely lost and some of the important story lines were just not there. Great cast and portrayal of the characters. I just wish they'd done the full version.

sadly too rushed

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i’ve never read this, but loved it. Find the character is very gripping and the way the book was written fascinating. A huge contrast from the first Philip Pullman book I read, but I hate it. Would definitely recommend this book.

loved this book

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