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Published: April 2, 2026
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- VIDEO NOTES
Philip Pullman is one of England's most cherished and celebrated writers. Author of the popular His Dark Materials series of books (later adapted into a film, The Golden Compass (2007), and a 2019 HBO/BBC drama series), his novels are dripping with philosophical and religious themes.
- LINKS
Get Philip Pullman's Books: https://amzn.to/4c6xwyM
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - C.S. Lewis Tells Filthy Lies
5:12 - Childhood Innocence is Overrated
10:09 - Religion in Philip’s Novels
21:26 - How to Improve the Story of Jesus and the Gospels
27:43 - The Connection Between Music and Fiction
36:24 - Books vs Movies
43:38 - Consciousness in The Book of Dust
50:05 - Should Novelists Go Back and Update Their Books?
56:11 - The Omniscient Narrator
1:00:12 - How Movies Changed Novels
1:05:49 - Why Subtitles Are So Popular Now
1:10:56 - The Role of Philosophy in Philip’s Novels
1:13:27 - Philip’s Writing Process
1:20:11 - The Fear of AI in Creative Industries
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