His Dark Materials Podcast

For an episode titled 'The Fight to the Death', we didn't actually get to see any death, or even that much fighting. Pete and Laura recap the episode and then dive into a spoiler ridden after party section full of book knowledge and lamentation for what we'll never see on the small screen. 

As usual, :::blanket spoiler warning::: if you haven't watched all current episodes.

At 38min the after party spoiler warning is in effect as well. Book knowledge and spoilers for the rest of the series are present.

Verbal spoiler warnings are given.

Production & Theme Music: Pete Mudge

Pete and Laura are back with another unofficial recap of what we thought was the best episode of this series so far. 

:::Blanket spoiler warning::: 

As always, please proceed with caution if you are not current with all the episodes released up to and including the episode titled 'The Daemon-Cages'. Also, please keep in mind that we are both book readers. We occasionally share tidbits of book knowledge that we feel do not spoil the plot arc of the HBO/BBC series. 

Additional spoiler warning at 49:30 - we have a post-recap after-party full of book spoilers and speculation. 

Verbal spoiler warnings are given.

Production & Theme Music: Pete Mudge

We continue to wonder whether our favorite book moments will ever see screen time as we pass the halfway point in the first season and continue to move through Lyra's world at breakneck pace. Opinions dujour: Dafne Keen's performance is about as peak-Lyra as we could ever hope for; we thought it would be a lot darker and snowier in the north; and the show makes two of its most suspect adaptation choices in the same episode.

There is blanket spoiler warning for the whole episode if you are not up to date with the HBO/BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials.

There is an additional spoiler warning for those who don't want to be spoiled by book knowledge beginning at 55:30.

Verbal spoiler warnings are given. 

Production & Theme Music: Pete Mudge

We are back, and we have many opinions at the halfway point in the first season of the HBO/BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials. Laura and Pete recap the fourth episode of the series, share first impressions of some of the new characters introduced this episode, and discuss some of the choices the show makes.

As always, there is a blanket spoiler warning if you have not seen the show through episode 4 titled 'Armour'.

At 55min there is a further spoiler warning for those who haven't read The Golden Compass/Northern Lights. A verbal spoiler warning is given. 

Production & Theme Music: Pete Mudge

Spoilers, Ahoy!

We are already three episodes into the HBO/BBC series. As two book fans, we give our frank opinions of how the show is landing with us so far, and recap the episode titled 'The Spies'. There is a blanket spoiler warning if you haven't yet watched this episode of the show.

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Book fans Laura and Pete share their impressions of the second episode of the BBC/HBO adaptation of the His Dark Materials series. Did they love it? Did they hate it? Listen to find out.

***Show Spoilers***

There is a blanket spoiler warning if you have not seen the two episodes that have aired to date.

**Additional spoiler warning** - at 46:30 we begin a speculative conversation that touches on all three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. 

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***Show Spoilers***

The first episode of the BBC/HBO His Dark Materials is out, and we are swooning pretty hard for this beautiful adaptation of an old favorite. 

Production & Theme Music: Pete Mudge