The Latest Breaking News from Lyra Belacqua

Unassuming. Unprepared. Unqualified. These are not the heroes Gotham, or fantasy, deserves.

Some fantasy books are a breath of fresh air, others feel like a goblin farted in your mouth. These are a mixed bag.

Welsh actor Michael Sheen narrated the first two volumes of The Book Of Dust and will return to narrate the final book.

The actor narrates the first book in the author’s beloved His Dark Materials trilogy, giving a richly textured performance

Reading Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights to my children around 2007, I met its heroine, Lyra Belacqua. My children barely remember her. I will never forget her – nor Pantalaimon, her daemon; her soul in protean animal form.

The rising British star is returning to play Will Parry one final time for the BBC’s third series of ‘His Dark Materials’. He tells Roisin O’Connor why he has no trouble relating to Will’s grief over the death of his father, his hopes for future roles, and why scaling cliff-faces…

The Welsh-filmed fantasy drama series is returning to BBC One

The Swansea exhibition will feature real costumes, props and visual effects used in the BBC series

Michael Sheen gives a richly textured performance as he brings Lyra Belacqua’s magical world to life