Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 20191223 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader,. Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra and her d\u00e6mon Pantalaimon uncover a conspiracy. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 02 | 20191224 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra reads the dead man's mysterious journals. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 03 | 20191225 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon No longer safe in Jordan College, Lyra returns to Godstow. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 04 | 20191226 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra encounters the secret commonwealth. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 05 | 20191227 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra seeks the advice of an old friend. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 06 | 20191230 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra sets out on her dangerous journey across Europe. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 07 | 20191231 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra meets the Furnace-Man. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 08 | 20200101 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. | |
| 09 | 20200102 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Hunted by the Magisterium, Lyra must assume a new disguise. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| 10 | 20200103 | Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. A specially commissioned abridged reading for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime. It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her d怀mon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by d怀mons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Reader, Simon Russell Beale Writer, Philip Pullman Abridger, Doreen Estall Producer, Michael Shannon Lyra sets off into the desert to find the City of the Moon. Book at Bedtime. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. | |
| OMNI-01 | 20191229 | 20191230 (BBC7) 20231230 (BBC7) 20231231 (BBC7) | Lyra Silvertongue finds herself caught up in a conspiracy when her dæmon witnesses a murder. Simon Russell Beale reads the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. It's 20 years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her dæmon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost – a city haunted by dæmons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Omnibus of the first five of ten parts. Abridged by Doreen Estall. Lyra Silvertongue finds herself caught up in a conspiracy when her dæmon witnesses a murder. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Abridger, Doreen Estall Philip Pullman's second volume of his acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Doreen Estall. It's 20 years since the events of the first volume (La Belle Sauvage) unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It's seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. Now we meet Lyra Silvertongue. And she is now 20 years old, and her dæmon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. |
| OMNI-02 | 20200105 | 20200106 (BBC7) 20240106 (BBC7) 20240107 (BBC7) | Lyra Silvertongue finds herself caught up in a conspiracy when her dæmon witnesses a murder. Whilst travelling in disguise, Lyra finds her quest to be even more treacherous than she imagined. Simon Russell Beale concludes the second volume of Philip Pullman's acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. It's 20 years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her dæmon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. They must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost – a city haunted by dæmons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. Omnibus of the last five of ten parts. Abridger: Doreen Estall Lyra sets out on her dangerous journey across Europe. Whilst travelling in disguise, Lyra finds her quest to be even more treacherous than she imagined. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Abridger, Doreen Estall Philip Pullman's second volume of his acclaimed The Book of Dust trilogy. Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Doreen Estall. Concluded by Simon Russell Beale. Lyra Silvertongue is now 20 years old, and her dæmon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. |