Her Dark Materials | A His Dark Materials Podcast

Her Dark Materials is USUALLY a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. But in these special bonus episodes we’re talking about the His Dark Materials TV series on BBC and HBO. Beware, these episodes are NOT spoiler-free and may contain spoilers for the original HDM trilogy, so if you haven’t read them all, pop back wh...

Her Dark Materials is USUALLY a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. But in these special bonus episodes we’re talking about the His Dark Materials TV series on BBC and HBO. Beware, these episodes are NOT spoiler-free and may contain spoilers for the original HDM trilogy, so if you haven’t read them all, pop back wh...

Her Dark Materials is USUALLY a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. But in these special bonus episodes we’re talking about the His Dark Materials TV series on BBC and HBO. Beware, these episodes are NOT spoiler-free and may contain spoilers for the original HDM trilogy, so if you haven’t read them all, pop back wh...

Her Dark Materials is USUALLY a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. But in these special bonus episodes we’re talking about the His Dark Materials TV series on BBC and HBO. Beware, these episodes are NOT spoiler-free and may contain spoilers for the original HDM trilogy, so if you haven’t read them all, pop back wh...

Her Dark Materials is USUALLY a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. But in these special bonus episodes we’re talking about the His Dark Materials TV series on BBC and HBO. Beware, these episodes are NOT spoiler-free and will contain spoilers for the original HDM trilogy, so if you haven’t read them all, pop back w...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 24 of The Amber Spyglass – Mrs Coulter In Geneva. In this chapter, Mrs Coulter visits the CCD, absolutely roasts the life out of some priests, and is arrested by (speaking of failure) Father MacPhail. Lord Roke is sent...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 23 of The Amber Spyglass – No Way Out. In this chapter, Lyra is finally reunited with Roger and tells him of her plans to free the ghosts. Will discovers that they are trapped where they are until they can find higher...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 22 of The Amber Spyglass – The Whisperers. In this chapter, Lyra, Will and the spies meet the inhabitants of the land of the dead. They ask the ghosts for their help to try and find Roger. You can find us on Twitter, I...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 21 of The Amber Spyglass – The Harpies. In this chapter, we try to keep our shit together as Lyra, Will and the Gallivespians are led by Lyra’s death to the boat crossing that will take them to the land of the dead. Ph...

Her Dark Materials is usually a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. We’re celebrating our 100th episode!!! Can you believe we made it to 100?! We hear from you lovely listeners and some very special guests… Thanks to everyone that emailed or sent us voice note! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @HD...

*Content warning: from 14 - 16 minutes there is mention of death by suicide during a discussion of famous female poets. Please skip this if you need to or take care when listening.* Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 20 of The Amber Spyglass – Climbing....

Welcome to Her Dark Materials Tarot Club! In this special bonus episode we’re chatting with Lark Malakai Grey of Hashtag Ruthless Productions about the links between tarot and the alethiometer. This episode contains spoilers, so if you haven’t read all of the first HDM trilogy AND the Books of Dust pop back when you’re up to date, we’ll be here! Lark Malakai Grey is a queer and trans artist. He is...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 19 of The Amber Spyglass – Lyra and her Death. In this chapter, Lyra, Will and the gang meet a family and their deaths (?!) in the ghost town. Lyra summons her own death to find out how to get to the land of the dead....

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 18 of The Amber Spyglass – The Suburbs of the Dead. In this chapter, Will and Lyra make a plan for how to get to the world of the dead. While stocking up on food they find a dead body and flee to another world through...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 17 of The Amber Spyglass – Oil and Lacquer. In this chapter, we are back with Mary and the Mulefa, Mary experiments with the Mulefa’s tools to make a device that helps her see Dust. We learn more about the Mulefa’s rel...

Welcome to Her Dark Materials Book Club! In this special bonus episode we’re chatting with a guest about the His Dark Materials series as a whole. SO if you haven’t read all of the first HDM trilogy pop back when you’re up to date, we’ll be here! In this Book Club episode we chat to Jenny Owen Youngs all about the His Dark Materials TV show. Jenny is a singer songwriter extraordinaire and co-host...

Her Dark Materials is usually a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this special episode we talk about our experience at BFI TV and Hay festivals. This episode does contain spoilers for the Amber Spyglass, so if you haven’t read it, pop back when you’re all caught up. We’re so excited to bring you a whole host o...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 16 of The Amber Spyglass – The Intention Craft. In this chapter, we spend some time with bad dad Asriel and the captured Mrs Coulter. They argue and we are forced to endure some of the most misogynistic shit we’ve enco...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 15 of The Amber Spyglass – The Forge. In this chapter, Iorek, Lyra and Will fix the knife. Iorek speaks to Lyra and Will and Lyra says a (potential) goodbye to bear dad. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebo...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 14 of The Amber Spyglass – Know What It Is. In this chapter, Lyra, Will, Tally and Sally head back to Lyra’s world to find Iorek. Iorek is reluctant to fix the knife because he’s scared of what it can do. Lyra uses the...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 13 of The Amber Spyglass – Tialys and Salmakia. In this chapter, Will escapes with a (finally awake) Lyra, followed by Tally and Sally. Will does another murder, throws up about it, and has a much needed catch up with...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 12 of The Amber Spyglass – The Break. In this chapter, Will, Balthamos and Ama sneak into the cave to try and wake Lyra but are caught by Coulter in the process. The CCD and King Ogunwe’s forces arrive at the cave and...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 11 of The Amber Spyglass – The Dragonflies. In this chapter, Iorek and Will arrive at the cave where Lyra is being kept and meet Ama, who tells them that Mrs Coulter is keeping her in an enchanted sleep. Will speaks to...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 10 of The Amber Spyglass - Wheels. In this chapter, Father Gomez enters Cittagazze and quizzes Angelica and Paulo about Mary, Lyra and the knife. Mary gets comfortable with the mulefa and learns more about their way of...

Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free. In this episode we chat about Chapter 9 of The Amber Spyglass – Up-river. In this chapter, Will continues his journey on the bear boat and Iorek studies the knife. After reaching the foothills of the mountains of central Asia via boat, Will and Iorek conti...