Her Dark Materials | A His Dark Materials Podcast

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 Northern Lights – À Outrance. In this chapter, Iorek arrives at the bear palace and Lyra tells him he must fight Iofur to the death. They get in the goriest most badass bear fight anyone has ever seen, which Iore...

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 Northern Lights – Captivity. In this chapter, Lyra is taken prisoner by the armoured bears and meets a man that she flatters into telling her more about Iofur Raknison. She remembers that Iofur wants a daemon 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 18 of Northern Lights – Fog and Ice. In this chapter, the gang journey on in Lee’s balloon. Lee and Lyra have conversations with Serafina Pekkala and we learn more about Lyra’s destiny. The balloon is attacked by cliff...

***SPOILERS AHOY IN THIS EPISODE*** So if you haven’t read the first HDM trilogy, or watched the TV show, pop back when you’re all caught up. 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 this special bonus episode we’re talking about Making His Dark Materials, available to watch on BBC...

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 this very special bonus episode we chat to Russell Dodgson, the VFX Supervisor on the His Dark Materials TV series. This episode does contain spoilers, so if you haven’t read all of the books, pop back when you’re all caught up. Join us as 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 17 of Northern Lights – The Witches. In this chapter, Lyra tricks Mrs Coulter, runs away and causes an explosion that basically destroys the Station. She’s reunited with the gyptians, Iorek and Lee as a battle breaks 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 Northern Lights – The Silver Guillotine. In this chapter, Lyra heads into the ceiling to spy on an important meeting in the conference room. She’s discovered spying and the men decide to silence her by cutting Pa...

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 Northern Lights – The Daemon-Cages. In this chapter, Lyra is finally reunited with Roger!!! She goes exploring and finds the severed children’s daemons and Kaisa swoops in to help her free them. Mrs Coulter arriv...

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 Northern Lights – Bolvangar Lights. In this chapter, the gyptians are attacked by an unseen enemy when stopping to rest. Lyra is kidnapped and taken away by Samoyed hunters who drop her off at Bolvangar. She meet...

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 this very special bonus episode we chat to Dan Jackson and Kahleen Crawford, the Casting Directors of the His Dark Materials TV series. This episode does contain spoilers, so if you haven’t read all of the books, pop back when you’re all cau...

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 Northern Lights – Fencing. In this chapter, Lyra and Iorek bring Tony, the daemon-less boy, back to the gyptians where he sadly passes away :(. She learns more about the bears and their strength when she fences 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 12 of Northern Lights – The Lost Boy. In this chapter, while stopping to rest, the alethiometer tells Lyra about a ghost in the next village. Her and Iorek head off to find the ghost and end up learning what the Gobble...

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 Northern Lights – Armour. In this chapter, Lyra sees the city in the sky with her own eyes for the very first time. Kaisa, Serafina Pekkala’s daemon reveals that there are millions of other worlds and that Lyra’s...

Welcome to Her Dark Materials Book Club! In these special bonus episodes we’ll be chatting to some friends about the His Dark Materials series as a whole. SO if you haven’t read all of the series (including the new Books of Dust) pop back when you’re up to date, we’ll be here! In our first ever Book Club episode we chat to actor and fellow podcaster Felix Trench about his relationship with His Dar...

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 Northern Lights – The Consul and the Bear. In this chapter, Lyra and the gyptians arrive in the North. Farder Coram and Lyra go to see the witches Consul who mentions again that Lyra is more important than she kn...

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 Northern Lights – The Spies. In this chapter, Lyra and Farder Coram form a beautiful father-daughter relationship which we are SO here for. Lyra predicts a spy’s death using the alethiometer, which leads John Faa...

***SPOILERS AHOY IN THIS EPISODE*** So if you haven’t read all of the books, pop back when you're all finished! 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 this very special bonus episode we chat to Lorne Balfe, the composer of the music used in the His Dark Materials TV series. Join...

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 8 of Northern Lights - Frustration. In this chapter, Lyra gets comfortable in the Fens and finds some other kids to hang around with. John Faa gathers money and men (not women, ew) to go North and tells a frustrated Ly...

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 7 of Northern Lights - John Faa. In this chapter, Lyra journies with the gyptians to the Fens and learns that she’s being hunted by the Oblation Board. She goes to the Byan-roping and meets John Faa and Farder Coram wh...

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 6 of Northern Lights - The Throwing-Nets. In this chapter, now free from the clutches of Mrs Coulter, Lyra gets caught by the Gobblers (or are they?!) and rescued by the gyptians all in one night. She’s reunited with M...

***MASSIVE SPOILERS AHOY IN THIS EPISODE*** So if you haven’t read all of the books, or are watching the TV show WITHOUT reading the books first, be warned that you will be spoiled. 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’ll be talking about the new...

***MASSIVE SPOILERS AHOY IN THIS EPISODE*** So if you haven’t read all of the books, or are watching the TV show WITHOUT reading the books first, be warned that you will be spoiled. 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’ll be talking about the new...

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 5 of Northern Lights - The Cocktail Party. In this chapter, Lyra spends a few months living her best life in London with Mrs Coulter and not thinking about her best friend Roger who is STILL MISSING. But things aren’t...

***MASSIVE SPOILERS AHOY IN THIS EPISODE*** So if you haven’t read all of the books, or are watching the TV show WITHOUT reading the books first, be warned that you will be spoiled. 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’ll be talking about the new...

***MASSIVE SPOILERS AHOY IN THIS EPISODE*** So if you haven’t read all of the books, or are watching the TV show WITHOUT reading the books first, be warned that you will be spoiled. 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’ll be talking about the new...