Eleanor Wachtel of CBC’s Writers & Company spoke to Philip Pullman in Toronto at Trinity College’s ‘Particles of Narrative’ conference on children’s literature, during his North American tour. The first part of the interview (45 minutes) which aired this past Sunday, 25 November, is available in RealAudio here. While there little new with regards to the trilogy for most His Dark Materials fans, the conversation exposes much of Philip Pullman’s life, especially growing up. He also discusses the themes of storytelling in his own life, including his experience in education.

Part two of the conversation airs this coming Sunday, 2 December and again Thursday, 6 December.