The Book of Dust: The Book of Dust, Part One: La Belle Sauvage - Omnibus Part One

Parts 1-5/5. By Philip Pullman. Abridged by Doreen Estall. Radio 4 celebrates the release of Pullman's new book, which serves as both a prequel and follow-up to his universe-hopping fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, which began with the release of Northern Lights back in 1995. Set 10 years before the events of the original series, La Belle Sauvage tells the story of 11-year-old Malcolm Polstead, a pot-boy working at the Trout Inn on the banks of the Thames in Oxford. When Malcolm and his daemon Asta hear rumours of a mysterious baby girl being cared for by the nuns of the nearby Godstow Priory, he sets out to find out more. Read by Simon Russell Beale