Your grandfather was a clergyman and you spent time with him. What impact did he have on you? He was the father figure whom I didn't have in real life, really. A very old fashioned clergyman with a very simple faith. All his sermons were full of stories. Some of them made up as I discovered and some of them true or not.
Over lunch in his house in Oxford, bestselling author Philip Pullman speaks to broadcaster Samira Ahmed about the moments of his childhood and youth that shaped and inspired his unique storytelling. This episode is part of our series How I Found My Voice, hosted by Samira Ahmed. If you like this episode do check out the entire series.
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