His Dark Materials

Actor Ariyon Bakare recounts the moment he witnessed his father being racially attacked as a child and how it informed his decision to start iCARE, a platform for conversations about racial equality. Contributors on the platform include Misan Harriman, Stacy Martin and Eddie Marsan among others.
The BBC has released a new adaptation of “His Dark Materials”, the classic Philip Pullman trilogy. Featuring special effects and all-star cast, the series is the BBC’s most expensive creation to date. From other adaptations to the inspiration behind the original trilogy of novels, here are five things you may not know about the series.
While some complained the adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel was hard to follow, many were full of praise for the big-budget BBC series.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the new fantasy drama the critics are already loving.