Lyra falls under Mrs Coulter's glamorous spell over dinner at Jordan college. Sooner than you can say golden monkey, Lyra is whisked off to start a dazzlingly different life with her and bundled into a world of high power, feminity and glamour - but not before the Master of Jordan gives Lyra a mysterious and beautiful alethiometer, urging her to keep it secret from her new custodian.

Iain and Amy discuss feminine badassery, a 13th century French mercenary and the joys of a lovely bath.

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Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting “Lady with an Ermine” (which inspired Pantalaimon’s snow-white ermine form) can be found here: https://bit.ly/2MIVHsK

More on Falkes de Breauté (apply every ounce of pronunciation creativity you desire) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkes_de_Breaut%C3%A9

We also talk about Henry Hudson, who you can read more about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hudson

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Music by: Jaymen Persaud

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