We catch up with Lyra as she lies her way through a tense cup of chamomile with Mrs Coulter, simultaneously trying to persuade her that she is still on Mrs Coulter’s side whilst attempting to wheedle out some information from her about why the staff at Bolvangar are doing such horrible things to children in her name.

Join us as this week, as Iain fails to pick up on puns, Amy provides some dubious Lyra impressions and both of us battle it out for The Ultimate Sibirsk Regiment Theory.

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You can see full version of Amy’s artwork for our episodes and our quotes for the week here.

Check out Robert Darby’s fascinating (and SPOILER HEAVY) essay on His Dark Materials and genital mutilation here.

Want to see for yourself just how ugly or cute a polecat is? Here is an image of a particularly unhappy one…

Help us settle the discussion on whether the Sibirsk Regiment are a product of nature or nurture! We certainly can’t agree on our own…let us know what you think by voting on our Twitter poll on the topic!

You can also find out more about the extreme measures which the Spartans used to train young soldiers here, or find about more about the fascinating Mamluk soldiers here.

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