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PotterCast 131 J.K. Rowling Interview Transcript

Wed Jan 02 15:41:00 -0500 2008

The portion of PotterCast 131 with J.K. Rowling on it has been transcribed, as always, by our excellent PotterCast elves (if you’d like to join the transcription team, send an email to staff@pottercast.com!) – to hear it yourself, visit PotterCast.com/jkrowling, or just:<>

And now, enjoy!

<>SU: We have to ask this, or we’ll get yelled at: Draco Malfoy. (JKR: Yeah?) did he graduate, and who did he...

J.K. Rowling...A Year in the Life Documentary Airs on ITV

Sun Dec 30 20:14:00 -0500 2007

Tonight, the “J.K. Rowling…A Year in the Life” documentary by James Runcie was broadcast in the UK on ITV, and is now being playedon iTV’s web site.

<>We have early reports on some of the new things contained in the program. TLC reader Andy writes that after Jo completed writing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Jo “puts on the page numbers and plays Lily Allen’s “Smile.” Andy writes tha...

Second Harry Potter Generation Information Revealed:New Clip from J.K Rowling Documentary

Sat Dec 29 00:15:00 -0500 2007

<>We have a great way to cap off this extraordinary year with a bang, as there is a brand new clip from the upcoming J.K. Rowling documentary where the Harry Potter author provides new information about the second generation of Hogwarts students as contained in the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this video which you can view here via our galleries, Jo clearly draws out the f...

PotterCast 131: Rowling Along

Mon Dec 24 01:57:00 -0500 2007

Happy Holidays! We’re back with the second part of our JK Rowling interview on our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast.<>

To listen, subscribe via iTunes (subscribers, hit “Update this Podcast” if you don’t see it right away), or grab it via direct download, or just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (->.

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An intro with just the trio – we talk about the week’s news as well as...

Transcript of Part 1 of PotterCast's JK Rowling Interview

Sun Dec 23 17:54:00 -0500 2007

<>Thanks to our wonderful transcription elves, you can now read the transcript of the first part of our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast's interview with J.K. Rowling (to hear it yourself, just click the play button on the right side of this page, or visit this link for all the appropriate information or just: <> <>And now, enjoy! The audio for part two will be up later tonight or early tomorrow. :...

Trailer for J.K. Rowling...A Year in the Life Documentary

Sun Dec 23 01:03:00 -0500 2007

<>In addition to the new preview clip from the upcoming documentary on J.K. Rowling, we also have the new trailer for the program. In this video, which you can see here via our galleries or on our youtube channel, there are new quotes from our favorite author as well as new footage of the Harry Potter author with her husband at premiere events and more. J.K. Rowling…A Year in the Life documentary...

New Video Preview of J.K. Rowling...A Year in the Life Documentary

Sun Dec 23 00:20:00 -0500 2007

<>We have another treat tonight for Harry Potter fans, as we now have a second preview clip from the upcoming documentary on JKRowling. ITV sent us this new video which you can watch here in our galleries Jo goes back to the flat where she wrote the first Harry Potter book. In what is a emotional and very moving moment, Jo reflects "This is really the room where I finished Philosopher’s Stone, h...

Video from Biography Channel Special on "Harry Potter Kids"

Sat Dec 22 22:26:00 -0500 2007

Previously we told you that cable channel Biography would be airing a new program on the trio of Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger). That program aired earlier this week, and we now have the video for you here in our galleries: Part One, Part Two and Part Three. While this show did not contain new footage, it did feature many rare older ...

First Look: J.K. Rowling...A Year in the Life Documentary

Thu Dec 20 14:31:00 -0500 2007

This is shaping up to be quite the banner week for Harry Potter fans, because in addition to our PotterCast interview with Jo, we now have the first look at the upcoming J.K. Rowling...A Year in the Life documentary that will be broadcast later this month on ITV. (Another, showing an emotional Jo visiting her old flat, will be available Sunday.) In this exclusive clip sent to fan sites includin...

In Depth Preview of ITV Documentary on J.K.Rowling

Mon Dec 10 12:39:00 -0500 2007

<>We have an special in depth preview today of the upcoming documentary on J.K. Rowling, that will be airing in the UK later this month. ITV sent us information that provides some new quotes and detail regarding the special that will air on the UK channel December 30. New details include the exact time Jo turned over her complete manuscript of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" are available ...

New Interview with J.K. Rowling for Release of Dutch Edition of "Deathly Hallows"

Mon Nov 19 02:43:00 -0500 2007

<>As part of the release of the Dutch translation of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," author J.K. Rowling has given a new interview to the Dutch newspaper "The Volkskrant." While this interview is in Dutch (link to an elaborate animated page showcasing this interview in the style of a Daily Prophet paper, here), TLC reader Fee sent along a translation of this new interview, where Jo reiter...

Video Interview with JKR on New Book; Ordering Information for Preview Catalog

Thu Nov 01 15:09:00 -0400 2007

<>Earlier today, author J.K. Rowling was interviewed by the BBC regarding her new book she has written for charity and more. You can now watch this video here in our galleries. In this video, Jo discusses why she is doing this book, mentions the Children's Voice charity that will benefit from the upcoming auction for the book and more. You can also see some nice footage of one of the copies of th...

J.K. Rowling on Dumbledore Revelation: "He is My Character" (Updated with Video)

Tue Oct 23 15:12:00 -0400 2007

At a press conference this morning in Toronto, author J.K. Rowling was asked repeatedly about the recent revelations regarding the background information on Dumbledore and the fact that she said she felt this character was gay. Saying “I’m not kidding,” about this statement Jo made last Friday in New York, the author went on to note “I know that it was a positive thing that I said it for at le...

On Matters of Faith: JKR Talks Christian Themes in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Wed Oct 17 16:04:00 -0400 2007

Author J.K. Rowling has given some frank new answers about the nature of Christian and religious themes which feature quite heavily in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a new interview with MTV, Jo discusses her initial reluctance to bring religion in an open manner within the Harry Potter books, however her reasoning for this was that she was afraid that it might give away the plot and ...

Dumbledore is "Machiavellian," and Snape "Vindictive" Says J.K. Rowling

Tue Oct 16 02:02:00 -0400 2007

New details pertaining directly to the Harry Potter books emerged tonight, as MTV has now posted some of the questions and the fascinating answers from J.K. Rowling at the Open Book Tour today in Los Angeles. In the Q & A Jo was asked about Professor Dumbledore (“he’s quite a Machiavellian figure, really”), Hedwig, and the always controversial Severus Snape. Jo said:<>“Snape is vindictive, he’s...