▁to ▁" be come ▁c ensor ious ▁about ▁[ rel ig ion ], ▁to ▁say ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁God '. ▁He ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁his ▁novel , ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁D ust , ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁" ext reme ▁danger ▁of ▁putting ▁power ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁believe ▁in ▁some ▁absolute ▁cre ed , ▁whether ▁that ▁is ▁Christian ity ▁or ▁Islam ▁or ▁Marx ism ". ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁Screen ▁adapt ations ▁ ▁A ▁TV ▁mini - series ▁I ▁Was ▁a ▁Rat ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁a ired ▁in ▁three ▁one - hour ▁instal ments ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁The ▁But ter fly ▁T atto o ▁finished ▁principal ▁phot ography ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁But ter fly ▁T atto o ▁is ▁a ▁project , ▁supported ▁by ▁Philip ▁P ull man , ▁to ▁allow ▁young ▁artists ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁gain ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁production ▁company ▁Dynamic ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁A ▁co - produ ced ▁BBC ▁and ▁W GB H ▁Boston ▁television ▁adaptation ▁of ▁The ▁Ruby ▁in ▁the ▁Sm oke , ▁st arring ▁Bill ie ▁Pi per ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁Wal ters , ▁was ▁screen ed ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁BBC ▁One ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁P BS ▁Master pie ce ▁Theatre ▁in ▁America ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7