An interview podcast about the works of Terry Pratchett and the people who read them, with host Al Kennedy. One guest, one book, four elephants, one turtle.
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25 May 2023
Join us on June 18th as Al Kennedy talks to Ben and Liz of @PratchatPodcast, Joanna and Francine of @MakeYeFretPod and Chaz and János of @WhoWatchestheW4 about why they podcast, online fandom and the ninth Discworld novel, Eric #Glorious25thOfMay #Discworld #HowDoTheyRiseUp
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15 Oct 2024
Come hear the rambling, delighted chat of three nostalgic fans that literally has people saying "are these guys sure they like Discworld? Because it doesn't sound like it"
9 Oct 2024
Live on the free feed: it's podcasts all the way down as @Stupacabra @housetoastonish & @DemonTomatoDave talk Terry Pratchett's Discworld
retronauts.com/article/2309/…
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30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @Stupacabra @housetoastonish & @DemonTomatoDave have a wizard-worthy conversation about Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Sign up & listen here: patreon.com/posts/113007478/
ALT DEATH looms over the "wizzard" Rincewind
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1 May 2024
Tiffany Aching turned 21 today, so I'd invite Americans to raise a glass to her health
1 May 2024
⏳ The Wee Free Men, published on this day 2003 ⏳
'They think all writing is magic. Words worry them. See their swords? They glow blue in the presence of lawyers. — The Wee Free Men, #TerryPratchett
📚 bit.ly/the-wee-free-men
#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #OnThisDay
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28 Apr 2024
Thanks to @MakeYeFretPod for joining us this morning to talk about #terrypratchettday bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yqm…
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28 Apr 2024
On what would have been his 76th birthday, here's the essay I wrote for the 2019 edition of WYRD SISTERS, by Terry Pratchett. #GNU. ko-fi.com/post/Remembering-T…
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28 Apr 2024
With today being #TerryPratchettDay, and the theme being "Start In The Wrong Place", you may as well do what I did and start with a heavily illustrated sketch show with a sharp line in puns
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28 Apr 2024
Of course, if you'd like to hear that book discussed by a bunch of really very lovely fans, you should check out the episode of Desert Island Discworld where I talked to the good people of @pratchatpodcast, @makeyefretpod and @WhoWatchestheW4 about it bit.ly/DIDDiscworldPodcaster…
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21 Apr 2024
Exceptional thread
21 Apr 2024
Doctor Who episodes as Discworld novels. 🧵
1. The Colour of Magic (1983)
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29 Feb 2024
Interesting to see that the upcoming Discworld TTRPG will be published by Modiphius, whose games tend to be crunchier than a bag of Twiglets
29 Feb 2024
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld gets its first new tabletop RPG in over 25 years, with board games also on the way
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28 Feb 2024
FORTY YEARS OF DISCWORLD!
In the beginning there was… a turtle, somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality. Now, in the midst of our #YearOfDiscworld, we’re happy to unveil the logo for these celebrations:
ALT A stylised version of the Discworld as shown from above on a circular pin. Text reads, on overlaid banners, Forty Years of Discworld.
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17 Feb 2024
This is sad news - Handheld Press are a terrific publisher with a great slate of books, and it was a great privilege to be sponsored by them. I really hope this isn't the last we see of Kate in publishing fantasy-hive.co.uk/2024/02/h…
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10 Feb 2024
For anyone who enjoyed our episode where we talked to @thehumphreyker about the Discworld computer games, you may be interested in this frankly bananas nugget of information metro.co.uk/2024/02/08/king-…
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1 Feb 2024
#TheMagicofTerryPratchett tour gets underway properly tonight at @HangerFarmArts, Totton! Almost sold out, but some seats left if you don't mind sitting on your own – why not come and make friends with the person next door? I'll be signing books afterwards! (🎨:@Andrea_C_White)
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30 Jan 2024
The fab Kat Brown, previous DID guest, doing typically excellent public awareness work for ADHD
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20 Jan 2024
An interesting article, if you can overlook "one of Pratchett's Mort books" theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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