Terry Pratchett The BBC Radio Drama ..., Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett The BBC Radio Drama ..., Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett: The BBC Radio Drama Collection
Seven full-cast dramatisations

Author: Terry Pratchett

Narrator: Alex Jennings, Anton Lesser, Full Cast, Mark Heap, Martin Jarvis, Philip Jackson, Sheila Hancock

Unabridged: 13 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2018


Synopsis

A collection of the full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of novels by Terry Pratchett

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different...

Published for the very first time are seven full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of Terry Pratchett's novels, with star-studded casts including Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Philip Jackson, Alex Jennings and Mark Heap.

Mort
Hopeless young peasant Mort is hired as an apprentice to Death. He'll have free board, use of the company horse, and being dead isn't even compulsory. In fact, it's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be killer for his love life...

Wyrd Sisters
Three witches meet on a blasted heath. A king is cruelly murdered. A child heir and the kingdom's crown are both missing. But Granny Weatherwax finds that meddling in royal politics is a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe...

Guards! Guards!
In Ankh-Morpork, the Haves and the Have-Nots are about fall out. Again. The Night Watch's Captain Vimes is used to this but when the Have-Nots find the key to a lethal, dormant weapon that even they don't understand, he knows it's time so sober up.

Eric
When precocious young Eric Thursley summons a demon from the loathsome pit to fulfil his every wish, he wants what everyone wants - immortality, to rule the world, and have the most beautiful woman love him. Instead he gets Rincewind, the Disc's most incompetent wizard.

Small Gods
On the Discworld, Gods are as numerous as herring roe, all elbowing for space at the top. In such a competitive environment, you need an acolyte, and fast. For the Great God Om, Brutha is the Chosen One, or at least the only One available...

Night Watch
Living in the past is hard. Dying in the past is incredibly easy, especially when there is a serial killer on the loose who targets coppers. Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is back in his own rough, tough past, and he has a job to do.

***Bonus Story*** In addition to these Discworld novels, this collection also includes a full-cast dramatisation of Only You Can Save Mankind, from the Johnny Maxwell series. As an alien fleet crosses his computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow the ScreeWee into a million pieces...

'The voice cast is fantastic' - Starburst

©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

About Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tony on November 16, 2018

Seems odd giving anything by TP less than a 5, but I suppose in a dramatisation like this, my imagination took a back seat. I prefer the combined might of TPs writing and my deep dark imagination. Still wonderful though!......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on November 28, 2019

These dramatizations of seven of Terry Pratchett's books vary in quality, but on the whole they are very well adapted and well performed. My favorite is "Guards! Guards!" (which is also my favorite, or at least one of my favorites, of the Discworld books). It's easier to follow the plots if you've r......more

Goodreads review by Claire on December 08, 2020

When the world is just a bit shit and you can't figure out what to read/listen to that won't depress you further, Pratchett is a safe port in the storm. These are short adaptions, which capture the essence and humour of the Disc World without perhaps showing the deeper psychology of the novels. Highl......more

Goodreads review by Rebeccah on August 17, 2024

The six Discworld stories were really fun, though I admit I didn't finish 'Only You Can Save Mankind'. They don't capture the full brilliance of Terry's work, but they are a fun abridgement, and it is nice to hear the dialogue performed with emotion, pacing etc. rather than the rather wooden way I t......more

Goodreads review by James on December 01, 2020

This is a really enjoyable collection of audio adaptations of Terry Pratchett novels. Most are between four and six half hour episodes, so they are obviously heavily abridged, but I feel they did a good job of capturing the essence of the stories. The casting is excellent all round, and I felt the a......more


Quotes

The voice cast is fantastic Starburst