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'''Terry Pratchett''' was an author of whom [[Dudley Jackson]] was "a devotee". There | '''Terry Pratchett''' was an author of whom [[Dudley Jackson]] was "a devotee". There was not a single [[book]] of his that he had not read. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eternal Summer (audio story)}}) [[Izzy Sinclair]] was another fan, once asking the [[Eighth Doctor]] why they couldn't visit somewhere like Pratchett's [[Discworld]]. The Doctor replied that he'd been there, and it was "flat". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Fire and Brimstone (comic story)}}) [[Rory Williams]] tried to read a Terry Pratchett book on a beach on [[Drago 14]] during his and [[Amy Pond|Amy]]'s [[honeymoon]], but it was dissolved by a roving [[acid-spitting land squid]], and he was unable to get a replacement in the town as, by this point in history, the book had been out of print for nearly four hundred years. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Honeymoon Horrors (short story)}}) | ||
Pratchett wrote the book ''[[Guards! Guards!]]'', which was published by [[Victor Gollancz Ltd|Gollancz]] in [[1989]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}}) The book was stored in the [[Plume Coteries' Library]], where [[the most canon man|<nowiki>[[the most canon man]]</nowiki>]] transformed its title into ''Noodles! Noodles!'' at the beginning of the [[Noodle Incident]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|How to Appear Noodles in Several Uneasy Lessons (short story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Sir Terry Pratchett also wrote the introduction to ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''. All profits from the book were donated to Alzheimer's Research UK, a charity he often supported due to suffering from dementia himself. | * Sir Terry Pratchett also wrote the introduction to ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''. All profits from the book were donated to Alzheimer's Research UK, a charity he often supported due to suffering from dementia himself. | ||
* The first ''Discworld'' video game based on Pratchett's work feature voice acting by [[Jon Pertwee]]. | |||
* In the video game ''Discworld 2'' the "Travelling Shop" disappears and reappears in various locations throughout the map accompanied by the sound effect of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. | |||
* The first ''Discworld'' | * ''Good Omens'', co-written by Pratchett and occasional ''Doctor Who'' writer [[Neil Gaiman]], was made into a TV series, starring [[David Tennant]] as Crowley. | ||
* In the | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 26 June 2024
Terry Pratchett was an author of whom Dudley Jackson was "a devotee". There was not a single book of his that he had not read. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer [+]Loading...["The Eternal Summer (audio story)"]) Izzy Sinclair was another fan, once asking the Eighth Doctor why they couldn't visit somewhere like Pratchett's Discworld. The Doctor replied that he'd been there, and it was "flat". (COMIC: Fire and Brimstone [+]Loading...["Fire and Brimstone (comic story)"]) Rory Williams tried to read a Terry Pratchett book on a beach on Drago 14 during his and Amy's honeymoon, but it was dissolved by a roving acid-spitting land squid, and he was unable to get a replacement in the town as, by this point in history, the book had been out of print for nearly four hundred years. (PROSE: Honeymoon Horrors [+]Loading...["Honeymoon Horrors (short story)"])
Pratchett wrote the book Guards! Guards!, which was published by Gollancz in 1989. (PROSE: Love & War [+]Loading...["Love & War (short story)"]) The book was stored in the Plume Coteries' Library, where [[the most canon man]] transformed its title into Noodles! Noodles! at the beginning of the Noodle Incident. (PROSE: How to Appear Noodles in Several Uneasy Lessons [+]Loading...["How to Appear Noodles in Several Uneasy Lessons (short story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sir Terry Pratchett also wrote the introduction to Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who. All profits from the book were donated to Alzheimer's Research UK, a charity he often supported due to suffering from dementia himself.
- The first Discworld video game based on Pratchett's work feature voice acting by Jon Pertwee.
- In the video game Discworld 2 the "Travelling Shop" disappears and reappears in various locations throughout the map accompanied by the sound effect of the Doctor's TARDIS.
- Good Omens, co-written by Pratchett and occasional Doctor Who writer Neil Gaiman, was made into a TV series, starring David Tennant as Crowley.
