572 - Terry Pratchett and his Discworld

Terry Pratchett is one of the world's most beloved authors - writing humorous fantasy and science fiction including his Discworld series - but his life is just as fascinating, which is why he was voted for by the listeners to be our first topic for BLOCKtober 2026! This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:29 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins https://www.britannica.com/biography/Terry-Pratchett Terry Pratchett - Back in Black (BBC) https://terrypratchett.com/terry-pratchett/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/25/terry-pratchett-a-life-with-footnotes-review-rob-wilkins-life-death-in-discworld https://reactormag.com/terry-pratchett-is-the-most-shop-lifted-author-in-great-britain-for-a-reason// https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/17/i-think-i-was-good-though-i-could-have-been-better-terry-pratchett-and-the-writing-of-his-life https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TerryPratchett https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-41093066 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25401679 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/30/terry-pratchett-predicted-rise-of-fake-news-in-1995-says-biographer https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ch.cgi?155 https://theconversation.com/a-beginners-guide-to-terry-pratchetts-discworld-55220 https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/12/terry-pratchett-daughter-fans-shepherds-crown-last-discworld-novel https://lesasbookcritiques.com/sir-terry-pratchett-rip/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/20/terry-pratchett-debut-turns-50-at-17-the-carpet-people by Alison Flood https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/when-terry-pratchett-was-knighted-he-forged-his-own-sword-out-of-meteorite-10104321.html https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156 https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/07/31/terry-pratchett-discworld-transphobia/