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572 - Terry Pratchett and his Discworld

October 7, 2026 · 3 h 15 min

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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!


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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/

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