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Join writer Elizabeth Flux and comedian Ben McKenzie on their six* year mission to discuss every Terry Pratchett book! A Splendid Chaps Productions podcast. https://pratchatpodcast.com * ...ish.

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 1d

Join us (finally) for a new episode as @brendanbarnett.bsky.social chats with Ben* about how one man can draw so many wizards, witches, dragons, guards, goblins and other denizen of the Disc, as we read Paul Kidby’s Designing Terry Pratchett’s #Discworld! #Pratchat88

* Liz will be back next month!

#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront

Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby’s 2…

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 1d

#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront

Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby’s 2…

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 1d

A quick numbering note: the new episode about Designing Discworld is #Pratchat88, not #Pratchat89 as erroneously reported by us.

#Pratchat89 will discuss the Discworld graphic adventure game, and #Pratchat90 will discuss Raising Steam.

Ben promises to double-check his spreadsheet in future!

Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 1d

#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront

Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's…

#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront

Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Paul Kidby started bringing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld to life when, on the third attempt, he showed off his skill to the author by drawing his own versions of Discworld characters who had so captured his imagination.

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 3d

This is incredible! Thank you Steve.

Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 8d

This is definitely on our minds! But first priority is getting through all the Pratchett books, which has become enough of a challenge of late.

Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 8d

Listeners, we have recorded #Pratchat89, discussing Paul Kidby’s book Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, and it is coming out this month! But after several setbacks and problems, it will not come out today. We’re hoping it will be later this week. Thanks for bearing with us.

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · 13d

That one was a long time ago now, and potentially we were a bit easy on the book. We’ll be interested to hear what you think of our discussion!

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Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · Sep 6

Today is Father's Day in Australia, so hey! even if (like me) you don't much care, have a listicle from @tansyrr.bsky.social about the dads of the Discworld...

(I'm currently re-reading Soul Music, so I have Thoughts.)

www.speculativeinsight.com/extras

Purple background, white text, which says Who's the best dad in the Discworld? Can villains be great dads? Bedtime Stories & Bony Knees: Discworld Dads -- Tansy Rayner Roberts

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Sep 7

Hey listeners - we apologise but there’s no episode this month. Ben will publish a brief explainer to keep folks in the loop, but in short, it’s been a challenging month for a small podcast team. We’re really hoping to get back to normal in October.

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.com.au · Aug 30

Comic nerd friends (so @patrickoduffy.bsky.social and @alkennedy.bsky.social), my other comic nerd friend Adam Ford is currently crowdfunding a book of poems inspired by Rom Space Knight.

Adam’s a great poet, a massive Rom fan and a real good egg! Give it a look and maybe spread the word?

Choosing Sides: A speculative poetry chapbook

25 B-movie poems about the inner lives of a space cyborg and the people who love/oppose him.

www.kickstarter.com

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Aug 8

Big thanks to listener Emily, who tipped us off that the Nac Mac Feegle’s Big Wee Alphabet Book is back in stock!

Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Aug 8

Noted! (We had a feeling that one might be more noteworthy than the others!)

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Discworld Convention @handle.invalid · Aug 7

Wave 1 might be sold out but there’s another chance to buy memberships in Wave 2. Here are a few pointers to help you prepare.

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#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Aug 7

Our planned August episode, #Pratchat88, was cursed (we should have used #Prachat7A7A). Here’s a bonus episode in which Ben browses his bookshelf to mention a few books that won’t get their own episodes!

#PratchatShelfie – Browsing Ben’s Bookshelf

Our August episode has been delayed, so here’s a bonus episode in which Ben talks about some of the books on his Pratchett shelf that won’t get their own episode! You can find all the books mentioned in this episode in the Books index on our website. Some brief notes on this episode: A “shelfie” is a photo of one’s shelf of books or board games, usually shared online.

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jul 25

GNU Mr Squeak. No pet is truly dead while their name’s still spoken. (Or, in this case, their snores still heard. ❤️)

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Dining Table Discworld @dtdiscworld.bsky.social · Jul 23

Soul Music TV series
In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall. With praise for Christopher Lee, how they have adapted a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspects of the story have changed.
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Dining Table Discworld - Soul Music TV Series

In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall. With praise for Christopher Lee, how to adapt a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspect...

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jul 22

In case you missed it, @makeyefretpod.bsky.social’s discussion of #TheLongEarth is coming out now! Lovely that there’s still this journey for both our pods to go on.

Our episode about it was #Pratchat31, “It’s Just a Step to the West” from 2020.

Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jul 19

The paperbacks are cheaper, and you will almost certainly find plenty of them in your library or any secondhand book store.

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Dining Table Discworld @dtdiscworld.bsky.social · Jul 15

We're close to Halfway Through! We'd love to have an episode in October with some listener contributions to celebrate. So let us know what you think about Discworld generally, this podcast, any novels from Colour of Magic to Hogfather. Email diningtablediscworld [at] gmail [dot] com or DM here.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Jul 7

It's live! My new Special Edition Kickstarter is up today. Featuring beautiful books, fun book merch and original @tanaudel.bsky.social artwork!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cas...

Teacup Magic 2: Special Edition

Cozy Regency romantic fantasy, beautifully bound in a deluxe foiled collector's hardback

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jul 7

The Patrician is missing! Can Liz, Ben or guest Richard McKenzie sieze control of the city? Or will it all fall into chaos? Er…more chaos?

Join us as we complete our collection of #Discworld #boardgames by discussing Martin Wallace’s 2011 game, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork. #Pratchat87

#Pratchat87 – Exclusive Possession: Ankh-Morpork Edition

Comedian and quizmaster Richard McKenzie returns to vie with Liz and Ben for control of the most odorous city on the Disc, as they discuss Martin Wallace’s 2011 board game Discworld: Ankh-Morpork. …

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I've Never Read Discworld @discworldgnu.bsky.social · Jun 24

I've Never Read Discworld: The Truth

The printing press flies into the city striking William de Worde with the inspiration for The Ankh-Morpork Times. PJ and Andy talk classic rogue archetypes, Sam Vimes, and Gutenberg to Watergate.

Podlink: pod.link/1645420990
YouTube: youtu.be/jOhJa970TdI

I've Never Read Discworld

A podcast exploring Pratchett's Discworld one book at a time with city watcher @pjhart86 and tourist @andrewluke (Keep im spoiler-free pls!)

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jun 24

PS - since #Pratchat87 will also complete the set, we’re also happy to take questions about the Discworld board games in general!

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jun 24

We’re recording our next episode, #Pratchat87, in a couple of days! We’ll be discussing the 2011 board game Discworld: Ankh-Morpork, designed by Martin Wallace! Send your questions in now.

(Ben’s been too busy to set up a photo, so here’s the BGG page!)

Discworld: Ankh-Morpork

Control the comic fantasy city peopled by iconic characters menaced by wizard magic.

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Pratchat @pratchatpodcast.com · Jun 14

Thanks for the kind words, John! It’s lovely of you to reach out, and we’re so glad you’re enjoying the show.

If you run out of episodes of Pratchat, there are lots of other Pratchett podcasts; you can find most of them at guild.pratchatpodcast.com

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