Terry Pratchett and Paul Kidby team up for an illustrated Discworld novel assembling some of Ankh-Morpork's largest characters. It's the first time for Andy and PJ exploring this book. Prose twists and lavish illustrations give us a rocketship powered by dragons, a madman with a nuclear device, all the gods, and events that will change the Discworld forever maybe.00:00 Introduction12:54 Part 1. "The last hero ought to return what the first hero stole."The Patrician assembles Ankh-Morpork's greatest minds - and Rincewind - to tackle the problem at Cori Celesti. Cohen has decided to blow up the gods and has kidnapped a bard to help.28:05 Part 2. Morituri Nolumus Mori ('We who are about to die but don't want to')Evil Harry and Vena the Raven-Haired join the quest. But each realise they have maps on scrolls, found in places they'd expect to be found. Death wrestles with Shrodinger's Cat. While priests and gods argue Carrot sews, Leonard mixes dragon food and Rincewind trains.47:16 Part 3. 'Ankh-Morpork, we have an orangutan...'With the privy assembled the crew of The Kite launch towards the circumference. Low supplies of air require a landing on the moon. The Horde climb the heights, pausing to consider heroism, ballads, The Tsortean knot and the taste of chicken (squid)58:27 Part 4. 'And you're the muse of swearing?'The Horde play dress up to enter Dunmanifestin where Fate challenges Cohen to a roll of the die. Rincewind flies The Kite but it comes more easily to The Librarian. Carrot tries an arrest. Mad Hamish's wheelchair makes a heroic sacrifice. Blind Io delivers his judgement. Cohen horse-jacks the valkyries and Leonard's painting causes a stir back in Ankh-Morpork.Listenings: https://pod.link/1645420990Watchings: https://youtube.com/@DiscworldGNUBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discworldgnu.bsky.socialFacebook: https://facebook.com/discworldgnuAndy's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@UCZSWNQIJ5CNZuRH6XLPcm0w Andy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andylukeI've Never Read Discworld is written, hosted and produced by PJ Hart and Andrew Luke.*Our other Bigjobs*SPECIAL PLUGSAUDIOThe Divil’s Own: folklore pod doc https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yhg4Last Dance: a Dark Fantasy audio drama podcast https://rustyquill.com/show/last-danceVIDEOSThe Gang Blackface Whitewash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNpq6zo1ozYCountry Rogues: comedy short film https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022d39/comedy-shorts-series-1-2-country-roguesHelp - 360 VR Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41T4Si5fPJsSociological Fiction (released 13 August) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr2MlQPnFSsBOOKSCoastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdarkAnother Time https://books2read.com/anothertime
"The significant owl hoots in the night."
Scriptwriter PJ Hart and comics creator/journalist Andy Luke settle down for a read of a Pratchett classic adapted by Stephen Briggs and Graham Higgins. Well I say settle down: they're as excited as The Bursar missing his frog pills. Get ready to revisit the introduction of the Watch and Ankh-Morpork in the time of the dragon. Join us to ask two very important questions: what is in Dibbler's sausages, and... what is Nobby?
00:00:00 Overview: Vimes gerbil; the covers; Belfast FPI
00:18:31 Part 1: Carrot; the Brethern; the dragon
00:30:58 Part 2: Dibbler; and Vimes in a pink nightie
00:46:33 Part 3: The King is dead; long live the dragon
00:57:58 Part 4: I suppose a dartboard would be out of the question?
01:08:26 Conclusions: The expanded Discworld; bright spots; prolific plugs
Timey-Wimey Wibbly-Wobbly Stuff! There's procrastinators, a clock accurate to perfection, a schoolteacher, a sweeper, the Fifth Horseman and a whole box of chocolates. Press play to hear PJ and Andy, two Belfast storytellers, talk about the THIEF OF TIME and shipping LobSusan and LadyJeaneremy. We're in lucid form with extended talk of Josh Kirby, the magic school bus and other literary interpretations of death and time travel from prose, TV and comics, including Andy's sweary minute. The video version on YouTube and Spotify comes with 33% more hand gestures than your average vodcast.
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Watchings: https://youtube.com/@DiscworldGNU
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I've Never Read Discworld is written, hosted and produced by PJ Hart and Andrew Luke.
*Our other Bigjobs*
SPECIAL PLUGS
CAPTION Comics Fest 15-17 August, Oxford UK https://captionfestival.co.uk/
IneffableCon: a Good Omens festival, 15-17 August, Cookham UK and Online https://www.theineffablecon.org.uk/
Last Dance: a Dark Fantasy audio drama podcast https://rustyquill.com/show/last-dance
VIDEOS
The Gang Blackface Whitewash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNpq6zo1ozY
Country Rogues: comedy short film https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022d39/comedy-shorts-series-1-2-country-rogues
Help - 360 VR Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41T4Si5fPJs
Sociological Fiction (released 13 August) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr2MlQPnFSs
AUDIO
The Divil’s Own: folklore pod doc https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yhg4
BOOKS
Coastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark
Another Time https://books2read.com/anothertime
"…nothing has to be true for ever. Just for long enough, to tell you the truth."The printing press flies into the city striking William de Worde with the inspiration for The Ankh-Morpork Times. PJ and Andy comment on the editorial team's confrontations with classic rogue archetypes Pin and Tulip, on Sam Vimes, and everything from Gutenberg to Watergate.00:00:00 Intro & Overview00:16:06 Part 100:47:12 Part 201:04:58 Part 301:23:26 Part 401:45:55 Bright Spots & QuotesListenings: https://pod.link/1645420990Watchings: https://youtube.com/@DiscworldGNUBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discworldgnu.bsky.socialFacebook: https://facebook.com/discworldgnuAndy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andylukeI've Never Read Discworld is written, hosted and produced by PJ Hart and Andrew Luke.*Our other Bigjobs*VIDEOSCountry Rogues: comedy short film https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022d39/comedy-shorts-series-1-2-country-roguesHelp - 360 VR Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41T4Si5fPJsDoctor Who Dumpster Flower, Press Gang Readers Commentaries etc. https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLukeAUDIOThe Divil’s Own: folklore pod doc https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yhg4BOOKSCoastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdarkAnother Time https://books2read.com/anothertime
*Clacks and contraception!*Copper, Duke, Ambassador: Sam Vimes is the man at the crossroads. Two Belfast writers meet to discuss his changing roles, the assassins and cold-blooded villains and Discworld's industrial revolution. PJ and Andy weigh up the maturing of Angua and Sybil, and share their stories of secret rooms. Got some of your own? What did you think of The Fifth Element, or Elephant, and this episode?Listenings: https://pod.link/1645420990Watchings: https://youtube.com/@DiscworldGNUBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discworldgnu.bsky.socialFacebook: https://facebook.com/discworldgnuAndy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andylukeI've Never Read Discworld is written, hosted and produced by PJ Hart and Andrew Luke.*Our other Bigjobs*VIDEOSCountry Rogues: comedy short film https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022d39/comedy-shorts-series-1-2-country-roguesHelp - 360 VR Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41T4Si5fPJsDoctor Who Dumpster Flower, Press Gang Readers Commentaries etc. https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLukeAUDIOThe Divil’s Own: folklore pod doc https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yhg4BOOKSCoastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdarkAnother Time https://books2read.com/anothertime
"Top tier."Vampires enter Lancre and the witches must struggle on without Granny Weatherwax. Your hosts consider one of the more entertaining and horrifying tomes in the Discworld pantheon. Listenings: https://pod.link/1645420990Watchings: https://youtube.com/@DiscworldGNUBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discworldgnu.bsky.socialFacebook: https://facebook.com/discworldgnuAndy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andylukeI've Never Read Discworld is written, hosted and produced by PJ Hart and Andrew Luke.Our other BigjobsVIDEOSCountry Rogues: comedy short film https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022d39/comedy-shorts-series-1-2-country-roguesHelp - 360 VR Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41T4Si5fPJsDoctor Who Dumpster Flower, Press Gang Readers Commentaries etc. https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLukeAUDIOThe Divil’s Own: folklore pod doc https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001yhg4BOOKSCoastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdarkAnother Time https://books2read.com/anothertime
"They say the heat and the flies here can drive a man insane. But you don't have to believe that, and nor does that bright mauve elephant that just cycled past."
The wizards are making mischief in pre-history FourEcks and Rincewind fails to put it together. Can our hosts do any better? Not likely, mate. The blokes from Belfast dig in on a trip down under to The Last Continent, mostly to whine about cartoon Rincewind. We discuss the pros and cons of the faculty, of soap opera and fantasy, and Andy really, really likes talking about Farscape. We share our own experiences of times spent in Australia and there's the full-on glorious return of TREE TIME!Thanks to our video production assistant at Ditto Multimedia https://www.instagram.com/ditt0gram_I've Never Read Discworld is available on Bluesky, Facebook and YouTube @discworldgnuAnd be sure to check out check out some more of our wares:Holly Miles' Another Time, co-edited by Andy books2read.com/anothertimeCoastlines: After Dark books2read.com/coastlinesafterdarkAndy's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@AndrewLukePJ Hart's 'Country Rogues' (BBC iPlayer) feat. James Martin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022d39PJ Hart's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4
'Legends are prone to inflation.'
Junior Private Andy Luke and P.J. 'Twelve Tours' Hart join The Watch for a tale of political espionage and warfare all across the Circle Sea to Klatch. We come in heavy on the politics with the story of how Elon Musk triggered a war over the island state of Lehsp. Then its onto our winning blend of story analysis, sombre modern themes and wildly useless tangents. Bingly-bingly beep!
I've Never Read Discworld is available on Bluesky, Facebook and YouTube @discworldgnu
And be sure to check out check out some more of our wares:
Holly Miles' Another Time, co-edited by Andy books2read.com/anothertime
Coastlines: After Dark books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark
Andy's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@andrewluke
PJ Hart's 'Country Rogues' (BBC iPlayer) feat. James Martin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022d39
PJ Hart's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4
"HO HO HO." PJ and Andy meet to celebrate Hogswatch with gerbils, eggnog, and a fine festive Pratchett, with more mergings of sociology and fantasy. Albert and Death have frank discussions about childhood and income inequality amongst celebrations on fiction and belief, as f-frightening Teatime stalks the disc. An extra special episode and a happy Hogswatch to you all. Have you enjoyed Hogfather or Jingo for the first time? Send us a 4 minute clip talking about your experience and we'll publish it next episode. I've Never Read Discworld is available on Bluesky, Facebook and YouTube @discworldgnu And be sure to check out check out some more of our wares: PJ Hart's 'Country Rogues' (BBC iPlayer) feat. James Martin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022d39 PJ Hart's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4 Andy's Coastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark And youtube channel @andrewluke
"In weather like this right-thinking people were indoors, in front of the fire, telling stories about heroes."
Aged barbarian Cohen plans to kill a troll in single combat. Instead they find themselves reminiscing about how the Discworld used to be. Andy and PJ harvest PTerry's short story for themes and subtext before casting an eye over Snowgum Films' marvellous 2019 adaptation. There's also a contribution from Arsalan Haider Ali, who has never read Discworld.
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"If there ain't no water in the sea, it ain't the sea," said Nanny Ogg. "It's just a damn great hole in the ground.
The Witches Trials have come to Lancre and Granny Weatherwax is too well equipped for some. How will she take this news? HOW WILL SHE TAKE IT? PJ and Andy depart from continuity in a podcast without script or structure on this Discworld short from 'A Blink of the Screen'. Which one has their own Weatherwax-level boffo headology? Tune in to find out.
And check out their brand new big things:
Andy's Marenghi-style comedy horror book, Coastlines: After Dark https://book2read.com/coastlinesafterdark
PJ's BBC comedy short with James Martin. Country Rogues, https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022d39/comedy-shorts-series-1-2-country-rogues
"Carrot is like Superman" - Andy "Vetinari is like Lex Luthor" - PJ Andy charts his loss of Disc virginity with a five-function diary and PJ reports in on his first time with the Feet of Clay audiobook. The most important man in the city has been poisoned and there's everything to play for. We rave and rant on golems, technology, the working class struggle, trans experiences, gender metaphors, relationships, class, and the psychogeography of Ankh-Morpork. We've got good at this. Deep dives into Cheri, Vimes, Angua and Carrot. Take a drink every time PJ says Jon Culshaw.
‘That’s basically all of opera, reely.’ ‘What? Either dyin’ or drinkin’ beer?’ ‘We-ll…there might be some other stuff. But mostly it’s stout or stabbin.’ The witches return to Ankh-Morpork and a series of killings at the opera house. City Guide PJ Hart leads the way through PTerry's world of ghosts, Greebo and cootie dumplings. First-timer Andy Luke brings his knowledge of operatic motifs and shares a surprising anecdote about the consequences of reading Maskerade, and singing about it. We're on Twitter at https://twitter.com/@discworldgnu Check out Andy's YouTube channel at @AndrewLuke PJ's production, John Meagher: The Divil's Own https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4 Help support the channel at https://patreon.com/andyluke . If you'd like a free trial preview of my Patreon sign up and sign off before the 1st of the month. No hard feelings. Its loaded with prose fic, original comics, poetry, video and podcast previews and more. Usually updated 6 times a month. Thanks to Andy's patrons Ordained Preachers: Sonia Andree, Richard Huang, Ljerka Jemric, Andrew Bolster Company Men: Amanda Rodriguez, Claire Dickson, Dave Cromie and Nerdgeist Philanthropists: Andrew Gallagher, Ian Lawther, Alan Rowell, benchilada Polymath-maker: Arsalan Haider Ali 33rd Degree Bounder of Highest Order: Art K
Two old infirm teachers who who have never read Interesting Times pack up their luggage and head for the Counterweight Continent. In a tale of cowardice and conquest Rincewind Redux comes under the spotlight and runs away from it quickly on a hunt for potatoes. The Silver Horde consider silverware. PJ shares his experiences living and working in Asia. Andy's hard line on avoiding spoilers pays off big time. And we talk all that boring political stuff that you, lets face it, tune in for, probably.
We're on Twitter at https://twitter.com/@discworldgnu Check out Andy's YouTube channel at @AndrewLuke PJ's production, John Meagher: The Divil's Own https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4 Help support the channel at https://patreon.com/andyluke . If you'd like a free trial preview of my Patreon sign up and sign off before the 1st of the month. No hard feelings. Its loaded with prose fic, original comics, poetry, video and podcast previews and more. Usually updated 6 times a month. Thanks to Andy's patrons Ordained Preachers: Sonia Andree, Richard Huang, Ljerka Jemric, Andrew Bolster Company Men: Amanda Rodriguez, Claire Dickson, Dave Cromie and Nerdgeist Philanthropists: Andrew Gallagher, Ian Lawther, Alan Rowell, benchilada Polymath-maker: Arsalan Haider Ali 33rd Degree Bounder of Highest Order: Art K
"The music is alive!" Join us in the green room for a chat about rats music and rockabilly with Ridcully. Rock Dibbler's Cash Bar and roll his meat loaf! Newbie Andy plays up his theory of triquels. Old Hand PJ riffs on interconnectedness and the magic of music. Learn of our teenage misadventures in rock bands and all about Belfast's underground gig venues. It's live! This video is also available on Spotify, but that's cutting me own throat. Leave a comment and let us know how this book, or episode, makes you feel, and share your stories. SOCIALS https://twitter.com/discworldGNU https://facebook.com/discworldGNU https://www.patreon.com/andyluke HOST'S BIG PROJECTS The Devil's Own: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4 338 Seconds Doctor Who: https://youtube.com/@AndrewLuke MENTIONED IN CHAT PTerry on Soul Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yWN55Ltgv8 The Broken Drum 8-Bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx7aYDgkjmo
"When you break rules, break 'em good and hard…" PJ and Andy plunge into Cosgrove Hall's 1997 adaptation of Wyrd Sisters and a simple filler episode becomes an experimental marathon. Rob Rackstraw Vs Christopher Lee: who will win? No, it's a serious question. Watch or listen with us as we talk animation, voice casting, the script, and how Les Dennis blew our minds with his surprise magnificence. NEW SHINY WE MADE FOR YOU Produced by PJ, 'John Meagher: The Divil's Own' at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4 Produced by Andy, 'Milvian Bridge' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWtsF2ILa2g FIND THE POD ON THE WEB Listenings: https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld Twitter: https://twitter.com/discworldGNU Facebook: https://facebook.com/discworldGNU Andy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andyluke Our show on Wyrd Sisters (the novel) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iveneverreaddiscworld/episodes/Book-6--Wyrd-Sisters-e1v7gh1 Be sure to check out two regular new web series, '200 Seconds Sunny' and '338 Seconds Doctor Who' at @AndrewLuke 's YouTube channel.
Diversity. Gonne. Fireworks. Conscripted. Dartboard. Two working Northern Irish writers: Andy Luke, a newcomer to Ankh-Morpork, and PJ Hart, who knows his way round, and MEN AT ARMS, which sees a killer on the loose and massive changes to the Nights Watch. It's a heavy episode measuring Terry Pratchett's fun and innovation against the depths of policing reform, diversity hiring, wolves and identity politics, struggles against the gig economy and the DWP. So get ready to embrace dwarf culture, Leonardo Da Vinci's multitasking and remember, the I've Never Read Discworld podcast now accepts sponsorships from coffee companies. The Clown Face Registry of the UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc9OcUrU8Bw Twitter: https://twitter.com/discworldGNU Facebook: https://facebook.com/discworld GNU Andy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andyluke Andy's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewluke PJ's upcoming BBC Radio 4 show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4
“Don't try the paranormal until you know what's normal.”
A podcaster olde, a podcaster newe, Granny Weatherwax borrowing, Nanny's Hedgehog song is blue. PJ explains Morris dancing and dismembered dolls. Andy disses The Kids and gets vicious about unicorns. Tune in for our feature presentation, Three Couplings and a Crossbow. Go B.A.!
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Marc Burrows Magic of Pratchett 2024 UK Tour: https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/live-dates
"The Turtle Moves."
WITNESS: as Andy is converted to Small Gods. PRAY: for PJ, refugee from religion's archives. TESTIFY: Small Gods is the novel connecting Grant Morrisson, Deadliest Catch and Geoffrey Chaucer. PRAISE BE to Terry
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20 years after first messaging online, hosts Andy and PJ meet for the very first time. We interview biographer and comedian Marc Burrows, in Belfast, to debut his 2024 UK tour for 'The Magic of Pratchett'. We review Marc's show, (highly recommended), and talk about its effects on our own reading journeys. And whambam, a follow-up to 'Casting Couch' as we go through reader suggestions! Get a ticket for Marc's live show: https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/live-dates Buy The Magic of Terry Pratchett: https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/s/shop Support our podcast at https://patreon.com/andyluke
