Richard Dormer, perhaps best known for his role as the Lightening Lord Beric Dondarrion in Game of Thrones, has landed the role of Sam Vimes.
That time Danger Mouse’s team did Discworld!
Count Duckula, Danger Mouse and Discworld… Cosgrove Hall had interesting projects, some more well known than the others. In fact, Cosgrove Hall actually produced two series of Discworld back in 1997 for the UK’s Channel 4. They were based on Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music. The video above is ‘Welcome to the Discworld’, from Reaper […]
Go wild: A review of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Colouring Book
Colouring Books designed for adults rather than kids are high fashion right now. I see why; they’re fun. You get to escape into a book, do something with your hands that isn’t typing and get to create. For many of us that’s a rare combination of activities and a welcome one. My prediction is whole […]
Tea versus evil: A review of the Discworld board game The Witches
The Witches is the second of Martin Wallace’s Discworld board games. It follows Ankh Morpork. In Ankh Morpork I found myself dropping friends in heaps of trouble for fun and to win the game. In The Witches I found that you were often better off helping each other out – particularly when it came […]
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa for charity
More than 150 celebs have stepped forward to share their memories of Doctor Who in a fund raising book for Alzheimer’s Research. The foreword is written by Terry Pratchett. Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who is the work of Steve Berry. It’s taken more than four years to itnerview the big names along […]
Sneakily straight forward: A review of the Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game
The rules to Tree Frog Games’ Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game say; Ankh-Morpork is a relatively simple game. When it is your turn you play a card, do what it says on it, and then fill your hand back up to five cards. The next player then does the same, and so on until someone […]
Exclusive Terry Pratchett Discworld Kindle cases raise money for charity
The bookshop Waterstones will release two exclusive Terry Pratchett Kindle cases on the 9th of September including a special edition signed case. The designs feature work from Josh Kirby and are available in-store as well as via an online store. The limited edition Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite case are signed by Terry Pratchett on the […]
Review of The Long Earth
The Long Earth is a book by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. It’ll start with an admission. Although I was familiar with Pratchett and the Discworld series I wasn’t familiar with British sci-fi writer Stephen Baxter. Baxter is firmly established, a multi-award winner and responsible for the likes of Xeelee, A Time Odyssey (which was […]
Terry Pratchett’s meteorite sword
Sir Terry has forged himself a sword from 81kg of ore that he dug up and smelted in the grounds of his own house. He used his own makeshift kiln – a clay built kiln that was fueled with damp sheep manure. Terry Pratchett decided to create the sowrd after being knighted by the Queen. […]
Phil Masters e-View | Echoes #3
Phil Masters is one of the stalwarts of British roleplaying. As a regular writer for Steve Jackson Game’s GURPS line his influence on the industry is felt all over the world. The recently released Hellboy RPG and re-released Discworld Roleplaying Game carry his name as an author. In this e-View we ask Phil about what […]
