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Sandra Visits The Goliath Corporation

4th May 2008

Many thanks to Jasper, Mari, Tabitha and the Fforganisers for a splendid weekend spent at the Fforde Ffiesta in Swindon. CLICK HERE for news on their 2008 event. ‘THE GATHERING FOR FANS OF JASPER FFORDE AND THOSE WHO LIKE TO EMBRACE ABSURDITY.’

BBC Documentary

15th April 2008

IWC Media, Scotland’s largest Independent Television Production company, and the BBC, are working exclusively with Terry Pratchett to produce a documentary series based on Terry’s recent diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. In this, the 25th year since the first publication of Terry’s hugely successful Discworld series, the documentary team will follow Terry as he finds out about his condition, looks…

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An April Update From Terry

My office is now effectively at a standstill.  In fact, my office is probably moving slightly backwards.  It has not helped that a five story rack of filed mail collapsed under the weight recently, thus shuffling several thousand documents into new and interesting combinations.  Right now it is a good day if we can answer just those emails that turn…

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The Colour of Magic Cast & Crew Screening

16th March 2008

The Colour of Magic cast and crew screening was a fabulous affair and attended by most of the cast and those involved in the production. Well done to everyone, we’re all very excited here at PJSM!

PRESS RELEASE

13th March 2008

Best-selling author, Terry Pratchett, will today pledge $1million to leading UK charity, the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, in a bid to help find a cure for the devastating disease, with which he was diagnosed in December 2007. Speaking at the charity’s ninth Annual Network Conference in Bristol, the Discworld author will address leading dementia experts, describing the sheer frustration he felt…

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Dates For Your Diary

5th March 2008

From Wednesday 27 February 23:00-23:30 the first part of Night Watch, dramatised by Robin Brooks will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Sam Vimes – Philip Jackson Young Sam – Carl Prekopp Carcer – Paul Ritter Fred Colon – Sam Dale Jocasta Wiggs – Clare Corbett Sergeant Knock – Matt Addis Dr Lawn – Ben Onwukwe Willikins – Peter Marinker…

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The Colour of Magic Premiere

3rd March 2008

The Colour of Magic Premiere went down a storm at The Curzon Cinema, Mayfair. First screening; 18:30 for 19:00 Dress code – smart/costumes Second Fan screening; 21:00 for 21:30 Dress code – smart/casual/costumes.. legions of happy fans… one very happy Rod Brown..!

The Oldie

27th February 2008

Last Wednesday I received an award from the Oldie as their Campaigner of the Year.  Personally, I think 60 is too young to be old. However, I did learn from Sir Terry Wogan that the collective noun for a group Sir Terry’s is… a pride 🙂

The Lunar Eclipse

21st February 2008

We visited Sir Patrick Moore to witness the lunar eclipse from the garden of his Selsey home. Totality wasn’t until 03.00am and so there was plenty of time to chat and eat a rather splendid Astronomer’s Chilli. And as this was an evening celebrating our return to the moon, Terry presented Sir Patrick with a signed Elephant Rising depicting Leonard…

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Buckingham Palace

17th February 2008

February 17th 2008 Buckingham Palace As most of you probably know by now, we had a grand day out at Buckingham Palace where the Queen wielded a magic sword and turned Terry Pratchett into Sir Terence.  And, believe me, it certainly looks like a sword when it whizzes past your ear. The event was followed by a slap-up meal, hosted…

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A Visit to the Doctor…

11th February 2008

11th February 2008 A Visit to the Doctor… Sandra, Louis and Josh had a lovely afternoon with David Tennant while visiting the Dr Who set at the old public library in Swansea. We had a fantastic day would like to thank all of the crew for making us at home. The episode we watched being filmed will be episode ten…

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Terry’s February Update

9th February 2008

Folks, Well, there were around three million viewers of the documentary, which seems to be well received so far.  Of course, this means yet another towering wave to the tsunami of mail that constantly crashes down on this office.  Can I add that I am astonished at all the possible claimed causes of Alzheimer’s that fans are sharing with me;…

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Happy New Year from Terry & the team at PJSM!

1st January 2008

Folks,Happy New Year! I’m going to keep this short because I’d like to finish Nation by the end of the week, but things here are looking up a bit since my last report. I shall very soon be on medication that in theory should blow some of the cobwebs away and I hope my typing speed and accuracy will improve….

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Hogswatch Wishes From Terry

21st December 2007

21st December 2007 Hogswatch Wishes From Terry Folks, We have had many tens of thousands of e-mails from people and the letter flood is just beginning to bite (hilariously, spam traps here tend to pick up things like ‘medication’ and treat quite a lot of the mail as spam.  If we switch them off, we get all the spam too…

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Classic FM – Saturday 15th / Sunday 16th December

14th December 2007

14th December 2007 Classic FM – Saturday 15th / Sunday 16th December Join all of the Classic FM presenters  for their  annual charity on-air auction in aid of the Classic FM Music Makers. There will be celebrity guests and money can’t buy prizes, exclusive experiences and perfect Christmas presents up for grabs such as dinner with Terry (and Rob) at…

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AN UPDATE

12th December 2007

12th December 2007 AN UPDATE Folks, My good friend Sandra Kidby of PJSM Prints is allowing me to use her website because I am proverbially too busy to run one of my own.  We have hardly the time even to read the thousands of messages that have come in here, let alone reply to them, but thank you all. Could…

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An Embuggerance

11th December 2007

Folks, I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news.  I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s, which lay behind this year’s phantom “stroke”. We are…

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THE MONTH IN PICTURES…

5th October 2007

15th October 2007 THE MONTH IN PICTURES… JOSH & SEAN ASTIN TERRY & SEAN   BRIGGSO & ME MR BOGGIS & JOSH BEFORE MAKEUP   RICHARD, STEPHEN & THE PRODUCER ANKH-MORPORK UNDER CONSTRUCTION   TAKING DIRECTION NICOLA BURNING BOOKS   MARY-ELLEN & SEAN HOME SWEET HOME WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET AGAIN?? AT THE END OF A HARD DAY  …

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AUTUMN TOUR REMINDER

12th September 2007

AUTUMN TOUR REMINDER Terry’s Autumn Making Money tour has been confirmed as follows; Monday 24th September 7:00pm : Borders #86 3700 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 Tuesday 25th September 7:30pm : Kepler’s Books STE 200 1010 El Camino Menlo Park, CA 94025 Wednesday 26th September 7:00pm : Powell’s Bookstore 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97004 Thursday 27th September…

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