Dear Wonderful Fans, Well, some…  A few…  Well, at least three of you… First a little seasonal note.  We are sending out no Hogswatch cards this year, but the money instead – £10,000 – has gone to the RICE Centre, thus helping the cause of Alzheimer’s research and treatment and the cause of keeping your mantelpiece totally uncluttered and thus…

We’ve received a letter from Leighton James House that goes… Dear Sandra, At last! Here is the artwork image and finally the announcement regarding the release of ‘Only You Can Save Mankind’ album It goes live on itunes (and similar digital sites) on the 23rd November! Now fully mastered – and with some hidden treats. The actual CD will be…

Come and celebrate the launch of Unseen Academicals, the 37th Discworld novel with us! At a tournament of ‘foot-the-ball’ at Wincanton Sports Ground in Somerset on Saturday 10th October at 11am. Tickets are only £1 each and are available at the gate. Come along and join in the fun!

Folks, I expect that most of you know that I am determined to die peacefully in my own garden before my Alzheimer’s has reached its most unpleasant stage, which might still be quite some time away.  That is why I am now a patron of Dignity in Dying and my new friends there have asked me to pass on this…

Folks, I had a lovely letter the other day from a very religious lady concerned about my health.  She said that I should consider my Alzheimer’s a gift from God.  Frankly, I would have preferred a sweater… Coming back from the North American Discworld Convention has hardly been a rest and so my own personal con report and additional thanks…

One to tune in for folks – Terry is appearing on the Politics Show – BBC One at 11am on Sunday September 27th.

That’s it. We’re all packed and are on our way to Arizona! Yes folks, we’re on our way to The North American Discworld Convention (a.k.a. NADWCon). The NADWCon program includes several large-scale events, such as the Gala Banquet, Maskerade (honoring Terry’s novel of the same name), Charity Auction, and Guest of Honor Interview. The 2009 convention also features a convention-wide…

We are currently auctioning an extremely rare UK bound proof of Unseen Academicals. This is one of only 120 copies worldwide and the lucky winner will have theirs signed and dedicated by Terry.

Good luck and happy bidding!

Click HERE to read Terry’s emotive and powerful Mail on Sunday article on assisted death.

Terry will be appearing on the Breakfast show on BBC One on Monday 3rd August at around 08:10.

Below is the current cast list which we shall add to as and when we have news!

Moist von Lipwig – Richard Coyle

Reacher Guilt – David Suchet

Lord Vetinari – Charles Dance

Adora Belle Dearheart – Claire Foy

Drumknott – Steve Pemberton

Groat – Andrew Sachs

Miss Cripslock – Tamsin Greig

We have now identified 3 days in August that we could invite a limited number of fans to Budapest to act as extras alongside our Hungarian extras during the shooting of Going Postal. The days are Monday and Tuesday 10/11th August (a maximum of 15 fans) and Friday 21st August (maximum of 12 fans) Total 27 fans. PLEASE NOTE :…

Folks, Today we have been finishing the editing of Unseen Academicals. It has been an immensely complex month with the Darwin Festival in Cambridge, the Oldie literary lunch, an honorary doctorate from Bradford; all of which has been exacerbated by a breakdown in one of our main machines. Next week we go to see the National to discuss their upcoming…

PRIORITY ONLINE BOOKING FROM MONDAY 29 JUNE Fans can book their tickets online ahead of the general public on Monday 29 June. To access priority online booking please follow the instructions below: Go to www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/buytickets and select Nation from the list of productions. In the box on the right hand side of the screen labelled ‘Promotion code’ enter the code…

Rob has received an update! Dear Rob, Just a note to say all is progressing on schedule towards starting filming Going Postal, which is now only a matter of weeks away. Base camp is set up in Budapest with Jon and the troops making their way there as we speak, however the filming schedule, which I did anticipate at this…

Folks, Probably the strangest, but certainly one of the most rewarding activities over the past month would be the smelting of iron ore to make my own sword, with the help of Jake Keen, formally of the Iron Age Centre in Cranborne. This involved collecting the iron ore (yes, there more of it about that you would think) from a nearby…

Monday March 30 at 12noon Terry Pratchett, together with many of the singers involved, will be attending the first recording session and will be available for TV, radio and print interviews. Venue: Air Edel Studios, 18 Rodmarton Street, London, W1U 8BJ RSVP to Kevin Wilson at Clout 07884 368697 CLOUT COMMUNICATIONS LTD 79 Wardour Street London W1D 6QD Tel:  020…

More fantastic news from Leighton James House; Dear Rob, In addition to my last missive, I now have great pleasure in announcing that Kerry Ellis is joining us in the studio; www.kerryellis.co.uk She is currently starring in ‘Wicked’, was in the original cast of ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Chess’ in concert and a solo artist in the Royal Variety Performance…

We have just received the following good news from Leighton James House; Dear Rob. Only You Can Save Mankind – The Album As if you didn’t already have enough Pratchett news for one month, here’s ours… After our critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival  in 2004 – and a 5 year break, tut, tut – I am delighted to…

We have received the following update from Rod Brown at Mob Films; Dear Rob & Terry, I want to give you and the Discworld fans, many who have written to me, an update as to our filming plans for Going Postal. We are planning to commence filming in Budapest at the beginning of May 2009. The shoot will last 9…

Terry & Rob 10:00 BBC Somerset Rob 10:10 BBC Manchester Terry 10:15 BBC 3 Counties Rob 10:20 BBC 3 Counties Terry 10:30 BBC Bristol Terry 10:40 BBC Cumbria Terry 10:50 BBC Wiltshire Rob 11:00 BBC Solent Rob 11:10 BBC Lincolnshire Rob 11:20 BBC Jersey Rob 11:30 BBC Essex Rob 11:40 BBC Humberside Rob 11:50 BBC Kent   Mathew Stadlen interviewed…