THE DISCWORLD CONVENTION 2006

Marcus Sedgwick relaxes with a gem from Terry Pratchett There’s a moment as a reader, not often enough felt, when you sigh comfortably and relax, because you know you’re in good hands. Such a moment occurs commendably near the start of Dodger – in fact, in the very first chapter title, in which the author…

Terry opened a new display called ‘What the Victorians Did For Us’ at the Bath Postal Museum today. It’s well worth a visit to see for yourself the birthplace of Discworld Philately. Also, Rod Brown and Ian Sharples from the Mob Film Company presented Terry with draft #1.0 of the Going Postal screenplay. We wait…

25th August 2006 TERRY’S BRUSH WITH DEATH Death, Terry and a brush… Paula Nightingale and a crew from the Mob Film Company came to visit Terry and Stephen Briggs’s to film their performances for the ‘Twelve Days of Hogswatch’. These will be a series of shorts, chronicling Death as he visits a number of Discworld…

STOP PRESS! TERRY WILL BE ON THE GMTV SOFA TOMORROW Although the snow is still falling heavily here in Wiltshire, we will be braving the elements and leaving shortly so Terry can be at the GMTV studios by 8am in the morning. We’re not sure exactly what time he will be on air, but have…

Today, Sir Terry Pratchett would have turned 68. He lives on in the characters and worlds he created. Two weeks ago, family, friends and fans from around the world gathered to celebrate the life and work of this extraordinary man. To give everyone a chance to look back and appreciate just some of Sir Terry’s…