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Terry Pratchett: The BBC Radio Drama Collection

Terry Pratchett: The BBC Radio Drama Collection

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Summary

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld， a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own， but which looks completely different…

Collected together for the first time are seven full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of Terry Pratchett’s novels， with star-studded casts including Martin Jarvis， Sheila Hancock， Anton Lesser， Philip Jackson， Alex Jennings and Mark Heap。

Now being published for the very first time， the adaptations in this collection are:

Mort
Hopeless young peasant Mort is hired as an apprentice to Death。 He'll have free board， use of the company horse， and being dead isn’t even compulsory。 In fact， it's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life。。。

Wyrd Sisters
Three witches meet on a blasted heath。 A king is cruelly murdered。 A child heir and the kingdom’s crown are both missing。 But Granny Weatherwax finds that meddling in royal politics is a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe。。。

Guards！ Guards！
In Ankh-Morpork， the Haves and the Have-Nots are about fall out。 Again。 The Night Watch’s Captain Vimes is used to this but when the Have-Nots find the key to a lethal， dormant weapon that even they don’t understand， he knows it’s time so sober up。

Eric
When precocious young Eric Thursley summons a demon from the loathsome pit to fulfil his every wish， he wants what everyone wants – immortality， to rule the world， and have the most beautiful woman love him。 Instead he gets Rincewind， the Disc’s most incompetent wizard。

Small Gods
On the Discworld， Gods are as numerous as herring roe， all elbowing for space at the top。 In such a competitive environment， you need an acolyte， and fast。 For the Great God Om， Brutha is the Chosen One， or at least the only One available…

Night Watch
Living in the past is hard。 Dying in the past is incredibly easy， especially when there is a serial killer on the loose who targets coppers。 Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is back in his own rough， tough past， and he has a job to do。

***Bonus Story*** In addition to these Discworld novels， this collection will also include a full-cast dramatisation of Only You Can Save Mankind ， from the Johnny Maxwell series。 As an alien fleet crosses his computer screen， Johnny prepares to blow the ScreeWee into a million pieces。。。

'The voice cast is fantastic' - Starburst

Duration: 13 hours 15 minutes approx。
15 CDs

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Reviews

Alice Rutter ，

A classic collection of radio plays that show off Terry Pratchett’s lightning fast and devilishly sharp wit at its best。 Great fun listen。

Nessa ，

Very entertaining！

Catka ，

Well， tbh， I didn't finish the last one - Only you can save the mankind。 The others were fun though， in spite of the fact that the radio adaptations were sometimes confusing and difficult to follow， even though I've read the books。 Well， tbh， I didn't finish the last one - Only you can save the mankind。 The others were fun though， in spite of the fact that the radio adaptations were sometimes confusing and difficult to follow， even though I've read the books。 。。。more

Neeraja Sankaran ，

I cheated。。 just a little bit。 There were 7 books （or adaptations thereof） in this collections and I finished 6。3 of them。 Somehow I couldn't get into the last story。。 I got through the first installment but interest waned。 The only thing predictable about Terry Pratchett is that he will be entertaining and intelligent， both of which were certainly true of all 6 books， all set in his entirely original Discworld。 My favorite may have been the first （Mort） and as noted the least favorite was the l I cheated。。 just a little bit。 There were 7 books （or adaptations thereof） in this collections and I finished 6。3 of them。 Somehow I couldn't get into the last story。。 I got through the first installment but interest waned。 The only thing predictable about Terry Pratchett is that he will be entertaining and intelligent， both of which were certainly true of all 6 books， all set in his entirely original Discworld。 My favorite may have been the first （Mort） and as noted the least favorite was the last， but all in all they were a fun set of romps， including an appearance by my favorite literary creation ever: Luggage。 I've devoted an entire blog post to it way back in 2010 while I was still living in Egype （https://sankablog。wordpress。com/2010/。。。） and alluded to it in later posts as well。 'nuf said。 If you are a fan or admirer of his work， then you will appreciate this collection。 The actors/readers have done a very fine job。 But if you don't care for this style then you won't care for it。 As my 4-star rating makes clear， I fall into the former camp。 If you like 。。。more

Helen Pugsley ，

I loved the full cast on this one。"Death as himself" the guy who played him deserves a raise。 It was amazing I loved the full cast on this one。"Death as himself" the guy who played him deserves a raise。 It was amazing 。。。more

Tim ，

Terrific audio！ 7 great stories from late master author Sir Terry Pratchett。 I listened with big smiles beginning to end。 10 of 10 stars！ 😆

Deborah ，

Nice to have a different ‘voice’ or three for Discworld et al， and pleasant enough， but having read and re-read all of the series many times， I was just too aware of the changes， additions and deletions to make it easy listening for me。 The voice actors were decent and can’t say there were any that jarred， but they just said the wrong things sometimes。 On reflection， I think these might make a good starting point for new Discworld fans as they are fun and rattle along， but for anybody who wears Nice to have a different ‘voice’ or three for Discworld et al， and pleasant enough， but having read and re-read all of the series many times， I was just too aware of the changes， additions and deletions to make it easy listening for me。 The voice actors were decent and can’t say there were any that jarred， but they just said the wrong things sometimes。 On reflection， I think these might make a good starting point for new Discworld fans as they are fun and rattle along， but for anybody who wears the Discworld books like a pair of comfortable slippers that you know every inch of， like me， then they’re just not as good as either reading or listening to the entire book。 As for ‘Only You Can Save Mankind’ it’s been a long， long time since I’ve read that one so it was nice to be re-acquainted。 It was a little bit twee and that is probably why I haven’t re-read， assuming it was fairly true to the original book， and I also wasn’t a fan of the voices for this section。 I may have to re-read just to check。 Overall， it’s probably not something I’ll listen to again as I prefer the full books。 Still， I’ve got every other Pratchett book so why not complete my collection！ 。。。more

Colin Davis ，

When the grim reaper trips over a stone on a cobbled street and says "This place is a bloody death trap" that's when you know you're dealing with the genius。 Some of the performances were a little lackluster， and I do find Pratchett gets a bit repetitive。 That said， if you want to partake in the humour of the well-educated and well-adjusted English middle classes then you can't do much better。It's good clean fun。 When the grim reaper trips over a stone on a cobbled street and says "This place is a bloody death trap" that's when you know you're dealing with the genius。 Some of the performances were a little lackluster， and I do find Pratchett gets a bit repetitive。 That said， if you want to partake in the humour of the well-educated and well-adjusted English middle classes then you can't do much better。It's good clean fun。 。。。more

Stephanie Shaw ，

Great collection！

Yvonne ，

It is Sir Terry and several of his Discworld books that have been dramatised by the BBC。 Excellent cast to bring these fabulous stories to life。 Had me laughing and chuckling so many times。 I love the books and this audio is fabulous listening。

A。L。 Butcher ，

Very good over all。 Only story I didn't enjoy was Erik， but that's not one of TP's better tales。A good selection， well acted and narrated Very good over all。 Only story I didn't enjoy was Erik， but that's not one of TP's better tales。A good selection， well acted and narrated 。。。more

Ann ，

The problem with listening to a bunch of radio plays while doing other things is that you -- or at least， I--can lose track of the voices and who is whom。 That said， Terry Pratchett could have written a phone book and if the BBC cast read it， it would get 3 stars from me。 I really loved Wyrd Sisters （Go， Granny W！） ， Small Gods， and the one where Sam Vimes has to save his younger self。 （another problem with audible books - you don't read the title often）。 You Alone Can Save Mankind seemed like i The problem with listening to a bunch of radio plays while doing other things is that you -- or at least， I--can lose track of the voices and who is whom。 That said， Terry Pratchett could have written a phone book and if the BBC cast read it， it would get 3 stars from me。 I really loved Wyrd Sisters （Go， Granny W！） ， Small Gods， and the one where Sam Vimes has to save his younger self。 （another problem with audible books - you don't read the title often）。 You Alone Can Save Mankind seemed like it was dreamed up to fill a certain chunk of time- you don't see Johnny evolve; he's a looser and then suddenly he isn't， and the relationship with Sigourney isn't well developed。 In fact， Sigourney isn't well developed。 But definitely a worthwhile listen while packing the house and fetching the dog from daycare。 。。。more

Han Spillane ，

Bought on Audible - so funny， brilliant cast too！

Frank Privette ，

This is a marvelous collection of six Discworld and one non-Disc novels by Terry Pratchett， dramatized at different moments by the BBC。 Honoring the author， there is not a dull moment to be had and there are many， many smirk and， dare I say， chortle-inducing passages。 Hearty and， yes sometimes hysterical， laughter were also known to be heard as I listed to these abridged， lively-performed， radio pieces。Important note: in typical BBC fashion， these high-quality productions can be enjoyed by fans This is a marvelous collection of six Discworld and one non-Disc novels by Terry Pratchett， dramatized at different moments by the BBC。 Honoring the author， there is not a dull moment to be had and there are many， many smirk and， dare I say， chortle-inducing passages。 Hearty and， yes sometimes hysterical， laughter were also known to be heard as I listed to these abridged， lively-performed， radio pieces。Important note: in typical BBC fashion， these high-quality productions can be enjoyed by fans and non-turtle-dwellers alike。 I myself had not read a couple of the books performed in the collection and feel I didn’t suffer for it。 Conversely， the books I had previously read （most of which rank among my Pratchett favorites） were equally exquisite。The following books are dramatized and included in the compendium:Mort: abridged in four parts， this is perhaps the weakest performance of the lot， not due to poor production or inferior acting， but because this heavily-edited-down version oversimplifies quite a complex plot， while， surprisingly， maintaining some of the original story’s complexity。 If you have not read Mort before， perhaps this is the only dramatization lacking in lustre vs the source material。Wyrd Sisters: marvelous， and hilarious， retelling of the first witches book in Discworld。 Granny Weatherwax， Nanny Ogg， and Magrat Garlick are comically performed。 Worth a re-listen， any time。Guards！ Guards！: Sam Vines’ first appearance。 Along with The Colour of Magic （not included in the collection）， this was one of the first Discworld books I read。 I therefore didn’t remember much， but this execution maintained Vimes’ heart， along with his crew’s。 The Vetinari performance is delicious。Eric: I have not read Eric， but found the time traveling （not Pratchett’s first or last） was very effectively produced。 This may be one of the collection’s funniest performance， after Small Gods。Small Gods: Along with Soul Music and Pyramids （neither of which is included here）， Small Gods is one of my favorite Pratchett books。 As a fanboy， I was ready for disappointment， but had to stop the car， stop running， stop doing the household chores I was doing， many a time: otherwise I would’ve probably risked choking on my tea/whisky/spit。 Thank the Great Atuin for the BBC。Night Watch: Along with Mort， this Vimes-as-time-traveler， is the most complex novel staged here。 However， the alternate timelines were very effectively performed and leave the listener longing for The Fifth Elephant and other Vimes books。Only You Can Save Mankind: The only non-Discworld book adapted here， it’s the second one I hadn’t read before。 Put simply， it’s Pratchett’s telling of Ender’s Game。 I don’t know if his book is a better accomplishment but， even though the performance was flawless， the plot is heavily dated （early nineties First Gulf War） which， as it relies heavily on video games， makes it a little awkward in the 2020s。 Since it’s an adaptation， I think the text would have benefited from more artistic freedoms from the producers。The turtle moves！ 。。。more

Doc ，

It's a book， It's a radio drama， no it is those but it is also great fun。For those unaware of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett here is a treat to digest some of the books easily as they are adjusted to scripts and acted out through a variety of talents。 With this collection your audio book experience comes to life even as you discover some of the strange and often funny things that populate the strange world。 Among the collection you get 6 stories from the Discworld series and to my surpr It's a book， It's a radio drama， no it is those but it is also great fun。For those unaware of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett here is a treat to digest some of the books easily as they are adjusted to scripts and acted out through a variety of talents。 With this collection your audio book experience comes to life even as you discover some of the strange and often funny things that populate the strange world。 Among the collection you get 6 stories from the Discworld series and to my surprise a bonus story from Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell series which I thought was good too but threw me a little off after finishing the 6 books before it being so different。So if you love stories from Discworld （and Johnny Maxwell I suppose） or want to try the series out while experiencing a radio drama experience then this book is for you。 Who knows， You might find yourself seeking out the original books to experience them again through their original formats。 :） 。。。more

Ceris ，

I really enjoyed Mort and Small Gods！！

Liina ，

Some of these are decent and some are very， very good indeed。 Well worth a listen！

Li ，

This got me through working from home。 They are well produced and adapted。

Badschnoodles Genevieve ，

A mixed bag。 Some were fairly enjoyable but I don’t feel like I have re-read these books and if I hadn’t read them before I would have been even more lost。

B ，

4。5Delicious rendition by the BBC， as usual

James Shields ，

This is a really enjoyable collection of audio adaptations of Terry Pratchett novels。 Most are between four and six half hour episodes， so they are obviously heavily abridged， but I feel they did a good job of capturing the essence of the stories。 The casting is excellent all round， and I felt the actors were really getting into their characters， particularly ones that appeared in multiple novels。 I was especially fond of the opening credits that listed "and Death as himself"。I had read most of This is a really enjoyable collection of audio adaptations of Terry Pratchett novels。 Most are between four and six half hour episodes， so they are obviously heavily abridged， but I feel they did a good job of capturing the essence of the stories。 The casting is excellent all round， and I felt the actors were really getting into their characters， particularly ones that appeared in multiple novels。 I was especially fond of the opening credits that listed "and Death as himself"。I had read most of the stories as paper novels， but I think they would still be enjoyable if you were coming to them for the first time。 I think they would work quite well as an easy introduction to Terry Pratchett， and would allow the full length novels to be enjoyed later。Happy to recommend for both old and new Terry Pratchett fans。 。。。more

Claire O'Brien ，

When the world is just a bit shit and you can't figure out what to read/listen to that won't depress you further， Pratchett is a safe port in the storm。These are short adaptions， which capture the essence and humour of the Disc World without perhaps showing the deeper psychology of the novels。 Highly enjoyable。 When the world is just a bit shit and you can't figure out what to read/listen to that won't depress you further， Pratchett is a safe port in the storm。These are short adaptions， which capture the essence and humour of the Disc World without perhaps showing the deeper psychology of the novels。 Highly enjoyable。 。。。more

Uli Vogel ，

I outsmarted my personal one-book-by-STP-per-year restriction by using the audible version of SEVEN rereads。

Bridget Martin ，

the books are much better

Teddi ，

Audiobook。 A couple of the stories are very well done but some of the others were just confusing like listening to action on a tv but not being able to see the picture

Heather Grande ，

Couple super enjoyable especially with Anton Lesser narrating while others moved too slow。

Stephen Lewis ，

I don't know about you but I could murder a curry。 I don't know about you but I could murder a curry。 。。。more

Trift ，

These were great。 Hilarious and great fun to listen to。 I highly recommend them， regardless of whether or not you’ve read the books。 （I haven’t。）

Skye ，

Some are more engaging than others， but good quick little adaptions

Varshini ，

listened to all of these in a few weeks because I really needed something soothing。 They did the trick， although I wish Wyrd Sisters wasn't so abridged as it's one of my favourites！ listened to all of these in a few weeks because I really needed something soothing。 They did the trick， although I wish Wyrd Sisters wasn't so abridged as it's one of my favourites！ 。。。more

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