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Join writer Elizabeth Flux and comedian Ben McKenzie on their six* year mission to discuss every Terry Pratchett book! A Splendid Chaps Productions podcast.
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#Pratchat90 – Mind the Ginnungagap
Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke rejoins Liz and Ben as we don our flat caps and anoraks, as we make sense of Terry Pratchett's penultimate Discworld novel, 2013's Raising Steam. Dick Simnel has created Iron Girder, the Disc's first steam engine - and he's brought it to Ankh-Morpork seeking an investor. He finds one in Sir Harry King, who is keen to be known as the King of something other than what brought him his wealth.
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Is that a steam train - in Ankh-Morpork? Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke joins Liz and Ben to put on our anoraks and write "40" in our notebooks for a gradely discussion of #TerryPratchett's penultimate #Discworld novel: Raising Steam! #Pratchat90
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Better late than never. PJ and Andy read The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents for the first time!
YouTube: youtu.be/LDdHP1skw7U
AudPod: pod.link/1645420990
YouTube: youtu.be/LDdHP1skw7U
AudPod: pod.link/1645420990
Book 28: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
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December 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Better late than never. PJ and Andy read The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents for the first time!
YouTube: youtu.be/LDdHP1skw7U
AudPod: pod.link/1645420990
YouTube: youtu.be/LDdHP1skw7U
AudPod: pod.link/1645420990
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Our Hogswatch extravaganza - featuring a review of the latest Stranger Times book by @caimhmc.bsky.social and a wonderful chat about Christmas no. 1s with @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk - is out now! Full video on YouTube, or find us in your podcast catcher of choice.
December 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Our Hogswatch extravaganza - featuring a review of the latest Stranger Times book by @caimhmc.bsky.social and a wonderful chat about Christmas no. 1s with @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk - is out now! Full video on YouTube, or find us in your podcast catcher of choice.
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Our new special episode about the Hogfather TV show references a couple of other podcasts that recently talked about David Jason:
Comfort Blanket (hosted by @gralefrit.bsky.social), specifically the Count Duckula episode.
@xplainthexmen.bsky.social, specifically episode 507 which has Hogfather info.
Comfort Blanket (hosted by @gralefrit.bsky.social), specifically the Count Duckula episode.
@xplainthexmen.bsky.social, specifically episode 507 which has Hogfather info.
It's the shortest day of the year (where we are), so what better time to discuss the Hogfather TV adaptation. Angels & creatures are omitted, a pixie is briefly added, everyone's doing good work. We brush past how the longest night works on the Disc. Happy Hogswatch!
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vst6y-...
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vst6y-...
Dining Table Discworld - Hogfather TV
We discuss the live action, TV adaptation of Hogfather.
Including what's changed from the book, how menacing Mark Warren is, and the quality of the visuals.
Also is the Ankh the Maris Crane of rivers?...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Our new special episode about the Hogfather TV show references a couple of other podcasts that recently talked about David Jason:
Comfort Blanket (hosted by @gralefrit.bsky.social), specifically the Count Duckula episode.
@xplainthexmen.bsky.social, specifically episode 507 which has Hogfather info.
Comfort Blanket (hosted by @gralefrit.bsky.social), specifically the Count Duckula episode.
@xplainthexmen.bsky.social, specifically episode 507 which has Hogfather info.
Is that a steam train - in Ankh-Morpork? Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke joins Liz and Ben to put on our anoraks and write "40" in our notebooks for a gradely discussion of #TerryPratchett's penultimate #Discworld novel: Raising Steam! #Pratchat90
#Pratchat90 – Mind the Ginnungagap
Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke rejoins Liz and Ben as we don our flat caps and anoraks, as we make sense of Terry Pratchett's penultimate Discworld novel, 2013's Raising Steam. Dick Simnel has created Iron Girder, the Disc's first steam engine - and he's brought it to Ankh-Morpork seeking an investor. He finds one in Sir Harry King, who is keen to be known as the King of something other than what brought him his wealth.
pratchatpodcast.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Is that a steam train - in Ankh-Morpork? Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke joins Liz and Ben to put on our anoraks and write "40" in our notebooks for a gradely discussion of #TerryPratchett's penultimate #Discworld novel: Raising Steam! #Pratchat90
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The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.
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Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns.
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns.
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
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17 years ago THIS VERY DAY, @ifdestroyed.bsky.social & I released the first episode of House to Astonish, a podcast of comic book news & reviews with a bit of mucking about at the end. To mark the occasion, I thought you might want to hear that first mildly wonky episode! archive.org/details/Hous...
House To Astonish Archive : Al Kennedy and Paul O'Brien : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of the first 51 episodes of comic book podcast House to Astonish, previously made available for free via Podomatic.com but now otherwise unavailable.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
17 years ago THIS VERY DAY, @ifdestroyed.bsky.social & I released the first episode of House to Astonish, a podcast of comic book news & reviews with a bit of mucking about at the end. To mark the occasion, I thought you might want to hear that first mildly wonky episode! archive.org/details/Hous...
In case you missed it yesterday: #Pratchat89 is out now!
Join Liz, Ben and @pcgamer.com’s Jody Macgregor as we discuss the very reasonable and logical 1995 graphic adventure game #Discworld.
Find us wherever you get your podcasts to hear all about this tale of donkeys, octopuses and custard…
Join Liz, Ben and @pcgamer.com’s Jody Macgregor as we discuss the very reasonable and logical 1995 graphic adventure game #Discworld.
Find us wherever you get your podcasts to hear all about this tale of donkeys, octopuses and custard…
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In case you missed it yesterday: #Pratchat89 is out now!
Join Liz, Ben and @pcgamer.com’s Jody Macgregor as we discuss the very reasonable and logical 1995 graphic adventure game #Discworld.
Find us wherever you get your podcasts to hear all about this tale of donkeys, octopuses and custard…
Join Liz, Ben and @pcgamer.com’s Jody Macgregor as we discuss the very reasonable and logical 1995 graphic adventure game #Discworld.
Find us wherever you get your podcasts to hear all about this tale of donkeys, octopuses and custard…
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Freyja Stokes goes deep into the historical connections between European witchcraft and sex work, and draws out how #Pratchett uses these in the person of Mrs Palm. It's got history AND sexy puns...
This one's very reasonably-priced - it's free!
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com
This one's very reasonably-priced - it's free!
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Freyja Stokes goes deep into the historical connections between European witchcraft and sex work, and draws out how #Pratchett uses these in the person of Mrs Palm. It's got history AND sexy puns...
This one's very reasonably-priced - it's free!
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com
This one's very reasonably-priced - it's free!
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com
A cult of has summoned a dragon in Ankh-Morpork to topple the Patrician! And of course the only one who can save the city is...Rincewind? PC Gamer editor Jody Macgregor joins Liz and Ben to talk about the 1995 point and click adventure game #Discworld, as shouted at by Terry Pratchett!
#Pratchat89 – An Awfully Teeny Weeny Adventure
Games journalist and PC Gamer editor Jody Macgregor joins Liz and Ben to take control of an oddly Pythonesque Rincewind and discuss the 1995 graphic adventure game Discworld from Teeny Weeny Games and Perfect 10 Productions. A nefarious secret society has summoned a dragon in Ankh-Morpork! It’s a suspiciously familiar plot, and of course the only one who can save the city is...Rincewind?
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November 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A cult of has summoned a dragon in Ankh-Morpork to topple the Patrician! And of course the only one who can save the city is...Rincewind? PC Gamer editor Jody Macgregor joins Liz and Ben to talk about the 1995 point and click adventure game #Discworld, as shouted at by Terry Pratchett!
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Before our Wintersmith ep goes live, here's a treat: we watched the TV adaptation GOING POSTAL together with our friend Kel McDonald and recorded some post-viewing thoughts about it! Get Moist with us all over again.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7k4sYXZqNwJz4QfMl4RucN?si=LcSpi34HRHCPog9fPErWRw
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7k4sYXZqNwJz4QfMl4RucN?si=LcSpi34HRHCPog9fPErWRw
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Before our Wintersmith ep goes live, here's a treat: we watched the TV adaptation GOING POSTAL together with our friend Kel McDonald and recorded some post-viewing thoughts about it! Get Moist with us all over again.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7k4sYXZqNwJz4QfMl4RucN?si=LcSpi34HRHCPog9fPErWRw
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7k4sYXZqNwJz4QfMl4RucN?si=LcSpi34HRHCPog9fPErWRw
Our next episode, #Pratchat89, is recording this weekend - and we’re discussing the #Discworld point and click adventure game from 1995! Ben may have lost the box and the disc but he still has his original manual… If you have questions, get them in ASAP!
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our next episode, #Pratchat89, is recording this weekend - and we’re discussing the #Discworld point and click adventure game from 1995! Ben may have lost the box and the disc but he still has his original manual… If you have questions, get them in ASAP!
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Cohen goes full Jesse Custer in a Discworld Avengers-level event. PJ and Andy read THE LAST HERO for their first time. Talk!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-JE...
Podlink: pod.link/1645420990/e...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-JE...
Podlink: pod.link/1645420990/e...
The Last Hero
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October 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Cohen goes full Jesse Custer in a Discworld Avengers-level event. PJ and Andy read THE LAST HERO for their first time. Talk!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-JE...
Podlink: pod.link/1645420990/e...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-JE...
Podlink: pod.link/1645420990/e...
Join us (finally) for a new episode as @brendanbarnett.bsky.social chats with Ben* about how one man can draw so many wizards, witches, dragons, guards, goblins and other denizen of the Disc, as we read Paul Kidby’s Designing Terry Pratchett’s #Discworld! #Pratchat88
* Liz will be back next month!
* Liz will be back next month!
#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront
Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby’s 2…
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October 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Join us (finally) for a new episode as @brendanbarnett.bsky.social chats with Ben* about how one man can draw so many wizards, witches, dragons, guards, goblins and other denizen of the Disc, as we read Paul Kidby’s Designing Terry Pratchett’s #Discworld! #Pratchat88
* Liz will be back next month!
* Liz will be back next month!
A quick numbering note: the new episode about Designing Discworld is #Pratchat88, not #Pratchat89 as erroneously reported by us.
#Pratchat89 will discuss the Discworld graphic adventure game, and #Pratchat90 will discuss Raising Steam.
Ben promises to double-check his spreadsheet in future!
#Pratchat89 will discuss the Discworld graphic adventure game, and #Pratchat90 will discuss Raising Steam.
Ben promises to double-check his spreadsheet in future!
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A quick numbering note: the new episode about Designing Discworld is #Pratchat88, not #Pratchat89 as erroneously reported by us.
#Pratchat89 will discuss the Discworld graphic adventure game, and #Pratchat90 will discuss Raising Steam.
Ben promises to double-check his spreadsheet in future!
#Pratchat89 will discuss the Discworld graphic adventure game, and #Pratchat90 will discuss Raising Steam.
Ben promises to double-check his spreadsheet in future!
#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront
Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's…
Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's…
#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront
Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Paul Kidby started bringing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld to life when, on the third attempt, he showed off his skill to the author by drawing his own versions of Discworld characters who had so captured his imagination.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#Pratchat88 – They’re All Good Dragons, Bront
Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's…
Illustrator, game designer and educator Brendan Barnett joins Ben to discuss art, ideas, inspiration, creative process, dragons, wizards and goblins (oh my!) as we leaf through Paul Kidby's 2024 gorgeous coffee table book, Designing Terry Pratchett's…
Listeners, we have recorded #Pratchat89, discussing Paul Kidby’s book Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, and it is coming out this month! But after several setbacks and problems, it will not come out today. We’re hoping it will be later this week. Thanks for bearing with us.
October 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Listeners, we have recorded #Pratchat89, discussing Paul Kidby’s book Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, and it is coming out this month! But after several setbacks and problems, it will not come out today. We’re hoping it will be later this week. Thanks for bearing with us.
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Today is Father's Day in Australia, so hey! even if (like me) you don't much care, have a listicle from @tansyrr.bsky.social about the dads of the Discworld...
(I'm currently re-reading Soul Music, so I have Thoughts.)
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras
(I'm currently re-reading Soul Music, so I have Thoughts.)
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras
September 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today is Father's Day in Australia, so hey! even if (like me) you don't much care, have a listicle from @tansyrr.bsky.social about the dads of the Discworld...
(I'm currently re-reading Soul Music, so I have Thoughts.)
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras
(I'm currently re-reading Soul Music, so I have Thoughts.)
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras
Hey listeners - we apologise but there’s no episode this month. Ben will publish a brief explainer to keep folks in the loop, but in short, it’s been a challenging month for a small podcast team. We’re really hoping to get back to normal in October.
September 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hey listeners - we apologise but there’s no episode this month. Ben will publish a brief explainer to keep folks in the loop, but in short, it’s been a challenging month for a small podcast team. We’re really hoping to get back to normal in October.
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Comic nerd friends (so @patrickoduffy.bsky.social and @alkennedy.bsky.social), my other comic nerd friend Adam Ford is currently crowdfunding a book of poems inspired by Rom Space Knight.
Adam’s a great poet, a massive Rom fan and a real good egg! Give it a look and maybe spread the word?
Adam’s a great poet, a massive Rom fan and a real good egg! Give it a look and maybe spread the word?
Choosing Sides: A speculative poetry chapbook
25 B-movie poems about the inner lives of a space cyborg and the people who love/oppose him.
www.kickstarter.com
August 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Comic nerd friends (so @patrickoduffy.bsky.social and @alkennedy.bsky.social), my other comic nerd friend Adam Ford is currently crowdfunding a book of poems inspired by Rom Space Knight.
Adam’s a great poet, a massive Rom fan and a real good egg! Give it a look and maybe spread the word?
Adam’s a great poet, a massive Rom fan and a real good egg! Give it a look and maybe spread the word?
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Wave 1 might be sold out but there’s another chance to buy memberships in Wave 2. Here are a few pointers to help you prepare.
dwcon.org/useful-inf...
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News
dwcon.org/useful-inf...
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News
August 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wave 1 might be sold out but there’s another chance to buy memberships in Wave 2. Here are a few pointers to help you prepare.
dwcon.org/useful-inf...
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News
dwcon.org/useful-inf...
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News
Our planned August episode, #Pratchat88, was cursed (we should have used #Prachat7A7A). Here’s a bonus episode in which Ben browses his bookshelf to mention a few books that won’t get their own episodes!
#PratchatShelfie – Browsing Ben’s Bookshelf
Our August episode has been delayed, so here’s a bonus episode in which Ben talks about some of the books on his Pratchett shelf that won’t get their own episode! You can find all the books mentioned in this episode in the Books index on our website. Some brief notes on this episode: A “shelfie” is a photo of one’s shelf of books or board games, usually shared online.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our planned August episode, #Pratchat88, was cursed (we should have used #Prachat7A7A). Here’s a bonus episode in which Ben browses his bookshelf to mention a few books that won’t get their own episodes!
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Soul Music TV series
In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall. With praise for Christopher Lee, how they have adapted a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspects of the story have changed.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ya5g5-...
In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall. With praise for Christopher Lee, how they have adapted a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspects of the story have changed.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ya5g5-...
Dining Table Discworld - Soul Music TV Series
In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall.
With praise for Christopher Lee, how to adapt a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspect...
www.podbean.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Soul Music TV series
In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall. With praise for Christopher Lee, how they have adapted a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspects of the story have changed.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ya5g5-...
In our second special episode we watch the animated Soul Music TV show, from Cosgrove Hall. With praise for Christopher Lee, how they have adapted a book about music into an audio visual format, and how aspects of the story have changed.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ya5g5-...
In case you missed it, @makeyefretpod.bsky.social’s discussion of #TheLongEarth is coming out now! Lovely that there’s still this journey for both our pods to go on.
Our episode about it was #Pratchat31, “It’s Just a Step to the West” from 2020.
Our episode about it was #Pratchat31, “It’s Just a Step to the West” from 2020.
July 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
In case you missed it, @makeyefretpod.bsky.social’s discussion of #TheLongEarth is coming out now! Lovely that there’s still this journey for both our pods to go on.
Our episode about it was #Pratchat31, “It’s Just a Step to the West” from 2020.
Our episode about it was #Pratchat31, “It’s Just a Step to the West” from 2020.
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We're close to Halfway Through! We'd love to have an episode in October with some listener contributions to celebrate. So let us know what you think about Discworld generally, this podcast, any novels from Colour of Magic to Hogfather. Email diningtablediscworld [at] gmail [dot] com or DM here.
July 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We're close to Halfway Through! We'd love to have an episode in October with some listener contributions to celebrate. So let us know what you think about Discworld generally, this podcast, any novels from Colour of Magic to Hogfather. Email diningtablediscworld [at] gmail [dot] com or DM here.