Book:Truckers - Revision history

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	===[[Book:Truckers Picture Book\|Picture Book]]===		===[[Book:Truckers Picture Book\|Picture Book]]===
	Two picture books for children were produced using images from the TV series.		Two picture books for children were produced using images from the TV series.

			===[[Theatre Adaptations\|Theatre]]===
			Adapted by Bob Eaton in 2002. The script for this adaptation was unpublished but a small piece was written by [[Terry Pratchett]] for the [[Articles and Speeches\|theatre programme]] called 'A Word From Terry Pratchett,' this was reprinted under the title 'The Big Store' in {{OMWF}} and {{SK}}.

	==Other stuff==		==Other stuff==

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	\|cover=[[File:Cover Truckers.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Cover art by Josh Kirby]]		\|cover=[[File:Cover Truckers.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Cover art by Josh Kirby]]
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	\|date=September 1989		\|date=September 1989
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	\| valign="top" \| [[File:T MB2.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by Mark Beech paperback]]		\| valign="top" \| [[File:T MB2.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by Mark Beech paperback]]
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			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T Ill.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Truckers Illustrated Edition by Mark Beech]]
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 ==Other stuff==
 *First book in the [[Bromeliad]] series
 *Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday.<br />Copyright (c) 1989 by Terry and Lynn Pratchett
+*At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to {{D}} and {{WI}}
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	\| valign="top" \| [[File:T MB.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by Mark Beech]]		\| valign="top" \| [[File:T MB.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by Mark Beech]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T MB2.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by Mark Beech paperback]]
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	*Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday.<br />Copyright (c) 1989 by Terry and Lynn Pratchett		*Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday.<br />Copyright (c) 1989 by Terry and Lynn Pratchett

	== ~~Movie~~ ==		==TV Series==
	There is a stop-motion animated ~~movie~~ version of [[TV and Film:Truckers\|''Truckers'']], produced by Cosgrove Hall in 1992.		There is a stop-motion animated TV series version of [[TV and Film:Truckers\|''Truckers'']]; produced by Cosgrove Hall and broadcast by ITV in 1992.
	At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to {{D}} and {{WI}}.		At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to {{D}} and {{WI}}.

			==Gallery==
			{\|
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			\| valign="top" \| [[File:Cover Truckers.jpg\|120px\|thumb\|First Edition Cover by [[Josh Kirby]]]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T Proof.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|Book Proof]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T NM.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|Cover by Neal McPheeters]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T SG.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|Cover by Susan Saelig Gallagher]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T Tape.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Audio Cassette]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T CD.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|Audio CD]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T DW.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by David Wyatt]]
			\|}
			{\|
			\|-
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T DW2.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|Cover by David Wyatt-alt]]
			\| valign="top" \| [[File:T MB.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|Cover by Mark Beech]]
			\|}

	[[Category:Bromeliad series\|Truckers]]		[[Category:Bromeliad series\|Truckers]]
	[[Category:Children's books\|Truckers]]		[[Category:Children's books\|Truckers]]
	[[de:Buch:Trucker]]		[[de:Buch:Trucker]]

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	==Blurb==		==Blurb==
	'Outside! What's it like?' Masklin looked blank. 'Well,' he said. 'It's sort of big -'<br />		'Outside! What's it like?' Masklin looked blank. 'Well,' he said. 'It's sort of big -'<br />
	To the thousands of tiny ~~nomes~~ who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. Things like Day and Night, Sun and Rain are just daft old legends. <br />		To the thousands of tiny Nomes who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. Things like Day and Night, Sun and Rain are just daft old legends. <br />
	Then a devastating piece of news shatters their ~~existance~~: the Store - their whole world - is to be demolished. And it's up to Masklin, one of the last ~~nomes~~ to come into the Store, to mastermind an unbelievable plan that will take all the ~~nomes~~ into the danger of the great Outside...		Then a devastating piece of news shatters their existence: the Store - their whole world - is to be demolished. And it's up to Masklin, one of the last Nomes to come into the Store, to mastermind an unbelievable plan that will take all the Nomes into the danger of the great Outside...

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	[[Nomes]] are tiny people who live in a human world. For them, time passes at a tenth the speed that humans feel it pass, and thus they move quickly and never get noticed. [[Masklin]], [[Grimma]], [[Granny Morkie]] and Old [[Torrit]] are the remaining members of a dwindling tribe of ~~nomes~~ who live by a motorway and own a mysterious device called [[The Thing]]. One day, Masklin persuades them to ride away on a lorry which takes them to the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store in [[Grimethorpe]].		[[Nomes]] are tiny people who live in a human world. For them, time passes at a tenth the speed that humans feel it pass, and thus they move quickly and never get noticed. [[Masklin]], [[Grimma]], [[Granny Morkie]] and Old [[Torrit]] are the remaining members of a dwindling tribe of Nomes who live by a motorway and own a mysterious device called [[The Thing]]. One day, Masklin persuades them to ride away on a lorry which takes them to the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store in [[Grimethorpe]].

	The department store is home to a great civilisation of ~~nomes~~. The ~~nomes~~ and their ancestors have lived inside the store for so long that they are unsure if the world outside even exists. Each department has a ~~nome~~ tribe with a matching name, and "Arnold Bros (est. 1905)" is viewed as being a deity. They are greeted by [[Angalo de Haberdasheri]], a member of the Haberdasheri clan. He takes them to see their father Duke [[Cido de Haberdasheri]]. They are turned away by the Duke and wander through the corridors beneath the floors of the shop.		The department store is home to a great civilisation of Nomes. The Nomes and their ancestors have lived inside the store for so long that they are unsure if the world outside even exists. Each department has a Nome tribe with a matching name, and "Arnold Bros (est. 1905)" is viewed as being a deity. They are greeted by [[Angalo de Haberdasheri]], a member of the Haberdasheri clan. He takes them to see their father, Duke [[Cido de Haberdasheri]]. They are turned away by the Duke and wander through the corridors beneath the floors of the shop.

	The Thing touches some electric wires, which recharges and activates it. It reveals it to be the computer of [[Starship Swan]], which brought the ~~nomes~~ from another planet. The Thing explains that they are descendants of the ship's crew, who were marooned there thousands of years ago when the ship broke down. The Thing also reads radio signals and reveals that the department store is about to be closed and demolished.		The Thing touches some electric wires, which recharges and activates it. It reveals it to be the computer of [[Starship Swan]], which brought the Nomes from another planet. The Thing explains that they are descendants of the ship's crew, who were marooned there thousands of years ago when the ship broke down. The Thing also reads radio signals and reveals that the department store is about to be closed and demolished.

	Masklin faces a difficult task of convincing the other ~~nomes~~ that they must leave the shop. Only when the [[Abbot of the Stationeri]] is convinced by the Thing are they finally able to get the message through. They decide to flee by stealing one of the lorries that ~~parks~~ outside the shop, using pieces of wood and string to reach the controls. With instructions from The Thing, Masklin and Grimma train a group of ~~nomes~~ to operate the controls. As workmen begin clearing the shop, the ~~nomes~~ board the lorry and drive erratically through Grimethorpe and out in the countryside. The ~~nomes~~ abandon the lorry just before the police catch up with it and escape to an [[Quarry\|abandoned quarry]]. The ~~nomes~~ begin a new life at the quarry, while Masklin watches planes at a nearby airport and begins planning a way for the ~~nomes~~ to head home.		Masklin faces a difficult task of convincing the other Nomes that they must leave the shop. Only when the [[Abbot of the Stationeri]] is convinced by the Thing are they finally able to get the message through. They decide to flee by stealing one of the lorries that park outside the shop, using pieces of wood and string to reach the controls. With instructions from The Thing, Masklin and Grimma train a group of Nomes to operate the controls. As workmen begin clearing the shop, the Nomes board the lorry and drive erratically through Grimethorpe and out in the countryside. The Nomes abandon the lorry just before the police catch up with it and escape to an [[Quarry\|abandoned quarry]]. The Nomes begin a new life at the quarry, while Masklin watches planes at a nearby airport and begins planning a way for the Nomes to head home.

	==Characters==		==Characters==

DuckMan at 16:12, 1 January 2017

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	To the thousands of tiny nomes who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. Things like Day and Night, Sun and Rain are just daft old legends. <br />		To the thousands of tiny nomes who live under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. Things like Day and Night, Sun and Rain are just daft old legends. <br />
	Then a devastating piece of news shatters their existance: the Store - their whole world - is to be demolished. And it's up to Masklin, one of the last nomes to come into the Store, to mastermind an unbelievable plan that will take all the nomes into the danger of the great Outside...		Then a devastating piece of news shatters their existance: the Store - their whole world - is to be demolished. And it's up to Masklin, one of the last nomes to come into the Store, to mastermind an unbelievable plan that will take all the nomes into the danger of the great Outside...

			==Plot==
			[[Nomes]] are tiny people who live in a human world. For them, time passes at a tenth the speed that humans feel it pass, and thus they move quickly and never get noticed. [[Masklin]], [[Grimma]], [[Granny Morkie]] and Old [[Torrit]] are the remaining members of a dwindling tribe of nomes who live by a motorway and own a mysterious device called [[The Thing]]. One day, Masklin persuades them to ride away on a lorry which takes them to the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store in [[Grimethorpe]].

			The department store is home to a great civilisation of nomes. The nomes and their ancestors have lived inside the store for so long that they are unsure if the world outside even exists. Each department has a nome tribe with a matching name, and "Arnold Bros (est. 1905)" is viewed as being a deity. They are greeted by [[Angalo de Haberdasheri]], a member of the Haberdasheri clan. He takes them to see their father Duke [[Cido de Haberdasheri]]. They are turned away by the Duke and wander through the corridors beneath the floors of the shop.

			The Thing touches some electric wires, which recharges and activates it. It reveals it to be the computer of [[Starship Swan]], which brought the nomes from another planet. The Thing explains that they are descendants of the ship's crew, who were marooned there thousands of years ago when the ship broke down. The Thing also reads radio signals and reveals that the department store is about to be closed and demolished.

			Masklin faces a difficult task of convincing the other nomes that they must leave the shop. Only when the [[Abbot of the Stationeri]] is convinced by the Thing are they finally able to get the message through. They decide to flee by stealing one of the lorries that parks outside the shop, using pieces of wood and string to reach the controls. With instructions from The Thing, Masklin and Grimma train a group of nomes to operate the controls. As workmen begin clearing the shop, the nomes board the lorry and drive erratically through Grimethorpe and out in the countryside. The nomes abandon the lorry just before the police catch up with it and escape to an [[Quarry\|abandoned quarry]]. The nomes begin a new life at the quarry, while Masklin watches planes at a nearby airport and begins planning a way for the nomes to head home.

	==Characters==		==Characters==

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 ==Blurb==
 'Outside! What's it like?' Masklin looked blank. 'Well,' he said. 'It's sort of big -'<br />

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	==Blurb==		==Blurb==
	'Outside! What's it like?' Masklin looked blank. 'Well,' he said. 'It's sort of big -'<br />		'Outside! What's it like?' Masklin looked blank. 'Well,' he said. 'It's sort of big -'<br />
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	==Characters==		==Characters==

	*[[Masklin]]		*[[Masklin]]
	*[[Grimma]]		*[[Grimma]]
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	== Movie ==		== Movie ==
	There is a stop-motion animated movie version of [[TV and Film:Truckers\|''Truckers'']], produced by Cosgrove Hall in 1992.		There is a stop-motion animated movie version of [[TV and Film:Truckers\|''Truckers'']], produced by Cosgrove Hall in 1992.
	At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to ~~''[[Diggers]]''~~ and ~~''[[Wings]]''~~.		At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to {{D}} and {{WI}}.

	[[Category:Bromeliad series\|Truckers]]		[[Category:Bromeliad series\|Truckers]]
	[[Category:Children's books\|Truckers]]		[[Category:Children's books\|Truckers]]
	[[de:Buch:Trucker]]		[[de:Buch:Trucker]]

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	== Movie ==		== Movie ==
	There is a stop-motion animated movie version of ''Truckers'', produced by Cosgrove Hall in 1992.		There is a stop-motion animated movie version of [[TV and Film:Truckers\|''Truckers'']], produced by Cosgrove Hall in 1992.
	At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to ''[[Diggers]]'' and ''[[Wings]]''.		At the moment, Dreamworks has the film rights to ''Truckers'', and also to ''[[Diggers]]'' and ''[[Wings]]''.