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|title=Stephen Briggs
|title=Stephen Briggs
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|name= Stephen Briggs, aka cmotdibbler
|name=Stephen Briggs, aka cmotdibbler
|age= b. 1951 CE
|age=b. 1951 CE
|race= [[Human]]
|race=[[Human]]
 
|occupation= Renaissance Man
|occupation= Renaissance Man
|appearance= Rather like the [[Patrician]]
|appearance= Rather like the [[Patrician]]
|residence= Oxford, England
|residence= Oxford, England
|death=
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Dramatist, thespian, lexicographer, encyclopedist, illustrator, cartographer and huckster to the Discworld community, the busy Mr. Briggs dramatises Discworld books for the stage and performs in the resulting plays, specialising in the role of the [[Havelock Vetinari|Patrician]]. He has provided the voices of Discworld (and [[Nomes|Nome]]) characters in more than twenty recordings. He has compiled reference books and plotted the various [[:Category:Maps|''Mapps'']] of Discworld, and once operated a Web store, [[Discworld.com|cmotdibbler.com]], selling a range of Discworld items. (However, cmotdibbler has not been available for some time. Lord Vetinari informs us by omniscope that he is "experiencing problems with technology".<sup>1</sup>)
Dramatist, thespian, lexicographer, encyclopedist, illustrator, cartographer and huckster to the Discworld community, the busy Mr. Briggs dramatises Discworld books for the stage and performs in the resulting plays, specialising in the role of the [[Havelock Vetinari|Patrician]]. He has provided the voices of Discworld (and [[Nomes|Nome]]) characters in more than twenty recordings. He has compiled reference books and plotted the various [[:Category:Maps|''Mapps'']] of Discworld, and once operated a Web store, cmotdibbler.com, selling a range of Discworld items. (However, cmotdibbler has not been available for some time. Lord Vetinari informs us by omniscope that he is "experiencing problems with technology".<sup>1</sup>)


In his spare time, he maintained his regular job in the civil service for many years (confirming our suspicions about the civil service) but he now describes himself as a <u>former</u> civil servant. He was born in Oxford and lives there still.
In his spare time, he maintained his regular job in the civil service for many years (confirming our suspicions about the civil service) but he now describes himself as a <u>former</u> civil servant. He was born in Oxford and lives there still.
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(1)''Or he may have sold the wrong sausage to the wrong customer...''
(1)''Or he may have sold the wrong sausage to the wrong customer...''


“My involvement in Discworld came about almost by accident. I was (still am) a keen member of an amateur drama club and I had adapted Monty Python's ''Life of Brian'' and ''Holy Grail'', and Tom Sharpe's ''Porterhouse Blue'' and ''Blott on the Landscape'' for the stage. While looking for a new project, someone suggested that I might like to try the works of Terry Pratchett - and my life passed into another leg of the trousers of time!”


*'''Books with Stephen Briggs:'''
== Pratchett-related Works ==
**[[Book:The Discworld Companion|''The Discworld Companion'']], with [[Terry Pratchett]]
=== Books ===
**[[Book:The New Discworld Companion|''The New Discworld Companion'']], with Terry Pratchett
* {{DC}}, with [[Terry Pratchett]]
**[[Book:Nanny Ogg's Cookbook|''Nanny Ogg's Cookbook'']], with Terry Pratchett, Tina Hannan and [[Paul Kidby]]
* {{NDC}}, with Terry Pratchett
 
* {{TR}}, with Terry Pratchett
*'''Stage Adaptations by Stephen Briggs:'''
* [[Book:Guards! Guards! A Discworld Graphic Novel|''Guards! Guards! A Discworld Graphic Novel'']], with Terry Pratchett and Graham Higgins
**Mort...........................Transworld Publishers
* [[Book:Nanny Ogg's Cookbook|''Nanny Ogg's Cookbook'']], with Terry Pratchett, [[Tina Hannan]] and [[Paul Kidby]]
**Wyrd Sisters..............Transworld Publishers
**Guards! Guards!.........Transworld Publishers
**Men at Arms..............Transworld Publishers
**Maskerade.................Samuel French Ltd.
**Carpe Jugulum...........Samuel French Ltd.
**Interesting Times........Methuen Plays
**Jingo.........................Methuen Plays
**The Fifth Elephant.......Methuen Plays
**Night Watch...............Methuen Plays
**Going Postal..............Methuen Plays
**The Truth...................Methuen Plays
**Monstrous Regiment...Methuen Plays
**The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents....Oxford University Press
**Johnny & the Dead...................................Oxford University Press
 
*'''Maps'''
**[[The Streets of Ankh-Morpork|''The Streets of Ankh-Morpork'']]
**[[The Discworld Mapp|''The Discworld Mapp'']]
**[[A Tourist Guide to Lancre|''A Tourist Guide to Lancre'']]
**[[Death's Domain|''Death's Domain'']]
 
*'''Recordings:'''......................All by Isis Publishers...........................
**The Last Hero
**Eric
**The Fifth Elephant
**Thief of Time
**The Truth
**Monstrous Regiment...................................................USA: Harper Audio
**Night Watch
**Going Postal..............................................................USA: Harper Audio
**Thud!.........................................................................USA: Harper Audio
**Making Money...........................................................USA: Harper Audio
**The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
**The Wee Free Men.....................................................USA: Harper Audio
**A Hat Full of Sky........................................................USA: Harper Audio
**Wintersmith...............................................................USA: Harper Audio
**Truckers
**Diggers
**Wings


*'''And ...'''
=== [[Theatre Adaptations|Stage Adaptations]] ===
**[[Book:Discworld's Unseen University Diary 1998|Discworld's Unseen University Diary 1998]]
Many of Briggs’ scripts have been published; the publisher is given in brackets where this is the case. Amateur performance rights are handled through [[Colin Smythe]] for plays published by Corgi and Oxford University Press, and through the publishers for other plays. See the [http://colinsmythe.co.uk/terry-pratchett/visual/dramatic-adaptations/ dramatic adaptations page] on Colin’s website for details.
**[[Book:Discworld's Ankh-Morpork City Watch Diary 1999|Discworld's Ankh-Morpork City Watch Diary 1999]]  
* {{M}} (Corgi/Transworld)
**[[Book:Discworld's Assassins' Guild Diary 2000|Discworld's Assassins' Guild Diary 2000]]
* {{WS}} (Corgi/Transworld)
**[[Book:Discworld Fools' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001|Discworld Fools' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001]]
* {{G!G!}} (Corgi/Transworld)
**[[Book:Discworld Thieves' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2002|Discworld Thieves' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2002]]
* {{MAA}} (Corgi/Transworld)
**[[Book:Discworld (Reformed) Vampyres' Diary 2003|Discworld (Reformed) Vampyres' Diary 2003]]
* {{M!!!}} (Samuel French)
**[[Book:The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook & Diary 2007|The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook & Diary 2007]]  
* {{CJ}} (Samuel French)
**[[Book:Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Englightenment 2008|Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Englightenment 2008]]  
* {{IT}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{J}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{TFE}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{NW}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{GP}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{TT}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{MR}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{TAM}} (Oxford University Press)
* {{JATD}} (Oxford University Press)
* {{DO}} (Oxford Playscripts)
* {{FOC}} (Oberon Modern Plays)
* {{MM}} (Samuel French)
* {{UA}} (Oberon Modern Plays)
* ''[[Book:The Rince Cycle|The Rince Cycle]]'' (Oberon Modern Plays)
* {{LL}} (Methuen Plays)
* {{H}} (Methuen Plays)
* ''[[The Shakespeare Codex]]''....Methuen Plays
* ''[[Murder in Ankh-Morpork]]''


=== Maps ===
* [[The Streets of Ankh-Morpork|''The Streets of Ankh-Morpork'']]
* [[The Discworld Mapp|''The Discworld Mapp'']]
* [[A Tourist Guide to Lancre|''A Tourist Guide to Lancre'']]
* [[Death's Domain|''Death's Domain'']]


"My involvement in Discworld came about almost by accident. I was (still am) a keen member of an amateur drama club and I had adapted Monty Python's ''Life of Brian'' and ''Holy Grail'', and Tom Sharpe's ''Porterhouse Blue'' and ''Blott on the Landscape'' for the stage. While looking for a new project, someone suggested that I might like to try the works of Terry Pratchett - and my life passed into another leg of the trousers of time!".
=== [[Audiobooks]] ===
All published by Isis Books in the UK, and some by Harper Audio in the US.
* {{TLH}}
* {{E}}
* {{TFE}}
* {{TFE}}
* {{TT}}
* {{MR}}
* {{NW}}
* {{GP}}
* {{T!}}
* {{MM}}
* {{TAM}}
* {{WFM}}
* {{HFOS}}
* {{W}}
* {{T}}
* {{D}}
* {{WI}}


=== Diaries and other books ===
* ''[[Book:Discworld's Unseen University Diary 1998|Discworld's Unseen University Diary 1998]]''
* ''[[Book:Discworld's Ankh-Morpork City Watch Diary 1999|Discworld's Ankh-Morpork City Watch Diary 1999]]''
* ''[[Book:Discworld's Assassins' Guild Diary 2000|Discworld's Assassins' Guild Diary 2000]]''
* ''[[Book:Discworld Fools' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001|Discworld Fools' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2001]]''
* ''[[Book:Discworld Thieves' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2002|Discworld Thieves' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2002]]''
* ''[[Book:Discworld (Reformed) Vampyres' Diary 2003|Discworld (Reformed) Vampyres' Diary 2003]]''
* ''[[Book:The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook & Diary 2007|The Ankh-Morpork Post Office Handbook & Diary 2007]]''
* ''[[Book:Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment 2008|Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment 2008]]''
* ''[[Book:Terry Pratchett: HisWorld A Brief Guide to Discworld|Terry Pratchett: HisWorld A Brief Guide to Discworld]]''


[http://www.stephenbriggs.com/ Stephen Briggs's website]
==External Links==
* [http://www.stephenbriggs.com/ Stephen Briggs's Website]
* [http://www.studiotheatreclub.com/ Studio Theatre Club]


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Latest revision as of 03:25, 12 April 2023

Stephen Briggs
Name Stephen Briggs, aka cmotdibbler
Race Human
Age b. 1951 CE
Occupation Renaissance Man
Physical appearance Rather like the Patrician
Residence Oxford, England
Death
Parents
Relatives
Children
Marital Status married
Appearances
Books
Cameos

Dramatist, thespian, lexicographer, encyclopedist, illustrator, cartographer and huckster to the Discworld community, the busy Mr. Briggs dramatises Discworld books for the stage and performs in the resulting plays, specialising in the role of the Patrician. He has provided the voices of Discworld (and Nome) characters in more than twenty recordings. He has compiled reference books and plotted the various Mapps of Discworld, and once operated a Web store, cmotdibbler.com, selling a range of Discworld items. (However, cmotdibbler has not been available for some time. Lord Vetinari informs us by omniscope that he is "experiencing problems with technology".1)

In his spare time, he maintained his regular job in the civil service for many years (confirming our suspicions about the civil service) but he now describes himself as a former civil servant. He was born in Oxford and lives there still.

(1)Or he may have sold the wrong sausage to the wrong customer...

“My involvement in Discworld came about almost by accident. I was (still am) a keen member of an amateur drama club and I had adapted Monty Python's Life of Brian and Holy Grail, and Tom Sharpe's Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape for the stage. While looking for a new project, someone suggested that I might like to try the works of Terry Pratchett - and my life passed into another leg of the trousers of time!”

Pratchett-related Works

Books

Stage Adaptations

Many of Briggs’ scripts have been published; the publisher is given in brackets where this is the case. Amateur performance rights are handled through Colin Smythe for plays published by Corgi and Oxford University Press, and through the publishers for other plays. See the dramatic adaptations page on Colin’s website for details.

Maps

Audiobooks

All published by Isis Books in the UK, and some by Harper Audio in the US.

Diaries and other books

External Links

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