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A meeting place: The Mended Drum See the talk page for more ideas on what should be in this wiki, as well as discussions on languages etc. Are you new to wikis and want to try out how it works? On the Sandbox you can edit as much as you like and get used to working with a wiki. Breaking news about Terry Saturday, September 16th, 2017: Opening of the Terry Pratchett HisWorld Exhibition at the Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire. Set to last until Saturday, January 13, 2018. HisWorld Website Salisbury Museum Website Wednesday, August 30th, 2017: In accordance with his final wishes Sir Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels are destroyed using a steamroller. News Article Thursday, March 12th, 2015: Sir Terry Pratchett died at home in Wiltshire today following a long battle with Alzheimer's. At present no further details are known. BBC report, 3:26pm GMT July 7th, 2014: From Terry's Twitter feed: "Just to let you all know, the book that's on the screen in front of us - and is well underway - will be the 5th Tiffany Aching novel." April 8th 2014: The first International Sir Terry Pratchett Day, instigated by The International Authors Forum, was celebrated at The London Book Fair' Nov 24th 2013: This wiki failed completely to note the thirtieth anniversary of the Discworld and the publication of The Colour of Magic. A belated happy anniversary to all of us! May 30th 2012: Sir Terry Pratchett wins Wodehouse comic fiction award TP is to have a pig named in his honour after winning the 13th Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction. He won for his 50th book Snuff, which has become one of the fastest-selling hardback novels since records began. See here for more. June 13th 2011: Sir Terry Pratchett has told Newsnight that visiting the Dignitas centre to make the documentary Choosing to Die has not changed his mind about assisted suicide. The best-selling author suffers from Alzheimer's and says he wants to die at a time of his choosing. Terry Pratchett Choosing to Die screened on BBC TV on 13/06/11 at 9:00pm. See here for more. And here for even more.
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Featured Article Alphabetical list of characters in the works of Terry Pratchett When including characters, please also add them to the Pratchett characters category. This popular page is fourth in views after the Main Page but it has not been updated regularly. Latest and Upcoming Publications by or about Terry Pratchett 6 July 2020: Marc Burrows, comedian and musician, has written a biography of Terry, The Magic of Terry Pratchett, which is set to be published by Pen and Sword Books on July 30, 2020. According to Marc himself: "it's not "authorised", but the Pratchett Estate have read it (and even offered some suggestions), and are allowing it to be published (despite scary emails from lawyers for a while.)" There's an official web site for the book at askmeaboutterrypratchett.com. 13 January 2017: The BBC has announced that it is producing a TV drama-documentary of his life. Terry Pratchett Back in Black is based on Terry's own notes for a never-written autobiography, and features actor Paul Kaye as Terry. It was screened on the evening of Saturday 11th February 2017. viewers based outside the UK might be able to watch it [here] Press Release 25 August 2016: Release of the second collection of Terry's early stories The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner. 14 June 2016: Release of the last in The Long Earth series The Long Cosmos. 22 Oct 2015: expected release of The Compleat Discworld Atlas 27 August 2015: Release of the final Discworld Novel The Shepherd's Crown. Radio:- In June and July 2019, BBC Radio Four rebroadcast their adaptation of Good Omens in six parts, culminating in the Armageddon on Sunday, 21 July. 2020 isn't responsible for everything. Television:- In January 2020, BBC America released the first images from their series The Watch, filming in South Africa. The release date is still set as 2020. Previous releases:-
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