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==A Tourists Guide to Ankh-Morpork and the Discworld== | ==A Tourists Guide to Ankh-Morpork and the Discworld== | ||
These were a series of eight short vignettes shot in the style of an old educational video, complete in black and white, in which [[Horace Worblehat]] presents the viewer with several descriptions of various aspects of the [[Discworld]]. The episodes were originally available on the Sky One website, but they were later released on the 2-disc edition of the DVD. | These were a series of eight short vignettes shot in the style of an old educational video, complete in black and white, in which [[Horace Worblehat]] presents the viewer with several descriptions of various aspects of the [[Discworld]]. The episodes were originally available on the Sky One website, but they were later released on the 2-disc edition of the DVD. | ||
==DVD Extras== | |||
These extras are available on the 2-disc DVD and the Blu-ray releases. | |||
*Discworld Tourist Guides | |||
*Deleted Scenes | |||
*Blooper Reel | |||
*Interveiws | |||
*Image Gallery | |||
*The Making of The Colour of Magic (Blu-ray Only) | |||
==Illustrated Screenplay== | ==Illustrated Screenplay== | ||
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The screenplay of the series was released separately illustrated with stills from the series. | The screenplay of the series was released separately illustrated with stills from the series. | ||
[[File:TCOM DVD Ltd.jpg|thumb|180px|left|DVD Limited Edition]] | |||
[[Category:TV and Film|Colour of Magic, The]] | [[Category:TV and Film|Colour of Magic, The]] | ||
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| Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic | |
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| ASIN | {{{asin}}} |
| IMDB | 1079959 |
| First Broadcast | 2008 |
| Broadcast Channel | Sky One |
| Director(s) | {{{director}}} |
| Producer(s) | Vadim Jean |
| Writer(s) | {{{writer}}} |
| Starring | David Jason, Tim Curry, Sean Astin |
| Duration | 184 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Series | Rincewind Series |
| Annotations | Annotations for TV and Film:The Colour of Magic |
| Notes | |
| Preceded by | Hogfather |
| Followed by | Going Postal |
| All data relates to the UK home release. | |
The Colour of Magic is the second live action adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and the second adaptation by Sky One.
Plot
The plot encompasses two novels The Colour of Magic and its sequel The Light Fantastic. The inept Wizard Rincewind must escort a new visitor to the city of Ankh-Morpork, the Disc's first tourist Twoflower. Only this holiday soon becomes a race against time to save the world from crashing into a red star and the sacred spell trapped in Rincewind's head may be the key.
Episodes
There were two episodes of 130 mins produced, both being named after the respective book that they were based on:
- Part One: The Colour of Magic
- Part Two: The Light Fantastic
Cast
- David Jason: Rincewind
- Sean Astin: Twoflower
- Tim Curry: Trymon
- Jeremy Irons: Patrician
- Brian Cox: Narrator
- Christopher Lee: Death (Voice)
- Geoffrey Hutchings: Picture Imp
- Marnix Van Den Broeke: Death (Body)
- Richard da Costa: Luggage
- Philip Philmar: ?Astrozoologist 1
- Terry Pratchett: Astrozoologist 2
- James Cosmo: Galder Weatherwax
- Janet Suzman: Ninereeds
- David Bradley: Cohen the Barbarian
- Nigel Planer: Arch-Astronomer
- Liz May Brice: Herrena
- Karen David: Liessa Wyrmbidder
- Nicholas Tennant: Head Librarian
- Peter Copley: Greyhald Spold
A Tourists Guide to Ankh-Morpork and the Discworld
These were a series of eight short vignettes shot in the style of an old educational video, complete in black and white, in which Horace Worblehat presents the viewer with several descriptions of various aspects of the Discworld. The episodes were originally available on the Sky One website, but they were later released on the 2-disc edition of the DVD.
DVD Extras
These extras are available on the 2-disc DVD and the Blu-ray releases.
- Discworld Tourist Guides
- Deleted Scenes
- Blooper Reel
- Interveiws
- Image Gallery
- The Making of The Colour of Magic (Blu-ray Only)
Illustrated Screenplay
| Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic: The Illustrated Screenplay | |
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| Co-author(s) | Vadim Jean |
| Illustrator(s) | |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Publication date | November 2008 |
| ISBN | 0575080450 |
| Pages | 256 |
| RRP | £20.00 |
| Main characters | |
| Series | [[:Category:|]] |
| Annotations | View |
| Notes | |
| All data relates to the first UK edition. | |
The screenplay of the series was released separately illustrated with stills from the series.
