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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 '''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18254267 here]''' for more.
 
June 13th 2011:
 
Sir Terry Pratchett has told Newsnight that visiting the Dignitas centre to make the documentary ''Chosing to Die'' has not changed his mind about assisted suicide.
 
The best-selling author suffers from Alzheimers and says he wants to die at a time of his chosing.  
 
''Chosing to Die'' screened on BBC TV on 13/06/11 at 9:00pm.
 
See '''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9511737.stm here]''' for more. And '''[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150213839635025&set=a.414453865024.181790.43413980024&type=1&ref=nf here]''' for even more.
 
 
November 13th 2010:-
 
Sir Terry Pratchett has disclosed that he drinks “enormously” to help him in his fight against Alzheimer’s.
 
"I keep pointing out to Roy that brandy is in the British Pharmacopoeia,” Sir Terry told '''''The Times''''' magazine. “So are stout and sherry, I believe. I drink enormously. It makes you feel better and feeling better is part of it.
 
Prof Jones has indulged the author’s habit: “Alcohol, moderate alcohol, is one of the things we would probably recommend for people in this situation.  
 
“In general, what’s good for the heart is good for the brain.
 
See '''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8130122/Sir-Terry-Pratchett-drinks-enormously-to-fight-Alzheimers.html here]'''.
 
 
 
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''Please, help to maintain the excellent standard of the articles in this wiki.''
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'''Alphabetical list of [[List of Pratchett characters|characters]] in the works of Terry Pratchett'''
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'''Latest and Upcoming Publications by Terry Pratchett'''
 
11 Apr 2013: ''[[Book:The Science of Discworld IV: Judgment Day|The Science of Discworld IV: Judgment Day]]'' released, the fourth in the series of the Wizards' adventures on [[Roundworld]].
 
13 Sep 2012: ''[[Book:Dodger|Dodger]]'' released. This is a novel of an alternate Victorian (and Dickensian) London, purportedly for "young adults".
 
7th June 2012: ''[[Book:The World of Poo|The World of Poo]]'' released. This is a spin-off from {{SN}} (released in paperback on the same day) and purports to be a childrens' book by the amazing authoress [[Felicity Beedle]]. This hardback reproduces the style and production of a typical Victorian/Edwardian book for children and is even signed by the authoress ''To Young Sam from Felicity Beadle''.
 
21 Jun 2012 - ''[[Book:The Long Earth|The Long Earth]]'' is to be released by Doubleday. This is a Roundworld-based Science Fiction novel written with {{wp|Stephen Baxter|Stephen Baxter}}. It features, again, the power of the [[potato]].
 
13th October 2011 - {{SN}} is now on sale in British bookstores. The Waterstones Gold edition also sees the bonus publication, at the end of the main story, of the short story '''''"A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices"''''', its first outing in permanent book form outside its original ephemeral newspaper publication and reprint on the Internet. 
 
 
'''''Television''''':-  Feb. 2009. Terry has just completed two one-hour documentaries for the BBC in which a production team shadows him for a year while he lives with the awareness of his Alzheimers' Disease and its implications. Terry goes looking for further information on the disease, the state of research into its causes and possible cures, and into both medical and complementary treatments prescribed to arrest its spread. These should be availabe to watch via the Internet, at least for British viewers, via the BBC's website. No doubt the best bits will be loaded to YouTube for everyone else.
 
''Previous releases:-''
 
*Television series of ''[[Book:Johnny and the Bomb|Johnny and the Bomb]]''
*TV film of ''[[Book:Hogfather|Hogfather]]'', December 2006.
*TV film of {{COM}}, Easter 2008.
*TV production of {{GP}}, May 2010
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* ... the article [[Multiple exclamation marks]] has attracted more than 50,000 views?!!! And that was on the ''old'' Wiki: even allowing for the shiny new-ness of this new home, "M.E.M." has attracted 674 viewings where the average for all other pages is around thirty views. What ''is'' it about this page?  
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Welcome to the Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki.

This wiki is a Terry Pratchett-oriented wiki environment. We currently have 4,196 articles. Although it started out centred on Discworld, it now hosts all sorts of information about Terry Pratchett and his works. Want to contribute? Read the Getting started guide to become a valued contributor in minutes. Then sign in and start editing stub articles or wanted but still empty pages.


Portals
Navigate here to browse through the articles

  • Bibliography: Books and other material written by Terry Pratchett
  • Characters: Pratchett characters
  • Locations: Locations in the novels
  • Discworld Stuff: Anything belonging to the Discworld or Terry Pratchett's writings in general
  • Annotations: Comments by readers relating to Pratchett books.
  • Tours: Where Terry Pratchett sets out to meet readers
  • Biography: About Terry Pratchett
  • Fandom: About or produced by people who read Terry Pratchett's books
  • Reading suggestions: There's a life beyond Pratchett, and after triple-reading every book and map this is where you start that life

Categories
Many articles are also collected in different categories

A meeting place: The Mended Drum
To discuss non-content matters (what do we do with content disputes, vandalism, etc, what do we want to do with this wiki, and so on), use this location: Discworld & Pratchett Wiki: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

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 Chosing to Die has not changed his mind about assisted suicide.

The best-selling author suffers from Alzheimers and says he wants to die at a time of his chosing.

Chosing to Die screened on BBC TV on 13/06/11 at 9:00pm.

See here for more. And here for even more.


November 13th 2010:-

Sir Terry Pratchett has disclosed that he drinks “enormously” to help him in his fight against Alzheimer’s.

"I keep pointing out to Roy that brandy is in the British Pharmacopoeia,” Sir Terry told The Times magazine. “So are stout and sherry, I believe. I drink enormously. It makes you feel better and feeling better is part of it.”

Prof Jones has indulged the author’s habit: “Alcohol, moderate alcohol, is one of the things we would probably recommend for people in this situation.

“In general, what’s good for the heart is good for the brain.”

See here.


Featured Article
Please, help to maintain the excellent standard of the articles in this wiki. Regularly a key article will be chosen which should be the focus of contributors.

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 has the most views after the Main Page but it has not been updated regularly.

Latest and Upcoming Publications by Terry Pratchett

11 Apr 2013: The Science of Discworld IV: Judgment Day released, the fourth in the series of the Wizards' adventures on Roundworld.

13 Sep 2012: Dodger released. This is a novel of an alternate Victorian (and Dickensian) London, purportedly for "young adults".

7th June 2012: The World of Poo released. This is a spin-off from Snuff (released in paperback on the same day) and purports to be a childrens' book by the amazing authoress Felicity Beedle. This hardback reproduces the style and production of a typical Victorian/Edwardian book for children and is even signed by the authoress To Young Sam from Felicity Beadle.

21 Jun 2012 - The Long Earth is to be released by Doubleday. This is a Roundworld-based Science Fiction novel written with Stephen Baxter. It features, again, the power of the potato.

13th October 2011 - Snuff is now on sale in British bookstores. The Waterstones Gold edition also sees the bonus publication, at the end of the main story, of the short story "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices", its first outing in permanent book form outside its original ephemeral newspaper publication and reprint on the Internet.


Television:- Feb. 2009. Terry has just completed two one-hour documentaries for the BBC in which a production team shadows him for a year while he lives with the awareness of his Alzheimers' Disease and its implications. Terry goes looking for further information on the disease, the state of research into its causes and possible cures, and into both medical and complementary treatments prescribed to arrest its spread. These should be availabe to watch via the Internet, at least for British viewers, via the BBC's website. No doubt the best bits will be loaded to YouTube for everyone else.

Previous releases:-

Did you know that ...

  • ... the motto carved above the doors of Unseen University means Now you see it, now you don't?
  • ... there are only six references to Harry Potter on this entire Wiki?
  • ... Sto Lat is a Polish song, the expression meaning "may you live a hundred years"?
  • ... someone has actually made a Discworld cake?
  • ... the article Multiple exclamation marks has attracted more than 50,000 views?!!! And that was on the old Wiki: even allowing for the shiny new-ness of this new home, "M.E.M." has attracted 674 viewings where the average for all other pages is around thirty views. What is it about this page?

A picture says more than a thousand words...

If you have any artwork to contribute, go to the Upload page. As with all content, make sure you are allowed to post the image here. If you're not the copyright holder, check the license and whether it's compatible with the license used on this site. The upload link can also be found in the Toolbox in the left sidebar.

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