h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Just finished Guards! Guards! on the daily commute this week - very enjoyable, as always.

I'm keeping an eye out for Pratchett in the Christmas schedules (none seen yet)

In the meantime, fans of the surreal will enjoy a rerun of Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, which starts next week in five 15-minute episodes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s4x41/episodes/guide


Icy

I really must listen to some of these before they're lost for ever.

On another topic, I was fascinated when I heard of these things recently, and wondered when someone was going to call them "clacks"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line#/media/File:Murray_Shutter_Telegraph_1795.png

Described more in detail in:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line#United_Kingdom

Sorry - here are linkable links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line#/media/File:Murray_Shutter_Telegraph_1795.png


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line#United_Kingdom

There WILL be another Terry Pratchett book...


The final collaboration with Stephen Baxter of their Long series.

The Long Cosmos.

http://twitter.com/TransworldBooks/status/676734712518283264


I like these books, but they just don't feel like Pratchett.

Terry Pratchett remembered by his daughter

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/27/terry-pratchett-remembered-by-rhianna-pratchett-daughter-obituary-2015

I do wonder whether Stephen Baxter will continue with them, and how much input Terry Pratchett had on the last one...

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While I'm enjoying the Long series, they just don't feel like Pratchett books. But then again, Nation, doesn't feel like a Pratchett book either. He was not a one trick pony.

Hidden away in the holiday schedules, the UK TV channel, Pick, has shown The Hogfather 2 nights this week and 31st December and 1st January will have The Colour of Magic.

Good news

The BBC Radio production of Pratchett's 'Wyrd Sisters' is being re-broadcast on BBC Four Extra in four 30-minute episodes starting on Monday 18th January at 18:00.

iPlayer link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jl80

I don't know what this is like, but I imagine fans of Pratchett or Adams might enjoy it. It's Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's Tolkein parody 'Hordes of the Things'. Starts Monday, in four 30-minute episodes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cnjz5/episodes/guide

I listened to all 4 of the Wyrd Sisters the other night. Sheila Hancock is perfect for the part of Granny Weatherwax.

I'm 3/4 through it, so don't spoil the ending yet!

I like these BBC dramatisations - they go at a good pace.

I'll be listening to the Wyrd Sisters today as a welcome relief from the constant primary coverage on NPR.

I listened to all 4 episodes last night. Thanks for the link; I'd have missed it otherwise.

Pratchett's 'Only You Can Save Mankind' (one for younger readers) is being broadcast in three 30-minute episodes daily from Monday 8th Feb:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jlxd

I can't help but think of "Only You Can Save Mankind" as sort of a mash-up of "The Last Starfighter" and "Ender's Game".

I'm not familiar with those. Dis they come first?