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S1E93 We're Not Here to Folk Spiders (The Folklore of Discworld)
Storyteller and librarian Roslyn Quin joins Liz and Ben to discover there’s nowt as queer as folklore, as we discuss Terry Pratchett’s 2008 (and 2009 and 2014) collaboration with folklorist…
S1 The Folklore of Announcements
Another brief announcement from Ben that our Folklore of Discworld episode has been delayed for a third month! We’re very sorry about this. Hopefully we’ll be back on track soon; watch this…
S1 The Snail Trick (live special; Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch)
Liz and Ben were once again fortunate to be guests of the Australian Discworld Convention – this time in Sydney! In this live recording from day two of Nullus Anxietas X: A Celebration of Witches, we…
S1 The Announcement of Folklore
A brief announcement from Ben that our Folklore of Discworld episode has been delayed another month – but we’ll get you our live episode from the Australian Discworld Convention ASAP, later this…
S1 Rights. Justice. Action. Books. (women to read)
Our March episode has been delayed. To mark International Women’s Day 2026, here’s a bonus episode in which Ben passes on recommendations of women to read if you like Terry Pratchett – mostly from…
S1E92 Sand of the Scrounge Wizard (Discworld II: Missing, Presumed...!? computer game)
Writer and game designer Kat Clay joins Liz and Ben to point and click on Rincewind once more, as we discuss the 1996 graphic adventure game Discworld II: Missing, Presumed…!? from Perfect…
S1E91 We Can Reference It For You Wholesale (The Discworld Companion)
Liz and Ben do a little light Summer reading as they tackle one of the biggest Discworld books of all – Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs’ The Discworld Companion, in all its various editions (but…
S1E90 Mind the Ginnungagap (Raising Steam)
Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke rejoins Liz and Ben as we don our flat caps and anoraks, as we make sense of Terry Pratchett’s penultimate Discworld novel, 2013’s Raising Steam. Dick Simnel has…
S1E89 An Awfully Teeny Weeny Adventure (Discworld the computer game)
A cult of malcontents have summoned a dragon in Ankh-Morpork to topple the Patrician! And of course the only one who can save the city is...Rincewind? It’s a familiar story with a new twist as games…
S1E88 They’re All Good Dragons, Bront (Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld)
We’re discussing one fewer book with one fewer host than originally planned this month, but it’s all turned out pretty well as goblin-loving illustrator, educator and game designer Brendan Barnett…
S1 No episode for September 2025 #GNUKaos
No episode this month, and a sad farewell to a beloved Pratcat.
S1 Browsing Ben’s Bookshelf (bonus books)
Our August episode has been delayed! In this bonus bit of Pratchat to fill the gap, Ben takes us for a quick look at the stuff on his Pratchett shelves which probably won't make it into another…
S1E87 Exclusive Possession: Ankh-Morpork Edition (Discworld: Ankh-Morpork board game)
The Patrician is missing! So of course Liz, Ben and guest Richard McKenzie have to go head-to-head for control of the biggest (and grossest) city on the Disc… Join us as we complete our collection of…
S1E86 Of the Watch the Last (Snuff)
Liz, Ben and guest Pratchett scholar Freyja Stokes head downriver to the Shires for an adventure featuring Vimeses, goblins, murderers, double meanings and one Wonderful Fanny. Join us as we discuss…
S1 A (Not So) Glorious Announcement
A very brief little episode to say that we won’t have any episodes in May. We didn’t want to leave you without anything at all! As Ben suggests, why not listen to The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret’s…
S1E84 Eight Days an Opening (The Ankh-Morpork Archives & The Discworld Almanak)
Liz and Ben venture into the archives and come back with their highlights from the diaries, yearbooks and guides to some of Ankh-Morpork's most famous instutions - plus that venerable publication,…
S1E85 AT LAST, SIR TERRY ("Shaking Hands with Death")
Liz, Ben and guest Myfanwy Coghill talk not about DEATH but death, and specifically the idea of being able to choose a good one for yourself, as we discuss Terry Pratchett's 2010 Richard Dimbleby…
S1 Discworld: The Flamethrower (Discworld merchandise)
Our episode discussing The Ankh-Morpork Archives and The Discworld Almanak is delayed, so here Ben’s discussing some of the most interesting and fun Discworld merchandise that isn’t shaped like a…
S1E83 This Time for Ankh-Morpork (Unseen Academicals)
Pratchat United have added some real talent to the conversation with Dr Tansy Rayner Roberts PhD (Classics), which is just as well because a few late scoring questions from the Listeners look set to…
S1E82 Clack Go the Gears (Clacks board game)
Welcome to the final round of selection for Grand Trunk Semaphore Clacks Operators! We only take the best, so you’re going to have to race the other candidates to show you have what it takes to send…
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