Desert Island Discworld

Desert Island Discworld

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Desert Island Discworld episodes

  • 4.2 Kate Nyx and Monstrous Regiment

    Singer, songwriter and storyteller Kate Nyx visits the island to talk growing up online, making your own crowd and the 31st Discworld novel, Monstrous Regiment.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • 4.1 A L Kennedy and The Light Fantastic

    Author, comedian and academic A L Kennedy joins Al Kennedy to discuss the exercise of empathy in fiction, trying not to kill Bill Nighy and the second Discworld novel, The Light Fantastic.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr 2 min
  • 3.6 Seamas O'Reilly and Nation

    Writer and comedian Séamas O'Reilly joins us on the island to talk about messing with the Metro, colonialist narratives and Terry Pratchett's YA masterpiece, Nation.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr 4 min
  • 3.5 Alice Fraser and Men at Arms

    Comedian, writer and broadcaster Alice Fraser visits the island to talk about comedy as a marathon, accepting destiny on your own terms, and the 15th Discworld novel, Men at Arms.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr 2 min
  • 3.4 Helen O'Hara and Moving Pictures

    Empire magazine Editor-at-Large Helen O'Hara visits the island to talk about the forgotten women of Hollywood, the future of cinema in a Netflix world, and the tenth Discworld novel, Moving Pictures.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr 4 min
  • 3.3 Claire Napier and Soul Music

    Writer and critic Claire Napier joins us on the island to talk about the intersections between art and criticism, the quality of "naffness" in fantasy fiction and the sixteenth Discworld novel, Soul Music.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr 1 min
  • 3.2 Andrew Wheeler and Maskerade

    Multimedia writer and editor Andrew Wheeler visits the island to talk about the queering of superheroes, the art of narrative design in mobile gaming, what exactly constitutes a "peri-peri lion" and the eighteenth Discworld novel, Maskerade.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr 6 min
  • 3.1 Tiernan Douieb and Mort

    Season three kicks off in style as comedian Tiernan Douieb joins us on the island to talk about finding humour in a scary world, why kids make such good comedy audiences, and the fourth Discworld novel, Mort.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr
  • 2.6 Hannah Nicklin and I Shall Wear Midnight

    Lead writer and CEO of video game studio Die Gute Fabrik, Hannah Nicklin, visits the island to talk about creating work across media, the interaction of class and communities and the 38th Discworld novel, I Shall Wear Midnight.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr
  • 2.5 Alex Hern and Night Watch

    Guardian Technology Editor Alex Hern visits the island to talk about radical politics in technocratic societies, the online rise of conspiracy theories and the 29th Discworld novel, Night Watch.

    Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, or contact us at [email protected].

    1 hr

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A weekly interview podcast about the works of Terry Pratchett and the people who read them, with host Al Kennedy. One guest, one book, four elephants, one turtle.