Discworld
Fantasy book series by Terry Pratchett
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| 2024 | James Hannigan released 'Terry Pratchett's Discworld - Main Audiobook Theme' on digital music platforms including Spotify and Apple Music. |
| October 2024 | A sequel titled 'The Amazing Maurice 2 - The Waters of Life' was announced, with Genkel returning to direct, Giles New and Keiron Self as writers, and the original producers Christians, Baker, and Chandler returning. Epsilon Film will handle worldwide sales, with the film set for release in 2027. |
| 2023 | Penguin continued releasing their new line of Discworld audiobooks with the aforementioned voice talent and musical composition. |
| 2023 | Mr Bunnsy Has an Adventure was published, a tie-in with The Amazing Maurice, presenting a facsimile of the book from the story as seen in the film. |
| 2023 | Five early short stories were republished in 'A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories', containing early versions of Discworld places and characters. |
| October 2023 |
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A collection of lost stories published under the pen name Patrick Kearns in regional newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s were discovered and published as 'A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories'.
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| August 2023 | Royal Mail released a commemorative series of eight stamps featuring Discworld characters, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Discworld book's publication. |
| May 2023 | Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch was announced, the first published Discworld work written by Rhianna Pratchett, co-authored with Gabrielle Kent and illustrated by Paul Kidby. |
| May 1 2023 | Released on DVD and Blu-ray by Dazzler Media, under license from Universal Pictures. |
| April 2023 |
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Podcast 'Imaginary Worlds' released an episode 'Entering Discworld Population' to mark the 75th anniversary of Pratchett's birth.
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| February 3 2023 | The film was released in the United States by Viva Pictures. |
| January 13 2023 | Original planned release date in the United States (which was subsequently delayed). |
| 2022 |
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Rob Wilkins wrote the official biography 'Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes'.
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| 2022 | 'The Amazing Maurice' is released in general cinemas at the end of the year. |
| 2022 | Penguin began releasing a new line of Discworld audiobooks featuring voice talent including Andy Serkis, Ariyon Bakare, Colin Morgan, Indira Varma, Sian Clifford, Peter Serafinowicz, and Bill Nighy, with theme music by composer James Hannigan. |
| 2022 | The Nac Mac Feegle's Big Wee Alphabet Book was published, a parody of children's alphabet books using words from the Scots-like Feegle language. |
| 2022 | Posthumously, Pratchett's early pseudonymous works were discovered, linking them to his authorship. |
| December 16 2022 | The film was released in the United Kingdom by Sky Cinema. |
| November 13 2022 | The Amazing Maurice had its world premiere at the Manchester Animation Festival. |
| November 13 2022 | 'The Amazing Maurice' animated film has its world premiere at the Manchester Animation Festival. |
| 2021 |
Ankh-Morpork City Watch
Premiere of 'The Watch', a television series loosely inspired by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch.
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| 2021 |
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Marc Burrows' biography won the Locus Award for Non-Fiction.
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| 2021 | The Ultimate Discworld Companion was released, marking another update to the Discworld reference materials. |
| May 2021 | Additional cast members were added to complete the voice cast. |
| April 6 2021 | Tom Howe was announced as the composer for the film's musical score. English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin also confirmed to contribute two original tracks: 'Side by Side' and 'Be Yourself' to the soundtrack. |
| November 2020 | Original voice cast including Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, and Hugh Bonneville was officially announced. |
| November 2020 | Most of the lead cast members were hired for the animated film project. |
| September 2020 |
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Released The Time-travelling Caveman, a fourth collection of children's stories.
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| July 6 2020 |
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Marc Burrows published an unofficial biography, 'The Magic of Terry Pratchett', through Pen & Sword.
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| 2019 |
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Pratchett's 1995 interview with Bill Gates was rediscovered and viewed by his biographer as prescient of the fake news phenomenon.
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| November 5 2019 | BBC News recognized the Discworld Series by including it in its list of the 100 most influential novels, highlighting the significant cultural and literary impact of Terry Pratchett's work. |
| October 2019 | Film production sales commenced and initial artwork from the production was released to the public. |
| June 2019 | Film adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel 'The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents' was first announced, with Terry Rossio attached to write the screenplay. |
| January 2019 | 'Troll Bridge', a live-action/hand-animated short film by Snowgum Films, premiered at the Flickerfest International Film Festival. |
| October 2018 | BBC America greenlit 'The Watch' as an eight-episode series, with Simon Allen as writer and multiple executive producers including Rob Wilkins and Phil Collinson. |
| 2017 |
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Released Father Christmas's Fake Beard, a third collection of children's stories.
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| February 2017 |
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BBC docudrama 'Terry Pratchett: Back In Black' was broadcast, starring Paul Kaye as Pratchett and involving Neil Gaiman, using Pratchett's own words.
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| 2016 |
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Published The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner, another collection of children's stories illustrated by Mark Beech.
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| 2015 |
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Pratchett's estate established an endowment to the University of South Australia, creating the Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial Scholarship for Masters students at the Hawke Research Institute.
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| 2015 | The Compleat Discworld Atlas was released as a follow-up to The Compleat Ankh-Morpork, representing the Discworld Emporium's final collaboration with Terry Pratchett. |
| March 25 2015 |
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Pratchett's humanist funeral service was held, with tributes from public figures including David Cameron, Ricky Gervais, and fellow authors Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Brooks, Margaret Atwood, George R. R. Martin, and Neil Gaiman.
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| March 12 2015 |
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Terry Pratchett died at his home from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 66. His death was reported as natural, despite previous discussions about assisted suicide.
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| 2014 | Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook was published, a guide book to the new railway system on the Disc, parodying Bradshaw's Guides and mentioned in the novel Raising Steam. |
| September 2014 |
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Published Dragons at Crumbling Castle, a collection of children's stories illustrated by Mark Beech.
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| 2013 | Steeleye Span released 'Wintersmith', a folk-rock album based on Tiffany Aching stories, featuring a spoken contribution by Terry Pratchett. |
| November 21 2013 |
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Doubleday Children's released Jack Dodger's Guide to London.
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| 2012 |
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Published Dodger, a children's novel set in Victorian London.
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| 2012 | Two publications were released: Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion . . . So Far, an updated version of the previous companion, and The World of Poo, an in-universe children's book referenced in the novel Snuff. |
| 2012 | Pratchett's collection 'A Blink of the Screen' was published, reprinting Discworld short stories and miscellanea. |
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