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'''Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE''' - better known as Terry Pratchett - is...well, you know. The external links section below connects to longer biographies on other sites.

== Podcast episodes ==

=== As guest ===
Terry wasn’t a guest on many podcasts that we know about (let us know if you find one!), but some talks and interviews he did were recorded and released as podcast episodes or video recordings. See also below for some of his radio appearances.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show<ref>In some cases this is the name of the appropriate YouTube channel, which might just reflect the name of institution rather than a “show”.</ref> !! Episode !! External link
|-
| 2007-09-13 || ''[https://loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest/index.html 2007 National Book Festival]''<ref>Re-released in a new podcast feed ten years later.</ref> || “Terry Pratchett: Book Festival 07” || [http://loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest/podcast_pratchett.html loc.gov]
|-
| 2009-08-11 || ''[http://www.thenakedscientists.com/specials Naked Scientists Special Edition Podcast]'' || “Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Sir Terry Pratchett”<ref>Focusses on {{SOD3}}.</ref> || [https://play.acast.com/s/naked_scientists_special_editions/conversations-from-the-darwin-festival-sir-terry-pratchett acast.com]<ref>Audio may no longer be available? We’re chasing this one!</ref>
|-
| 2013-04-13 || ''[https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/digital/podcasts.html Ideas at the House]'' || “Terry Pratchett - In Conversation with Garth Nix”<ref>A live talk at the Sydney Opera House; referred to by Garth Nix in his guest appearance on {{PC}} talking about {{W}}.</ref> || [https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/iathaud/Terry_Pratchett_Full_Talk.m4a libsyn.com]
|-
| 2023-07-29 || ''[https://davidjohnfreeman.podbean.com/ The Author Archive]'' || “Terry Pratchett - The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents”<ref>This is an interview between host David Freeman and Terry Pratchett about {{TAM}}, from David’s personal archive. The date for the interview is not given, but as he’s asked about how he’d feel if he wins the Carnegie Medal for it, we can guess it’s from 2002, before the prize was announced in July.</ref> || [https://davidjohnfreeman.podbean.com/e/terry-pratchett-the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents/ podbean.com]
|}

== Radio appearances ==
Some radio programmes on which Terry appeared have been released online in digital form, in an actual podcast feed or otherwise (often via [[wikipedia:BBC Sounds|BBC Sounds]]). We’re prioritising programmes which are widely available.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link || Notes
|-
| 1997-02-09 || ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr Desert Island Discs]''<ref>Not to be confused with {{DID}}, which takes inspiration from the original radio show.</ref> || “Terry Pratchett” || [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00944ry bbc.co.uk] || 
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| 2003-05-29 || ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003jhsk World Book Club]'' || “Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic” || [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02r790t bbc.co.uk] || 
|-
| 2004-07-04 || ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s5sf Bookclub]'' || “Terry Pratchett”<ref>This episode focuses on {{M}}.</ref> || [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fc3w5 bbc.co.uk] ||
|-
| 2011-08-11 || ''[https://www.npr.org/ Morning Edition]'' || “Discworld's Terry Pratchett On Death And Deciding”<ref>This is a segment of the full [https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/2011/08/11/139388472/ 11 August 2011 episode]] of ''Morning Edition''.</ref> || [https://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139262401/discworlds-terry-pratchett-on-death-and-deciding npr.org] || Brief interview primarily about assisted dying, which also contains discussion of suicide.
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| 2011-10-18 || ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 Front Row]'' || “Terry Pratchett; Mark Rylance; Contagion” || [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015zrfc bbc.co.uk] || The Pratchett section is first
|-
| 2011-10-21 || ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 Front Row]'' || “Thandie Newton; Terry Pratchett” || [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fr/fr_20111019-2010b.mp3 bbc.co.uk]<ref name="mp3Sounds">Direct link to mp3; BBC Sounds version is only available within the UK.</ref> || The Pratchett section begins at 19m04s
|-
| 2013-12-11 || ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 Front Row]'' || “Alan Bennett, Terry Pratchett, The Duck House, The Great Train Robbery” || [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b03ktz10 bbc.co.uk] || The Pratchett section begins at 14m05s
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| 2013-12-13 || ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 Front Row]'' || “Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Sir Terry Pratchett” || [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fr/fr_20131213-1618a.mp3 bbc.co.uk]<ref name="mp3Sounds" /> || The Pratchett sections begins at 9m06s
|-
| 2013-12-14 || ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wrvw Radio 2 Art Show]'' || “Sir Terry Pratchett and Maddy Prior talk to Claudia Winkleman” || [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ndgvj bbc.co.uk] || 
|}

== Speeches ==
Some of Terry's speeches have also been released online, often as videos. We’re collecting them here.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Venue/Event<ref>We’re looking for a better way to describe this column; let us know your suggestions!</ref> !! Title !! External link
|-
| 2010-11-04 || Trinity College Dublin || “The Importance of Being Amazed about Absolutely Everything” || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2FZ_0d3yEI youtube.com]<ref>David Lloyd refers to this being podcast in his introduction, but we’ve only found this YouTube version.</ref>
|}

== Actor ==
Pratchett made a few cameo appearances in adaptations of his own work:

* In {{HTV}}, as the toymaker at the end of part two.
* In {{COMTV}}, as one of the astrozoologists in part one.
* In the Steeleye Span album {{W}}, speaking on the track “A Good Witch”.
* In the BBC Radio adaptation of {{GO}}, alongside [[Neil Gaiman]], as a pair of police officers named Terry and Neil.

== External links ==
* [https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com terrypratchettbooks.com] - official website
* [[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]] on Wikipedia
* [[lspace:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]] on the L-Space wiki

== Footnotes ==
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