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Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added Disc Coverers episode

2026-02-10T12:31:03Z

Major appearances: Added Disc Coverers episode

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	\| 2024-05-22 \|\| {{FF}} \|\| “Going Postal by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/7680ba25/going-postal-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com]		\| 2024-05-22 \|\| {{FF}} \|\| “Going Postal by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/7680ba25/going-postal-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com]
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			\| 2025-04-28 \|\| {{DCP}} \|\| {{GP\|ep}} \|\| [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/33-Going-Postal-e3231he spotify.com]
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Ben at 13:29, 19 July 2025

2025-07-19T13:29:31Z

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	{{GP}} is the thirty-third Discworld novel, and the first to star reformed con-man [[Moist von Lipwig]]. It is set primarily in [[Ankh-Morpork]] and heavily features the [[Clacks]] system of semaphore towers. The book also contributed the concept of “GNU”, a code in the Clacks system that causes its attached message to be sent back and forth through the system forever. In the novel, it’s used as a way of immortalising the names of ~~those~~ who have died. This is all explained at the end of chapter four, which also introduces the phrase, “a man’s not dead while his name’s still spoken.” This sentiment has become hugely popular with Pratchett fans, who often use “GNU” with the name of a deceased loved one; “GNU Terry Pratchett” has also become a thing on the Roundworld Internet. For more, see [[lspace:GNU Terry Pratchett\|the L-Space wiki entry for “GNU Terry Pratchett”]].		{{GP}} is the thirty-third Discworld novel, and the first to star reformed con-man [[Moist von Lipwig]]. It is set primarily in [[Ankh-Morpork]] and heavily features the [[Clacks]] system of semaphore towers. The book also contributed the concept of “GNU”, a code in the Clacks system that causes its attached message to be sent back and forth through the system forever. In the novel, it’s used as a way of immortalising the names of Clacks operators who have died. This is all explained at the end of chapter four, which also introduces the phrase, “a man’s not dead while his name’s still spoken.” This sentiment has become hugely popular with Pratchett fans, who often use “GNU” with the name of a deceased loved one; “GNU Terry Pratchett” has also become a thing on the Roundworld Internet. For more, see [[lspace:GNU Terry Pratchett\|the L-Space wiki entry for “GNU Terry Pratchett”]].
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	== Adaptations ==		== Adaptations ==
	* {{GPTV}} was the third and final live-action Discworld adaptation made by The Mob for Sky Television in 2010. It starred [[Richard Coyle]] as Moist von Lipwig, with Charles Dance as the Patrician, Claire Foy as Adora Belle Dearheart, Andrew Sachs as Tolliver Groat and David Suchet as Reacher Gilt, plus some other famous faces in supporting roles and a cameo from [[Terry Pratchett]] as a postman.		* {{GPTV}} was the third and final live-action Discworld adaptation made by The Mob for Sky Television in 2010. It starred [[Richard Coyle]] as Moist von Lipwig, with Charles Dance as the Patrician, Claire Foy as Adora Belle Dearheart, Andrew Sachs as Tolliver Groat and David Suchet as Reacher Gilt, plus some other famous faces in supporting roles, and a cameo from [[Terry Pratchett]] as a postman.
	* As well as the abridged Corgi audiobook read by [[Tony Robinson]], there are two unabridged audiobooks: one from Isis Books, read by [[Stephen Briggs]], and the Penguin audiobook read by [[Richard Coyle]] (reprising his televison role), which also features [[Bill Nighy]] reading the footnotes and [[Peter Serafinowicz]] as the voice of [[Death]].		* As well as the abridged Corgi audiobook read by [[Tony Robinson]], there are two unabridged audiobooks: one from Isis Books, read by [[Stephen Briggs]], and the Penguin audiobook read by [[Richard Coyle]] (reprising his televison role), which also features [[Bill Nighy]] reading the footnotes and [[Peter Serafinowicz]] as the voice of [[Death]].
	* The 2015 board game ''[[Clacks]]'' by BackSpindle Games is based on this novel. Players are Clacks operators; in the cooperative version of the game, they work together to try and send a message to Genua before Moist ~~arrives~~ on ~~his horse~~. There’s also a competitive version in which players are competing to be first to send a full word, with the in-game explanation that the Grand Trunk is hiring only the best operators to work the system for the race against the Post Office.		* The 2015 board game ''[[Clacks]]'' by BackSpindle Games is based on this novel. Players are Clacks operators; in the cooperative version of the game, they work together to try and send a message to Genua before Moist can deliver the same message on horseback, a race which takes place at the climax of the novel. There’s also a competitive version in which players are competing to be first to send a full word, with the in-game explanation that the Grand Trunk is hiring only the best operators to work the system for the same race against the Post Office.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Ben: /* Other appearances */

2025-04-19T01:43:53Z

Other appearances

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	\| 2023-11-29 \|\| ''[https://www.goodbookspodcast.com In Her Good Books]'' \|\| “Matthew Perry, Terry Pratchett and Crying Real Tears From Our Eyes”<ref>Also discusses {{ALIF}}.</ref> \|\| [https://www.goodbookspodcast.com/podcast-1/episode/792f54b2/matthew-perry-terry-pratchett-and-crying-real-tears-from-our-eyes goodbookspodcast.com]		\| 2023-11-29 \|\| ''[https://www.goodbookspodcast.com In Her Good Books]'' \|\| “Matthew Perry, Terry Pratchett and Crying Real Tears From Our Eyes”<ref>Also discusses {{ALIF}}.</ref> \|\| [https://www.goodbookspodcast.com/podcast-1/episode/792f54b2/matthew-perry-terry-pratchett-and-crying-real-tears-from-our-eyes goodbookspodcast.com]
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			\| 2025-04-07 \|\| ''[https://ami-audiobook-review.simplecast.com/ AMI Audiobook Review]'' \|\| “Laughing Through the Madness: A Journey into Satirical Fiction”<ref>''Going Postal'' is one of six audiobooks discussed; the main chat about it starts around the 12m25s mark.</ref> \|\| [https://ami-audiobook-review.simplecast.com/episodes/laughing-through-the-madness-a-journey-into-satirical-fiction-monday-april-7th-2025-BRj0y4H4 simplecast.com]
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Ben: Text replacement - "[https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/33 fireside.fm]" to "[https://sites.libsyn.com/529447/episode-33-going-postal libsyn.com]"

2025-03-23T22:16:56Z

Text replacement - "[https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/33 fireside.fm]" to "[https://sites.libsyn.com/529447/episode-33-going-postal libsyn.com]"

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	\| 2023-11-16 \|\| ''[https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4 The Graham Norton Book Club]'' \|\| “Terry Pratchett and Nicola Coughlan” \|\| [https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4/episodes/86e1f02f-b110-4f25-aa91-f8b61ef7bba7 art19.com]		\| 2023-11-16 \|\| ''[https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4 The Graham Norton Book Club]'' \|\| “Terry Pratchett and Nicola Coughlan” \|\| [https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4/episodes/86e1f02f-b110-4f25-aa91-f8b61ef7bba7 art19.com]
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	\| 2023-12-03 \|\| {{NOBC}} \|\| {{GP\|ep}} \|\| [https://~~nannyoggsbookclub~~.~~fireside~~.fm/33 ~~fireside~~.fm]		\| 2023-12-03 \|\| {{NOBC}} \|\| {{GP\|ep}} \|\| [https://sites.libsyn.com/529447/episode-33-going-postal libsyn.com]
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	\| 2024-05-22 \|\| {{FF}} \|\| “Going Postal by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/7680ba25/going-postal-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com]		\| 2024-05-22 \|\| {{FF}} \|\| “Going Postal by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/7680ba25/going-postal-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com]

Ben: /* Adaptations */ Added Clacks board game

2024-12-08T05:46:58Z

Adaptations: Added Clacks board game

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	* {{GPTV}} was the third and final live-action Discworld adaptation made by The Mob for Sky Television in 2010. It starred [[Richard Coyle]] as Moist von Lipwig, with Charles Dance as the Patrician, Claire Foy as Adora Belle Dearheart, Andrew Sachs as Tolliver Groat and David Suchet as Reacher Gilt, plus some other famous faces in supporting roles and a cameo from [[Terry Pratchett]] as a postman.		* {{GPTV}} was the third and final live-action Discworld adaptation made by The Mob for Sky Television in 2010. It starred [[Richard Coyle]] as Moist von Lipwig, with Charles Dance as the Patrician, Claire Foy as Adora Belle Dearheart, Andrew Sachs as Tolliver Groat and David Suchet as Reacher Gilt, plus some other famous faces in supporting roles and a cameo from [[Terry Pratchett]] as a postman.
	* As well as the abridged Corgi audiobook read by [[Tony Robinson]], there are two unabridged audiobooks: one from Isis Books, read by [[Stephen Briggs]], and the Penguin audiobook read by [[Richard Coyle]] (reprising his televison role), which also features [[Bill Nighy]] reading the footnotes and [[Peter Serafinowicz]] as the voice of [[Death]].		* As well as the abridged Corgi audiobook read by [[Tony Robinson]], there are two unabridged audiobooks: one from Isis Books, read by [[Stephen Briggs]], and the Penguin audiobook read by [[Richard Coyle]] (reprising his televison role), which also features [[Bill Nighy]] reading the footnotes and [[Peter Serafinowicz]] as the voice of [[Death]].
			* The 2015 board game ''[[Clacks]]'' by BackSpindle Games is based on this novel. Players are Clacks operators; in the cooperative version of the game, they work together to try and send a message to Genua before Moist arrives on his horse. There’s also a competitive version in which players are competing to be first to send a full word, with the in-game explanation that the Grand Trunk is hiring only the best operators to work the system for the race against the Post Office.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Ben: /* Other appearances */

2024-11-19T07:33:46Z

Other appearances

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			\| 2014-10-01 \|\| ''[http://nodeodorantinouterspace.wordpress.com/ No Deodorant in Outer Space]'' \|\| “Going Postal (book/movie) Terry Pratchett - Jon Jones”<ref>Discusses both the novel and {{GPTV}}. This show has also done episodes about {{COM}}/{{COMTV}} and {{H}}/{{HTV}}.</ref> \|\| [https://nodeodorantinouterspace.libsyn.com/episode-eight-going-postal-bookmovie libsyn.com]
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	\| 2018-10-04 \|\| {{TPP}} \|\| “Ep61” \|\| [https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/5316890 app.talkshoe.com]		\| 2018-10-04 \|\| {{TPP}} \|\| “Ep61” \|\| [https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/5316890 app.talkshoe.com]

Ben at 08:48, 17 June 2024

2024-06-17T08:48:44Z

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	{{GP}} is the thirty-third Discworld novel, and the first to star reformed con-man [[Moist von Lipwig]]. It is set primarily in [[Ankh-Morpork]] and heavily features the [[Clacks]] system of semaphore towers.		{{GP}} is the thirty-third Discworld novel, and the first to star reformed con-man [[Moist von Lipwig]]. It is set primarily in [[Ankh-Morpork]] and heavily features the [[Clacks]] system of semaphore towers. The book also contributed the concept of “GNU”, a code in the Clacks system that causes its attached message to be sent back and forth through the system forever. In the novel, it’s used as a way of immortalising the names of those who have died. This is all explained at the end of chapter four, which also introduces the phrase, “a man’s not dead while his name’s still spoken.” This sentiment has become hugely popular with Pratchett fans, who often use “GNU” with the name of a deceased loved one; “GNU Terry Pratchett” has also become a thing on the Roundworld Internet. For more, see [[lspace:GNU Terry Pratchett\|the L-Space wiki entry for “GNU Terry Pratchett”]].
	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==
	=== 2014 paperback ===		=== 2014 paperback ===

Ben: /* Major appearances */ Making FF

2024-06-16T07:53:43Z

Major appearances: Making FF

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	\| 2023-12-03 \|\| {{NOBC}} \|\| {{GP\|ep}} \|\| [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/33 fireside.fm]		\| 2023-12-03 \|\| {{NOBC}} \|\| {{GP\|ep}} \|\| [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/33 fireside.fm]
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			\| 2024-05-22 \|\| {{FF}} \|\| “Going Postal by Terry Pratchett” \|\| [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/7680ba25/going-postal-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com]
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Ben: /* Major appearances */ Added Nanny Ogg’s Book Club episode

2024-01-03T07:06:24Z

Major appearances: Added Nanny Ogg’s Book Club episode

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	\| 2023-11-16 \|\| ''[https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4 The Graham Norton Book Club]'' \|\| “Terry Pratchett and Nicola Coughlan” \|\| [https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4/episodes/86e1f02f-b110-4f25-aa91-f8b61ef7bba7 art19.com]		\| 2023-11-16 \|\| ''[https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4 The Graham Norton Book Club]'' \|\| “Terry Pratchett and Nicola Coughlan” \|\| [https://art19.com/shows/the-graham-norton-book-club-series-4/episodes/86e1f02f-b110-4f25-aa91-f8b61ef7bba7 art19.com]
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			\| 2023-12-03 \|\| {{NOBC}} \|\| {{GP\|ep}} \|\| [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/33 fireside.fm]
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Ben: /* Other appearances */ Added In Her Good Books podcast

2023-12-09T11:45:59Z

Other appearances: Added In Her Good Books podcast

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	\| 2018-10-04 \|\| {{TPP}} \|\| “Ep61” \|\| [https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/5316890 app.talkshoe.com]		\| 2018-10-04 \|\| {{TPP}} \|\| “Ep61” \|\| [https://app.talkshoe.com/episode/5316890 app.talkshoe.com]
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			\| 2023-11-29 \|\| ''[https://www.goodbookspodcast.com In Her Good Books]'' \|\| “Matthew Perry, Terry Pratchett and Crying Real Tears From Our Eyes”<ref>Also discusses {{ALIF}}.</ref> \|\| [https://www.goodbookspodcast.com/podcast-1/episode/792f54b2/matthew-perry-terry-pratchett-and-crying-real-tears-from-our-eyes goodbookspodcast.com]
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