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	\| Chapter 1 \|\| In Ankh-Morpork, Lord Vetinari orders Commander Vimes to arrest Trevor Likely, an influential but violent young fan of ~~“mob ball”~~. Vetinari threatens Trev with gaol unless he takes part in a “re-education scheme” he has planned, and Trev accepts. He returns to his job as a Candle Knave at Unseen University, and is surprised to discover he has an apprentice: the well-spoken but clearly inhuman goblin, Mr. Nutt, who was earlier delivered to Vetinari in a locked box by the vampire Lady Margolotta of Überwald. Unsettled by Mr Nutt, Trev changes his mind and requests the gaol time until it’s pointed out that the only cell is full of ~~mob ball supporters from his~~ rival team, Dolly Sisters. He relents and goes home~~, but the~~ next morning Nutt ~~appears and makes~~ him breakfast. Trev angrily ties Nutt up and leads him back to the University; the city’s population recoil from ~~Nutt~~ along the way, but he doesn’t resist. Trev chains Nutt to the candle vats ~~- and~~ is horrified to discover that Nutt is easily able to drag them around and snap his chains, causing Trev to wonder what kind of “goblin” he is…		\| Chapter 1 \|\| In Ankh-Morpork, Lord Vetinari orders Commander Vimes to arrest Trevor Likely, an influential but violent young fan of the Dimwell mob ball team. Vetinari threatens Trev with gaol unless he takes part in a “re-education scheme” he has planned, and Trev accepts. He returns to his job as a Candle Knave at Unseen University, and is surprised to discover he has an apprentice: the well-spoken but clearly inhuman goblin, Mr. Nutt, who was earlier delivered to Vetinari in a locked box by the vampire Lady Margolotta of Überwald. Unsettled by Mr Nutt, Trev changes his mind and requests the gaol time until it’s pointed out that the only cell is full of fans of Dimwell’s rival team, Dolly Sisters. He relents and goes home. The next morning, he finds Mr. Nutt in his house making him breakfast. Trev angrily ties up Mr. Nutt and leads him back to the University; the city’s population recoil from him along the way, but he doesn’t resist. Trev chains Nutt to the candle vats, but is horrified to discover that Nutt is easily able to drag them around and snap his chains, causing Trev to wonder what kind of “goblin” he is…
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	\| Chapter 2 \|\| Trev takes Mr Nutt on rounds, where he displays superhuman speed and agility in an attempt to “acquire worth”, but Trev treats him like a slave, even after he ~~saves~~ Trev ~~after~~ an accident. On the way back to the vats Trev is besotted with Juliet Stollop, a beautiful girl who works in the University’s Night Kitchen. He chains Nutt up again before heading out on the town. Meanwhile, Ponder Stibbons and Archchancellor Ridcully discover that unless the University wins a game of mob ball against a city team once a century, the “Weatherwax bequest” that provides most of the university’s funds will be lost, and the University will have to close down. This is overheard by the head of the Night Kitchen, Glenda Sugarbean, who takes Juliet to recruit Trev for the team. They find Mr. Nutt instead~~. Nutt~~ offers to track Trev down. He finds Trev at the Mended Drum with fellow ~~Dimwall~~ supporters Andy Shanks and Carter, who make fun of Nutt and spit beer on him, eventually pressuring Trev to do the same. Mr. Nutt, visibly angry, declines to “have a go” and leaves. Outside the pub, he collapses, muttering to himself about “acquiring worth” as his claws come out...		\| Chapter 2 \|\| Trev takes Mr Nutt on rounds, where he displays superhuman speed and agility in an attempt to “acquire worth”, but Trev treats him like a slave, even after he rescues Trev from an accident. On the way back to the vats Trev sees and is instantly besotted with Juliet Stollop, a beautiful girl who works in the University’s Night Kitchen. He chains Nutt up again before heading out on the town. Meanwhile, Ponder Stibbons and Archchancellor Ridcully discover that unless the University wins a game of mob ball against a city team once a century, the “Weatherwax bequest” that provides most of the university’s funds will be lost, and the University will have to close down. This is overheard by the head of the Night Kitchen, Glenda Sugarbean, who takes Juliet with her to recruit Trev for the team, knowing his talent with a tin can. They find Mr. Nutt instead, and are at first horrified, but he offers to track Trev down for Glenda. Mr. Nutt finds Trev at the Mended Drum with fellow Dimwell supporters Andy Shanks and Carter, who make fun of Nutt and spit beer on him, eventually pressuring Trev to do the same. Mr. Nutt, visibly angry, declines to “have a go” and leaves. Outside the pub, he collapses, muttering to himself about “acquiring worth” as his claws come out...
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	\| Chapter 2 \|\| ~~''To~~ be ~~added''~~		\| Chapter 2 \|\| Trev takes Mr Nutt on rounds, where he displays superhuman speed and agility in an attempt to “acquire worth”, but Trev treats him like a slave, even after he saves Trev after an accident. On the way back to the vats Trev is besotted with Juliet Stollop, a beautiful girl who works in the University’s Night Kitchen. He chains Nutt up again before heading out on the town. Meanwhile, Ponder Stibbons and Archchancellor Ridcully discover that unless the University wins a game of mob ball against a city team once a century, the “Weatherwax bequest” that provides most of the university’s funds will be lost, and the University will have to close down. This is overheard by the head of the Night Kitchen, Glenda Sugarbean, who takes Juliet to recruit Trev for the team. They find Mr. Nutt instead. Nutt offers to track Trev down. He finds Trev at the Mended Drum with fellow Dimwall supporters Andy Shanks and Carter, who make fun of Nutt and spit beer on him, eventually pressuring Trev to do the same. Mr. Nutt, visibly angry, declines to “have a go” and leaves. Outside the pub, he collapses, muttering to himself about “acquiring worth” as his claws come out...
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'''''Terry Pratchett’s Unseen Academicals''''' (aka ''Unseen Academicals'') is a ten-part 2018 audio adaptation of {{UA}} produced by Dirk Maggs for Audible Originals and Narrativia.

== Taglines ==
''To be added.''

==Creative Team==
===Crew===
* Adapted by Reg Curtie and Bev Doyle
* Directed by Dirk Maggs
* Live Sound Effects by Jessica Bowls
* Vocal Edit by Gary Heighton
* Location Recording by The Sound House Ltd
* Original music by James Hannigan
* Casting led by Nicola Wall for Audible Studios
* Executive Producers for Narrativia Ltd - [[Rob Wilkins]] and [[Rod Brown]]
* Executive Producers for Audible - Steve Carcy and Katie Arlett
* Commissioned by Steve Carcy
* Edited by Rebecca Fenton

===Other Crew===
* Production Coordinators - Marielle Runnaker-Temple, Yuki Palmer, and Imogen Papworth
* Broadcast Assistant - Anna Lee
* Assistant Director - Steve Doherty
* Recording Engineer - Wilfredo Acosta
* Narration Recording by Tom Killian

=== Cast ===
* [[David Jason]] as the Narrator
* Matthew Horne as Trev Likely
* Josie Lawrence as Glenda Sugarbean
* Keith Wickham as Mr. Nutt
* Jaime Winston as Juliet Stollop
* Mark Benton as Old Man Stollop
* Stephen Briggs as Drumknott
* [[Jon Culshaw]] as Johannes Puncture and William de Worde
* Phil Davis as Andy Shanks
* Ray Fearon as Lord Vetinari
* Tony Gardner as Ridcully
* Edward Harrison as Ponder Stibbons
* Maggie Service as Lady Margolotta

==== Also Featuring ====
* Tom Alexander as Rincewind and Andre Townsfinisher
* Samantha Béart as Madame Sharn
* Pippa Bennett-Warner as Sergeant Angua
* Stephen Critchlow as Dean Henry
* David Holt as Bengo Macaroooooooon-ah
* Toby Longworth as Commander Vimes
* Harry Myers as Jumbo
* Andrew James Spooner as the Haunted Whistle
* Steven Webb as Pepe

== Episodes ==
''Unseen Acadmicals'' consists of ten chapters. All were released together on 2 July 2018. '''Note that the synopses below will contain spoilers.'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chapter !! Synopsis
|-
| Chapter 1 || In Ankh-Morpork, Lord Vetinari orders Commander Vimes to arrest Trevor Likely, an influential but violent young fan of “mob ball”. Vetinari threatens Trev with gaol unless he takes part in a “re-education scheme” he has planned, and Trev accepts. He returns to his job as a Candle Knave at Unseen University, and is surprised to discover he has an apprentice: the well-spoken but clearly inhuman goblin, Mr. Nutt, who was earlier delivered to Vetinari in a locked box by the vampire Lady Margolotta of Überwald. Trev treats Mr. Nutt like a slave, chaining him up to the candle vats when he leaves for a night out. Meanwhile Ponder Stibbons and Archchancellor Ridcully discover that unless the University wins a game of mob ball against a city team once a century, the “Weatherwax bequest” that provides most of the university’s funds will be lost, and University will have to close down. This is overheard by the head of the Night Kitchen, Glenda Sugarbean, who takes her assistant Juliet to recruit Trev for the team. They find Mr. Nutt instead, who offers to track Trev down. He finds Trev at the Mended Drum with fellow Dimwall supporters Andy Shanks and Carter, who make fun of Nutt and spit beer on him, eventually pressuring Trev to do the same. Mr. Nutt, visibly angry, declines to “have a go” and leaves. Outside the pub, he collapses as his claws come out...
|-
| Chapter 2 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 3 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 4 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 5 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 6 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 7 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 8 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 9 || ''To be added''
|-
| Chapter 10 || ''To be added''
|}

== Podcast episodes ==

=== Major appearances ===
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this audio drama.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|}

=== Other appearances ===
Episodes where the film is discussed, but not as the main topic.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|}

== External links ==
* ''[https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Unseen-Academicals-Audiobook/B07D5HKJ1J Unseen Academicals]'' at Audible
* ''[[lspace:Radio Adaptations#Unseen Academicals|Unseen Academicals]]'' in the “Radio Adaptations” article at the L-Space wiki

== Footnotes ==
<references/>

[[Category: Audio dramas]]
[[Category: Discworld adaptations]]