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It's the night before Hogswatch. And it's too quiet. | It's the night before Hogswatch. And it's too quiet. | ||
There's snow, there're robins, there're trees covered with decorations, but there's a notable lack of the big fat man who delivers the toys ... | There's snow, there're robins, there're trees covered with decorations, but there's a notable lack of the big fat man who delivers the toys... | ||
Susan the governess has got to find him before morning, otherwise the sun won't rise. And unfortunately, her only helpers are a raven with an eyeball fixation, the Death of Rats and an oh god of hangovers. | Susan the governess has got to find him before morning, otherwise the sun won't rise. And unfortunately, her only helpers are a raven with an eyeball fixation, the Death of Rats and an oh god of hangovers. | ||
Worse still, someone is coming down the chimney. This time he's carrying a sack instead of a scythe, but there's something regrettably familiar ... | Worse still, someone is coming down the chimney. This time he's carrying a sack instead of a scythe, but there's something regrettably familiar... | ||
{{death|Ho. Ho. Ho.}} | {{death|Ho. Ho. Ho.}} | ||
It's true what they say. | It's true what they say. | ||
'You'd better watch out ...' | 'You'd better watch out...' | ||
== Podcast episodes == | == Podcast episodes == | ||
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! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link | ! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link | ||
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| 2017-12-23 || {{RMP}} || | | 2017-12-23 || {{RMP}} || “The Inner Baby-Sitters Club Christmas Special” || [https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/2017/12/23/hogfather-the-inner-baby-sitters-club-christmas-special/ radiomorpork.wordpress.com] | ||
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| 2018-12-24 || {{DB}} || “Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett” || [https://www.dragonbabiespodcast.com/blog/episode-38-hogfather-by-terry-pratchett dragonbabiespodcast.com] | |||
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| 2019-12-08 || {{PC}} || “The Long Dark Mr Teatime of the Soul” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2019/12/08/episode-26-the-long-dark-mr-teatime-of-the-soul/ pratchatpodcast.com] | |||
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| 2019-12-17 || ''[http://nodeodorantinouterspace.wordpress.com/ No Deodorant in Outer Space]'' || “Hogfather (Terry Pratchett)”<ref>This podcast also did an episode about {{HTV}}. In previous episodes, they'd combined discussions of book and adaptation: one about {{GP}} and {{GPTV}}, and another about {{COM}} and {{COMTV}}. Those episodes are listed in the "Other appearances" lists because of this split focus.</ref> || [https://nodeodorantinouterspace.libsyn.com/s4e12b-2001-hogfather-terry-pratchett libsyn.com] | |||
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| 2019-12-29 || {{DID}} || “Cara Ellison and Hogfather” || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/1-6-cara-ellison-and-hogfather/ desertislanddiscworld.com] | |||
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| 2020-05-15 || {{DOP}} || {{H|ep}} || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_sZqZ9JAsUwjy aalgar.com] | |||
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| | | 2020-10-28 || {{WSP}} || {{H|ep}} || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/hogfather-wsp-20/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-05-25 || {{TCD}} || {{H|ep}} || [https://compleatdiscography.page/episode/4cfc2f4f/hogfather compleatdiscography.page] | ||
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| | | 2021-08-29 || {{WWTW}} || “Touch Hog” (1/3) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/cbf9b507/touch-hog-hogfather-pt-1- pinecast.co] | ||
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| | | 2021-09-20 || {{WWTW}} || “Hog Father Summer” (2/3) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/7cbec3d6/hog-father-summer-hogfather-pt-2- pinecast.co] | ||
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| 2021- | | 2021-08-23 || {{WWTW}} || “More! Cowbell!!” (3/3) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/320e80cb/more-cowbell-hogfather-pt-3- pinecast.co] | ||
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| 2021- | | 2021-10-04 || {{MYF}} || “Entrailing Off” (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2021/12/06/68-hogfather-pt-1-entrailing-off/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | ||
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| 2021- | | 2021-10-11 || {{MYF}} || “Wassailutions” (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2021/12/13/69-hogfather-pt-2-wassailutions/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | ||
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| 2021- | | 2021-10-18 || {{MYF}} || “I'm Glad We Got There” (3/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2021/12/20/e70-hogfather-pt-3-im-glad-we-got-there/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | ||
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| 2021- | | 2021-12-25 || ''[[Teaching My Cat to Read]]'' || “Hogfather: Yes tiny child, you may have a sword” || [https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=2456 teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com] | ||
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| | | 2022-07-06 || {{NOBC}} || {{H|ep}} || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/20 fireside.fm] | ||
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| | | 2022-12-12 || {{UAP}} || “Hogfather, Part 1: The Power of Belief” (1/3) || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/11A--Hogfather--Part-1-The-Power-of-Belief-e1sutpe Anchor anchor.fm] | ||
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| 2022-12-24 || {{UAP}} || “Hogfather, Part 2: Happy Hogswatch” (2/3) || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/11B--Hogfather--Part-2-Happy-Hogswatch-e1sutp5 anchor.fm] | |||
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| 2022-12-24 || {{BTB}} || “Holiday Special: Hogfather” || [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1728184/11927951-holiday-special-hogfather buzzsprout.com] | |||
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| 2023-01-25 || {{FF}} || “Hogfather by Terry Pratchett” || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/post/hogfather-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com] | |||
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| 2023-03-14 || {{DCP}} || {{H|ep}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/20-Hogfather-e20c1fq anchor.fm] | |||
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| 2023-12-27 || ''[https://thelorehounds.com/ The Lorehounds]'' || “The Book Nook - E08 - Hogfather” || [https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-lorehounds/episode/the-book-nook-e08-hogfather thelorehounds.com] | |||
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=== Other appearances === | === Other appearances === | ||
'' | These are episodes in which there’s significant discussion of the book, but it’s not the main topic of conversation. | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link | |||
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| 2022-12-09 || {{TTR}} || “Soul Music and the Hogfather”<ref>Also discusses {{SM}}, but doesn’t stay on topic.</ref> || [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b454d224-8ddd-49cf-8e75-9e0552624831 captivate.fm] | |||
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| 2023-01-20 || {{TTR}} || “Christmas Movies: Hogfather > Die Hard?”<ref>Also discusses {{HTV}}.</ref> || [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8627cb04-6c27-4073-a3b1-8180981bee10 captivate.fm] | |||
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| 2023-12-25 || ''[https://expertiseisoverrated.podbean.com/ Expertise is Overrated]'' || “The 2023 Christmas Special!”<ref>The {{H}} discussion is at the start; note that the hosts didn’t like it that much, and one of them listened to the abridged [[Tony Robinson]] [[audiobook]].</ref> || [https://expertiseisoverrated.podbean.com/e/the-2023-christmas-special/ podbean.com] | |||
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| 2023-12-26 || ''[https://www.emmaseslenglish.com/ Emma’s ESL English]'' || “Christmas Reading from Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather”<ref>Emma reads an excerpt from the book. See the list of [[Other Podcasts#Other appearances|other podcasts about Pratchett]] for another episode of ''Emma’s ESL English'' where Emma uses examples of metaphors and similes from Pratchett’s works.</ref> || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/emmaseslenglish/episodes/Episode-186-Christmas-Reading-from-Terry-Pratchetts-Hogfather-e2cfm4i spotify.com] | |||
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== Adaptations == | == Adaptations == | ||
'' | * {{HTV}} was the first of three television adaptations of Discworld novels produced by The Mob for Sky television, first broadcast at Christmas in 2006. It starred Michelle Dockery as Susan, Ian Richardson as the voice of Death, [[David Jason]] as Albert and Marc Warren as Mr Teatime. [[Nigel Planer]], [[Tony Robinson]] and [[Terry Pratchett]] also appear. | ||
* ''Hogfather'' was the first of the new Penguin [[audiobook]]s to be released as part of [[50 Years of Terry]], at the same time as a special Christmas edition of the paperback with a unique cover and new introduction by [[Tony Robinson]]. It was read by [[Sian Clifford]], with [[Peter Serafinowicz]] as Death and [[Bill Nighy]] reading the footnotes. Clifford also read the other books in the Death series. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 23:41, 18 November 2024
 2021 paperback edition cover | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi) Nigel Planer (Isis) Sian Clifford (new) |
| Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 20 |
| Sub-series | Death Susan Wizards |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1996-11-07 |
| Preceded by | Feet of Clay |
| Followed by | Jingo |
Blurb
It's the night before Hogswatch. And it's too quiet.
There's snow, there're robins, there're trees covered with decorations, but there's a notable lack of the big fat man who delivers the toys...
Susan the governess has got to find him before morning, otherwise the sun won't rise. And unfortunately, her only helpers are a raven with an eyeball fixation, the Death of Rats and an oh god of hangovers.
Worse still, someone is coming down the chimney. This time he's carrying a sack instead of a scythe, but there's something regrettably familiar...
Ho. Ho. Ho.
It's true what they say.
'You'd better watch out...'
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-23 | Radio Morpork | “The Inner Baby-Sitters Club Christmas Special” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2018-12-24 | Dragon Babies | “Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett” | dragonbabiespodcast.com |
| 2019-12-08 | Pratchat | “The Long Dark Mr Teatime of the Soul” | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2019-12-17 | No Deodorant in Outer Space | “Hogfather (Terry Pratchett)”[1] | libsyn.com |
| 2019-12-29 | Desert Island Discworld | “Cara Ellison and Hogfather” | desertislanddiscworld.com |
| 2020-05-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Hogfather” | aalgar.com |
| 2020-10-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Hogfather” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2021-05-25 | The Compleat Discography | “Hogfather” | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2021-08-29 | Who Watches the Watch | “Touch Hog” (1/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-09-20 | Who Watches the Watch | “Hog Father Summer” (2/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-08-23 | Who Watches the Watch | “More! Cowbell!!” (3/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-10-04 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Entrailing Off” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-10-11 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Wassailutions” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-10-18 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “I'm Glad We Got There” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-12-25 | Teaching My Cat to Read | “Hogfather: Yes tiny child, you may have a sword” | teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com |
| 2022-07-06 | Nanny Ogg's Book Club | “Hogfather” | fireside.fm |
| 2022-12-12 | Unseen Academicals | “Hogfather, Part 1: The Power of Belief” (1/3) | Anchor anchor.fm |
| 2022-12-24 | Unseen Academicals | “Hogfather, Part 2: Happy Hogswatch” (2/3) | anchor.fm |
| 2022-12-24 | Beyond the Bindings | “Holiday Special: Hogfather” | buzzsprout.com |
| 2023-01-25 | Fiction Fans | “Hogfather by Terry Pratchett” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
| 2023-03-14 | Disc Coverers | “Hogfather” | anchor.fm |
| 2023-12-27 | The Lorehounds | “The Book Nook - E08 - Hogfather” | thelorehounds.com |
Other appearances
These are episodes in which there’s significant discussion of the book, but it’s not the main topic of conversation.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-09 | The Turtle Reads | “Soul Music and the Hogfather”[2] | captivate.fm |
| 2023-01-20 | The Turtle Reads | “Christmas Movies: Hogfather > Die Hard?”[3] | captivate.fm |
| 2023-12-25 | Expertise is Overrated | “The 2023 Christmas Special!”[4] | podbean.com |
| 2023-12-26 | Emma’s ESL English | “Christmas Reading from Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather”[5] | spotify.com |
Adaptations
- Terry Pratchett's Hogfather was the first of three television adaptations of Discworld novels produced by The Mob for Sky television, first broadcast at Christmas in 2006. It starred Michelle Dockery as Susan, Ian Richardson as the voice of Death, David Jason as Albert and Marc Warren as Mr Teatime. Nigel Planer, Tony Robinson and Terry Pratchett also appear.
- Hogfather was the first of the new Penguin audiobooks to be released as part of 50 Years of Terry, at the same time as a special Christmas edition of the paperback with a unique cover and new introduction by Tony Robinson. It was read by Sian Clifford, with Peter Serafinowicz as Death and Bill Nighy reading the footnotes. Clifford also read the other books in the Death series.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ This podcast also did an episode about Terry Pratchett's Hogfather. In previous episodes, they'd combined discussions of book and adaptation: one about Going Postal and Going Postal, and another about The Colour of Magic and Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic. Those episodes are listed in the "Other appearances" lists because of this split focus.
- ↑ Also discusses Soul Music, but doesn’t stay on topic.
- ↑ Also discusses Terry Pratchett's Hogfather.
- ↑ The Hogfather discussion is at the start; note that the hosts didn’t like it that much, and one of them listened to the abridged Tony Robinson audiobook.
- ↑ Emma reads an excerpt from the book. See the list of other podcasts about Pratchett for another episode of Emma’s ESL English where Emma uses examples of metaphors and similes from Pratchett’s works.