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Unseen Academicals
Author	Terry Pratchett
Audio read by	Tony Robinson (Corgi); Stephen Briggs (Isis); Colin Morgan (Penguin)
Cover artist	Paul Kidby
Country	UK
Language	English
Series	Discworld
Release number	37
Sub-series	Wizards
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Gollancz/Corgi
Published in English	2009-10-06
Preceded by	Making Money
Followed by	I Shall Wear Midnight

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Unseen Academicals is the thirty-seventh Discworld novel, and the last to star the wizards of Unseen University. It introduces “foot-the-ball” to the Disc (though there are hints it already existed as a game, if not an organised competition), and several new supporting characters, though it is notable for being a wizards book in which neither Death nor Rincewind play a major role. It also introduces rival university Brazeneck College, to whom the former Dean of UU defects.

Blurb

Podcast episodes

Major appearances

These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.

Date	Show	Episode	External link
2010-03-05	PodCastle^[1]	“PodCastle Review 1: Unseen Academicals”	podcastle.org
2020-10-28	Radio Morpork	“Balon D’Orc”	radiomorpork.wordpress.com
2021-04-04	Unseen Academicals	“Unseen Academicals”	anchor.fm
2021-05-09	Desert Island Discworld	“Dave Powell and Unseen Academicals”	desertislanddiscworld.com
2021-09-15	The Death of Podcasts	“Unseen Academicals”	aalgar.com
2022-03-28	Wyrd Sisters	“Unseen Academicals”	wyrdsisters.podbean.com
2023-02-28	The Compleat Discography	“Unseen Academicals”^[2]	compleatdiscography.page
2024-03-04	The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret	“Reticule! in the Boudoir” (1/3)	thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2024-03-11	The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret	“Mass Pie Experience” (2/3)	thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2024-03-18	The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret	“Progressive Sleaze” (3/3)	thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2024-09-05	Fiction Fans	“Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett”	fictionfanspodcast.com

Other appearances

To be added.

External links

Unseen Academicals at the L-Space Wiki
Unseen Academicals on Wikipedia

Footnotes

↑ PodCastle is a fantasy fiction podcast from Escape Artists, who also make EscapePod (their first, sci-fi-themed show) and PseudoPod (for horror fiction). This was the first of only three or four book review episodes. Also of note: Pratchett podcast guest Dr Kat Day works as a producer on PseudoPod.
↑ Features guest Rob Wilkins

[1] PodCastle is a fantasy fiction podcast from Escape Artists, who also make EscapePod (their first, sci-fi-themed show) and PseudoPod (for horror fiction). This was the first of only three or four book review episodes. Also of note: Pratchett podcast guest Dr Kat Day works as a producer on PseudoPod.

[2] Features guest Rob Wilkins

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+{{UA}} is the thirty-seventh Discworld novel, and the last to star the wizards of [[Unseen University]]. It introduces “foot-the-ball” to the Disc (though there are hints it already existed as a game, if not an organised competition), and several new supporting characters, though it is notable for being a wizards book in which neither [[Death]] nor [[Rincewind]] play a major role. It also introduces rival university Brazeneck College, to whom the former Dean of UU defects.
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+| 2010-03-05 || ''[http://podcastle.org PodCastle]''<ref>''PodCastle'' is a fantasy fiction podcast from Escape Artists, who also make ''EscapePod'' (their first, sci-fi-themed show) and ''PseudoPod'' (for horror fiction). This was the first of only three or four book review episodes. Also of note: Pratchett podcast guest Dr [[Kat Day]] works as a producer on ''PseudoPod''.</ref> || “PodCastle Review 1: Unseen Academicals” || [https://podcastle.org/2010/03/05/podcastle-review-1-unseen-academicals/ podcastle.org]
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 | 2020-10-28 || {{RMP}} || “Balon D’Orc” || [https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/unseen-academicals-balon-dorc/ radiomorpork.wordpress.com]
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-| 2021-04-04 || {{UAP}} || {{UA|ep}} || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/1--Unseen-Academicals-e1sutpa sounder.fm]
+| 2021-04-04 || {{UAP}} || {{UA|ep}} || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/1--Unseen-Academicals-e1sutpa anchor.fm]
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 | 2021-05-09 || {{DID}} || “Dave Powell and Unseen Academicals” || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/5-3-dave-powell-and-unseen-academicals/ desertislanddiscworld.com]
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 | 2022-03-28 || {{WSP}} || {{UA|ep}} ||  [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/unseen-academicals-wsp-37/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com]
+|-
+| 2023-02-28 || {{TCD}} || {{UA|ep}}<ref>Features guest [[Rob Wilkins]]</ref> ||  [https://compleatdiscography.page/episode/167dcebf/unseen-academicals compleatdiscography.page]
+|-
+| 2024-03-04 || {{MYF}} || “Reticule! in the Boudoir” (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/04/136-unseen-academicals-pt-1-reticule-in-the-boudoir/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
+|-
+| 2024-03-11 || {{MYF}} || “Mass Pie Experience” (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/11/137-unseen-academicals-pt-2-mass-pie-experience/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
+|-
+| 2024-03-18 || {{MYF}} || “Progressive Sleaze” (3/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2024/03/18/138-unseen-academicals-pt-3-progressive-sleaze/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
+|-
+| 2024-09-05 || {{FF}} || “Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett” || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/7da74e59/unseen-academicals-by-terry-pratchett fictionfanspodcast.com]
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