Hogfather
 2021 paperback edition cover | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi) Nigel Planer (unabridged) 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 |
| 2019-12-29 | 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 |
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”[1] | captivate.fm |
| 2023-01-20 | The Turtle Reads | “Christmas Movies: Hogfather > Die Hard?”[2] | captivate.fm |
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
- ↑ Also discusses Soul Music, but doesn’t stay on topic.
- ↑ Also discusses Terry Pratchett's Hogfather.