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* Host Al asks the episode's guest which Terry Pratchett book they would like to take with them if they were stuck on a desert island, and discusses it with them in an informal chat which is also an interview about their life and work. | * Host Al asks the episode's guest which Terry Pratchett book they would like to take with them if they were stuck on a desert island, and discusses it with them in an informal chat which is also an interview about their life and work. | ||
* The podcast is released in seasons of six episodes, though later seasons have seven or eight episodes; the additional ones are the result of goals reached by the podcast's [https://www.patreon.com/DIDiscworld Patreon campaign]. | |||
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
* The title (and to a lesser extent the format) is inspired by the long-running BBC Radio program ''[[wikipedia:Desert Island Discs|Desert Island Discs]]''. | * The title (and to a lesser extent the format) is inspired by the long-running BBC Radio program ''[[wikipedia:Desert Island Discs|Desert Island Discs]]''. | ||
* The podcast's tagline is also drawn from the BBC original, which describes the things "castaways" (what the show calls its guests) can take: "Eight tracks, a book and a luxury | * The podcast's tagline is also drawn from the BBC original, which describes the things "castaways" (what the show calls its guests) can take: "Eight tracks,<ref>Clearly not a show set on the Discworld!</ref> a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives." | ||
== Hosts == | == Hosts == | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 12 January 2022
| Desert Island Discworld | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Al Kennedy |
| Production | |
| Audio format | mp3 |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (so far) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 24 November 2019 – present |
| Related shows | House to Astonish |
| Website | https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com |
Publisher Description
A weekly interview podcast about the works of Terry Pratchett and the people who read them, with host Al Kennedy. One guest, one book, four elephants, one turtle.
Further Information
Format
- Host Al asks the episode's guest which Terry Pratchett book they would like to take with them if they were stuck on a desert island, and discusses it with them in an informal chat which is also an interview about their life and work.
- The podcast is released in seasons of six episodes, though later seasons have seven or eight episodes; the additional ones are the result of goals reached by the podcast's Patreon campaign.
Trivia
- The title (and to a lesser extent the format) is inspired by the long-running BBC Radio program Desert Island Discs.
- The podcast's tagline is also drawn from the BBC original, which describes the things "castaways" (what the show calls its guests) can take: "Eight tracks,[1] a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives."
Hosts
- Al Kennedy - host of all episodes
Episodes
The table below indexes episodes of this podcast. They are listed by default in release order, and use the podcast's own numbering scheme.