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Nigel Planer is an English actor, writer and comedian, best known for being part of the “alternative comedy” scene of the 1980s, most famously in the role of Neil the Hippie, which originated with the BBC sitcom The Young Ones. He has since appeared in many television shows and films, but is best known to Discworld fans as the first narrator of the unabridged audiobooks. He has also appeared in Discworld television series and videogames, and is an author and playwright.

Books

As audiobook narrator

Planer narrated unabridged audiobooks of most of the Discworld novels up to Carpe Jugulum for Isis Books from 1995 until 2000, when Stephen Briggs became their regular narrator. The books he narrated are:

Actor

Television

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - Mr Sideney
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic - Arch Astronomer

Videogames

Discworld II - Albert, Bursar, Foul Ole Ron, Reg Shoe, Mad Drongo, Beekeeper, Fool, Troll Bartender, Dead Collector, Mortician, Camel Salesman, Uri Djeller, Trainer, Bogeyman, Count, Elf #2, Assassin
Discworld Noir - Gaspode, Count Henning Von Uberwald, Malaclypse, Al Khali, Warb, Satrap, Zombie, Remora Selachii, Rhodan, Kondo, Watchman, Clerk's Gable, Right Palace Guard, Patrician's Clerk #2

Podcast episodes

Nigel Planer hasn’t appeared on any of the podcasts we include on the wiki.

External links

Nigel Planer on the L-Space Wiki
Nigel Planer on Wikipedia
Nigel Planer on the Internet Movie Database

Footnotes

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-‘’'Sir Tony Robinson''' is an English actor, writer and presenter, best known for his television work: playing Baldrick in ‘'Blackadder'', creating and starring in ''Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'', telling children’s and mythological stories in programmes like ''Tales From Fat Tulip’s Garden'' and ''Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All'', and more recently as the host of long-running archaeological programme ''Time Team''. To Discworld fans he’s best known as the long-time narrator of Corgi’s abridged [[audiobooks]], and also for appearing in [[Terry Pratchett's Hogfather|The Mob’s television adaptation]] of {{H}}.
+'''Nigel Planer''' is an English actor, writer and comedian, best known for being part of the “alternative comedy” scene of the 1980s, most famously in the role of Neil the Hippie, which originated with the BBC sitcom ''[[wikipedia:The Young Ones|The Young Ones]]''. He has since appeared in many television shows and films, but is best known to [[Discworld]] fans as the first narrator of the unabridged audiobooks. He has also appeared in Discworld television series and videogames, and is an author and playwright.
 == Books ==
 === As audiobook narrator ===
-Robinson narrated unabridged versions of most of the [[Discworld Books and Stories#Novels|Discworld novels]] for Isis Books between X and Y.
+Planer narrated unabridged [[audiobooks]] of most of the [[Discworld Books and Stories#Novels|Discworld novels]] up to {{CJ}} for Isis Books from 1995 until 2000, when [[Stephen Briggs]] became their regular narrator. The books he narrated are:
-=== Other ===
+* {{COM}}
+* {{TLF}}
+* {{M}}
+* {{S}}
+* {{P}}
+* {{G!G!}}
+* {{MP}}
+* {{RM}}
+* {{WA}}
+* {{SG}}
+* {{LL}}
+* {{MAA}}
+* {{SM}}
+* {{IT}}
+* {{M!!!}}
+* {{H}}
+* {{J}}
+* {{TLC}}
+* {{CJ}}
 == Actor ==
+=== Television ===
 * {{HTV}} - Mr Sideney
+* {{COMTV}} - Arch Astronomer
+=== Videogames ===
+* ''[[Discworld II]]'' - Albert, Bursar, Foul Ole Ron, Reg Shoe, Mad Drongo, Beekeeper, Fool, Troll Bartender, Dead Collector, Mortician, Camel Salesman, Uri Djeller, Trainer, Bogeyman, Count, Elf #2, Assassin
+* ''[[Discworld Noir]]'' - Gaspode, Count Henning Von Uberwald, Malaclypse, Al Khali, Warb, Satrap, Zombie, Remora Selachii, Rhodan, Kondo, Watchman, Clerk's Gable, Right Palace Guard, Patrician's Clerk #2
 == Podcast episodes ==
-=== As guest ===
+Nigel Planer hasn’t appeared on any of the podcasts we include on the wiki.
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
-|}
 == External links ==