Minor spoilers for hogfather follow hogfather is the 20th discworld book and the fourth one featuring death as a major character. Set in an alternate world, the eyre affair is funny and clever, referencing swathes of western literature and literary history, and exploring complex and interesting ideas in the best. Terry pratchett, whose discworld series of fantasy novels sold over 80 million copies worldwide, has died following a lengthy battle with alzheimers disease. The hogfather is a two part television movie, based on the book by terry pratchett. The ultimate guide to terry pratchetts written works. Argentina, australia, austria, bahrain, belgium, brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong. It did have some slow, silly, passages but it was a genuine reflection on the role of fantasy and ritual in our lives, with some chilling and thrilling bits, the introduction of a new assertive female main character, and the usual superb comedy and entertainment we have come to. Weihnachten 2007 bin ich zufallig beim durchzappen im tv uber diesen. And it seemed appropriate as it was near christmas at the time. The terry pratchett collection hogfather, colour of magic, going postal dvd.
From the mind of bestselling author terry pratchett comes this offthewall holiday film. For a fantasy novel, this range of vocabulary makes for an intelligent and articulate adult read. Terry pratchetts work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Hogfather is just as funny as the other discworld books and just as crazy. Hogfather by pratchett, first edition, signed abebooks.
Terry pratchett has put it all in this book, only, being pratchett, expect to be entertained, to laugh out loud, to recoil in mock horror, to explore the metaphysical side of the holiday, and to finally put the book down with a sigh of satisfied relief. Hogfather won the interactivity award at the 2007 bafta tv awards for its use of the. It is a wonderful holiday movie that takes place on the night before hogswatch, a holiday very similar to our christmas. Near fine boards light crease spine bottom sharp corners. Terry pratchetts hogfather, the illustrated screenplay by vadim jean, mucked about with by terry pratchett, 1st edition,2006, published by gollancz, printed and bound in italy, hardback,has a small bump to top left hand corner of front cover,otherwise in good condition, dust jacket,has some surface marking and some fading to back jacket cover. Hogfather is the 20th discworld novel by terry pratchett, and a 1997 british fantasy award. This page is part of the online version of the apf and contains all the annotations for the book hogfather. Terry pratchetts hogfather subtitles english 7 subtitles. Its the most wonderful time of the year, hogswatchnight, when the hogfather himself dons his red suit and climbs in his sleigh pulled byof courseeight hogs, to shower gifts across discworld. I just wanted to provide a heads up to those who might not know on the first liveactioncgi dw film to be produced. His first novel, the carpet people, was published in 1971, and after publishing his first discworld novel, the color of magic, in 1983, he wrote two books a year on average. Like as far as death was aware, the sole reason for any human association with pigs and lambs was as a prelude to chops and sausages. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
The muchloved author terry prachett, whose books the hogfather, the colour of magic and going postal became popular tv movies, has passed away at the age of 66 after a long struggle with alzheimers disease. Its hogswatch equivalent to christmas on the discworld and the hogfather has gone missing, requiring death to take his place while his. Susan sto helit michelle dockery fingersmith, downton abbey jonathan teatime marc warren hustle, state of play, band of brothers. Hogfather by terry pratchett gollancz 057506403x 285pp. Terry pratchett, nigel planer, random house audiobooks. Le pere porcher, terry pratchett s hog father, the hogfather. In 2007, terry pratchett was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers. Hogfather, by terry pratchett, is the story of a beloved discworld icon and the forces that wish to have him erased from ever existing. Explore some of terry pratchett, hogfather best quotations and sayings on such as an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease.
His books have sold approximately 85 million copies worldwide but whos counting. Sir terry pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful discworld series. Terry pratchett s hogfather is a twopart television film adaptation of hogfather by terry pratchett, produced by the mob, and first broadcast on sky1, and in high definition on sky1 hd, over christmas 2006. Search hello select your address select your address. The first adaptation to terry pratchetts discworld stories, a festive at that. Terry pratchetts hogfather 2006 yify download movie. The hogfather, le pere porcher, terry pratchetts hog father. Hogfather, the twentieth discworld adventure written by terry pratchett, is a wonderful tale about the power of belief and what it can bring to humanity. The basic plot is that the auditors of reality, creatures. Quite why they should dress up for childrens wallpaper as well was a mystery.
Hogfather is a death novel, and we get to see his granddaughter susan again. This page is part of the online version of the pqf and contains quotes for the book hogfather. An allstar cast headline this fantasy drama based on terry pratchetts. Susan is trying to be normal, and has taken a post as a governess to a family, where the children of the house have been threatened with bogey men under the beds and the bears who get you when you step on the cracks.
This is a 3 hour production of terry practchetts hogfather book in which death has to take over the job of the hogfather, the discworld version of santa. Suspenseful, unexpected twists and turns, wry humor, interesting characters, despite their being somewhat odd. Yet here it is, hogswatchnight, that most joyous and acquisitive of times, and the jolly, old, redsuited giftgiver has vanished without a trace. Contents fine no ownership marks crisp, white pages. Terry pratchetts wild unattached footnotes to life 1990 article for charity magazine, 1 july 1990 forthcoming items to look out for. The child seemed to sense that here was a onceinalifetime opportunity and spoke quickly. Four discworld novels hogfather, going postal, the colour of magic and the light fantastic have been adapted for television, with more to follow. It came in 7th place in the big read, a bbc survey of the most loved british books of all time, making it one of fifteen books by pratchett in the top 200 the book focuses on the absence of the hogfather, a mythical creature akin.
Titled terry pratchett s hogfather, it was first broadcast as a twoparter on sky one, on 17 december and 18 december. He was one of britains most beloved authors and was the uks bestselling author throughout the 1990s. Titled terry pratchetts hogfather, it was first broadcast as a twoparter on sky one, on 17 december and 18 december. Jonathan teatime marc warren hustle, state of play, band of brothers. Terry pratchett s hogfather 3 hours and 09 minutes movie 2007 its hogswatch equivalent to christmas on the discworld and the hogfather has gone missing, requiring death to take his place while his granddaughter susan endeavors to find out what has happened.
Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartlessand oddly familiaruniverse, but the hogfather is one of them. It was very pleasurable to be enjoying pratchett again. Terry pratchetts hogfather is a twopart television film adaptation of hogfather by terry pratchett, produced by the mob, and first broadcast on sky1, and in high definition on sky1 hd, over christmas 2006. Hogfather is the 20th discworld novel by terry pratchett, and a 1997 british fantasy award nominee. It came in 7th place in the big read, a bbc survey of the most loved british books of all time, making it one of fifteen books by pratchett in the top 200. Really enjoyed this, the only problem i had is it is on german, but you can change it to play in english. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchett s novels and other writings. But when the fat man goes missing, someone has to sit in. In all, he was the author of fifty bestselling books. I found myself laughing out loud constantly while reading this book, which is always a good sign, and definitely a step up from sourcery.
With david jason, marc warren, michelle dockery, david warner. The dvd is dedicated to the memory of ian richardson, who died shortly after the programme was broadcast. Terry pratchett uses an extensive vocabulary in this novel, it is not a childrens book and he uses some obscure and very old words. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchetts novels and other writings. This was another outstanding adventure from terry pratchett, which, coincidentally, i read just before christmas. With the hogfather out of commission for hogswatch, death dresses up in a red and white suit with a false beard and takes over delivering presents.
Sir terry pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling discworld series, the first of which, the colour of magic, was published in 1983. Susan, deaths granddaughter, begins the search for the. The hogfather is an ancient being, who has seemingly kept his present form for some time. I dont expect this thread to get more than 5 views, but i know theres some htf discworld fans out there somewhere. Its hogswatch equivalent to christmas on the discworld and the hogfather has gone missing, requiring death to take his place while his granddaughter susan endeavors to find out what has happened. Terry pratchetts hogfather is a twopart television film adaptation of hogfather by terry. His young adult novel, the amazing maurice and his educated rodents, won the carnegie medal, and wheres my cow. The us debut was on 25 november 2007 on ion television, the australian on 23 and 24 december 2007 on channel seven, and the german on 25 december 2007 on. Terry pratchetts hogfather was released on dvd in the uk r2 on 23 april 2007 in both standard and limitededition packaging. Its possible that this book is trying to tap into experiences of childhood i didnt have i grew up in a family which didnt do for want of a better verb things like santa or the tooth fairy but i cant specifically pinpoint any reason why that would.
I cant really compare it to the other discworld stories, as its been to long since i read any of the other stories, but the stories staring death are certainly among my favourite pratchett stories and this is no exception. Terry pratchetts hogfather is the best defense of christmas. Pratchett, who was knighted by the queen in 2009, saw a number of his works adapted for film and tv, including. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on. Nov 30, 2014 otec prasiatok human beings make life so interesting. An evil assassins guild plots to destroy human belief in a parallel universe called discworld in this adaptation of terry pratchetts novel. Terry pratchetts hogfather subtitles 104 subtitles. Terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Hundreds of such references have been collected in the annotated pratchett file apf.
Despite the fact it was made for tv on sky, this is a relatively big budget production with decent special effects and a stellar cast including heavyweights david jason, joss akland. Tales of the discworld on christmas eve 2007, while germanys prosieben and the. The only difference in the hogfather in that time seems to have been that he did not bring presents, but sausages and black puddings if you were lucky. Watch terry pratchetts hogfather season 1 episode 2. Pratchett was the uks bestselling author of the 1990s,34 and as of december 2007 has sold more than 55 million books worldwide,5 with translations made in 33 languages. Terry pratchett 19482015 was an english novelist known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. If what you love about pratchett is the combination of humour and the wealth of cultural and intertextual references then jasper fforde should be right up your street. Its up to death to take up the reignsotherwise the sun wont shine tomorrow. The terry pratchett collection brings readers beautiful hardback editions of the novels of the discworld to collect and treasure, featuring new cover artwork by joe mclaren. Susan sto helit michelle dockery fingersmith, downton abbey. From the mind of terry pratchett comes hogfather, a fantastic miniseries set in a parallel universe.
The making of the hogfather is also available on itunes as a free video podcast. Only the mind of terry pratchett could have come up with something as ambitious, allencompassing, magical, bonkers and brilliant as the discworld. Its the night before hogswatch on discworld, and the. Hello, little folk, this is what youre going to eat. In the parallel universe of discworld, they dont celebrate christmas. Just give the first two a miss the colour of magic and the light fantastic as they are wobbly, and whatever you do dont read the last one raising steam.