I've Never Read Discworld

About I've Never Read Discworld

A podcast exploring Pratchett's Discworld one book at a time with city watcher @pjhart86 and tourist @andrewluke (Keep im spoiler-free pls!)

Publisher

I've Never Read Discworld

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Sept 2022

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Fan Films: Mort & Rincewind

   This time disc, your hosts PJ and Andy took in and reviewed Garrett Gilchrist's 2001 adaptation of 'Mort', followed by Snowgun Films' original 2007 short, 'Run, Rincewind, Run!' Spoilers ahead, links in the description.Mort Pt.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ_0z_a0LI0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ_0z_a0LI0) (10m)Mort Pt.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGte6z2Vsk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGte6z2Vsk) (10m)Mort Pt.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08b0xqD5C0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08b0xqD5C0) (4m)Run, Rincewind, Run! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9eDYQyrfDA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9eDYQyrfDA) (16m)Big thanks to our patrons: Sonia Thuerry, Andrew Bolster, Donal Fallon, JimSpeak, Katie Marshall, Alex C., Amanda Rodriguez, Shell, Dave Cromie, Matt Saunders, Alan Rowell, Benjamin Stone, Arsalan Haider Ali and particularly Ian Lawther who also goes halvers on our Zoom bill.Shout-out to our social media champions Ben and Elizabeth of the Pratchat Podcast; David Curtis and Mike AKA JarrakStuff to check outThe very industrious @AndrewLuke (https://www.youtube.com/@andrewluke) YouTube channelPJ Hart's small sweet @outboundlight (https://www.youtube.com/@outboundlight) YouTube channelAndy's Patreon (early access!) https://patreon.com/andyluke (https://patreon.com/andyluke) PJ's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4)Andy's Coastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark (https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark)

2. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Book 33: Going Postal

   "A lot's going on there" - PJMoist von Lipwig is charged with resurrecting Ankh-Morpork's Post Office: a task that brings him into conflict with powerful men, the clacks, and his own a/morality. Belfast writers and UU students PJ Hart and Andy Luke gather at the depot to discuss Moist's motivations and mise-en-scene, Vetinari's tactics, the negative power of storytelling, the expanding Discworld, biting the horizon, old people getting married, enshittification, secret orders, and late stage capitalism. Heavy package!00:00:00 Introduction - First Impressions00:17:44 The Angel - The Post Office - Our Own Hand, Or None00:39:29 A Sign - Lost In The Post - Little Pictures01:06:39 Tomb of Words - Post Haste - Bonfire01:23:49 The Burning of Words - Mission Statement01:41:34 The Woodpecker - The Edge of the Envelope - Deliverance02:07:06 Final Thoughts - Fave Scenes - Quotes - OutroBig thanks to our patrons: Sonia Thuerry, Andrew Bolster, Donal Fallon, Bryce Goodall, Katie Marshall, Alex C., Amanda Rodriguez, Shell, Dave Cromie, Matt Saunders, Alan Rowell, Benjamin Stone, Arsalan Haider Ali and particularly Ian Lawther who also goes halvers on our Zoom bill.Shout-out to our social media champions Ben and Elizabeth of the Pratchat Podcast; David Curtis and Mike AKA JarrakStuff to check outThe very industrious @AndrewLuke YouTube channelPJ Hart's small sweet @outboundlight YouTube channelAndy's Patreon (early access!) https://patreon.com/andyluke PJ's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4Andy's Coastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark

3. 

   22 Jul 2026

   A Hat Full of Sky

   "Witches deal with things. Never stand between two mirrors. Never cackle. Do what you must do. Never lie, but you don’t always have to be honest."PJ and Andy return from holidays ("holli-bops") and brave the heatwave to talk witchery in adolescence, savagery, vulnerability. It's The Hiver versus Tiffany Aching and The Wee Free Men versus the bottle. A Hat Full of Sky and the power of authenticity.00:00:00 Overview00:14:14 Part 1: Fairies and How To Avoid Them (intro, ch.1-2)00:32:20 Part 2: The PLN (ch.3-7)00:48:42 Part 3: The Secret Land (ch.8-10)01:05:50 Part 4: Arthur (ch.11-15)01:22:50 Fave scenes and quotes01:33:00 That Soul Music animationBig thanks to our patrons: Sonia Thuerry, Andrew Bolster, Donal Fallon, Bryce Goodall, Katie Marshall, Alex C., Amanda Rodriguez, Shell, Dave Cromie, Matt Saunders, Alan Rowell, Benjamin Stone, Arsalan Haider Ali and particularly Ian Lawther who also goes halvers on our Zoom bill.Shout-out to our social media champions Ben and Elizabeth of the Pratchat Podcast; David Curtis and Mike AKA JarrakStuff to check outThe very industrious @AndrewLuke YouTube channelPJ Hart's small sweet @outboundlight YouTube channelAndy's Patreon (early access!) https://patreon.com/andyluke PJ's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4Andy's Coastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdarkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQo8HL1aGwCaption: https://captionfestival.co.uk/ and @captioncomicfestCaption Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hyHAFCAecD8UpGxv6wr59eKaNs-A_Mz

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