"Militant decency."In which PJ and Andy talk television zeitgeists, parenting for the first time, post-war policing, Guantanamo Bay, Nazi science, the Battle of Cable Street, Auschwitz, American foreign policy, lilac trees, and the end of cake. You know, just another Discworld book.00:00:00 First Impressions00:27:30 Quantum Loop00:41:52 Guards! Guards!01:02:00 The Watch House01:18:46 The People01:33:53 Back to the Future01:52:16 Favourite QuotesBig thanks to our patrons: Sonia Andree, Richard Huang, Andrew Bolster, Donal Fallon, 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

"APPLE SAUCE!"

Two Belfast-based writers lap up Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006), adapted by Vadim Jean and The Mob for Sky TV. Andy delights in his first viewings with his best Death impersonations while PJ skilfully dissects it as a tutor in visual storytelling. We get into the set design, SFX, and a great led by Ian Richardson, Michelle Dockery, Marc Warren and David Jason. It's a pod-vod full of edutainment. For video extras check the episode out on YouTube or Spotify Video.

00:00:00 First Impressions00:26:11 On The First Part of Hogswatch 00:41:33 Season's Squeakings 01:01:40 Glingle Glingle Glingle01:19:43 Twas the Night Before Hogswatch01:29:40 December 32ndBig thanks to our patrons: Sonia Andree, Richard Huang, Andrew Bolster, Donal Fallon, Alex C., Amanda Rodriguez, Shell, Dave Cromie, Matt Saunders, Andrew Gallagher, 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 'Country Rogues' (BBC iPlayer) feat. James Martin https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022d39PJ Hart's 'The Divil's Own' (BBC Sounds/Illumination podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yhg4Andy's Coastlines After Dark https://books2read.com/coastlinesafterdark

"Transgressive children's literature" - Andy

"That's your Carnegie Medal right there" - PJ

Andy and PJ both have their first go-around with this book, chasing after Maurice, Darktan and the clan to figure out the themes, the mysteries and how the Rat King would work as an X-Men villain.

Andy talks life as an owner of three dozen gerbils, and which of them have names inspired by Pratchett, and this book in particular. Take a look at the gerbils on the YouTube and Spotify video variants.

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I've Never Read Discworld is written, hosted and produced by PJ Hart and Andrew Luke.