Radio Morpork

Radio Morpork

Radio Morpork is a podcast about Terry Pratchett's Discworld, discussing and analysing each book in the series in chronological order. New episodes every second Wednesday. Find us on Facebook & Twitter for more info, or contact us as [email protected]

  • 2 hours 17 minutes
    The Shepherd's Crown - Counting Sheep
    Colm & Steve are joined by their old friend & Radio Morpork alum, Rose, to discuss the final chapter in the long rambling trek through the Discworld. They talk about the unfinished nature of this book, how it deals with tradition and modernity, and voice their final thoughts on Discworld with 41 books behind them.
    16 June 2021, 10:16 am
  • 2 hours 29 minutes
    Raising Steam - There Ain't No Gettin' Offa This Train We On!
    Steve & Colm tackle the penultimate book in the Discworld canon, finding a lot to talk about and a lot more to disagree about. They discuss modernity, tradition, identity, fundamentalism, and, of course, trains. Colm sets off groans across the north east of England and Steve makes an enemy of the gnome community.
    22 April 2021, 1:12 pm
  • 2 hours 24 minutes
    Snuff - The Mysterious Affair of Vimes
    Steve & Colm discuss Vimes' final outing, as the Commander of the City Watch takes a jaunt to the country with his family. They discuss the risk of homogenisation during cultural integration, parse the plot to unpick its uneven attempts at narrative tension, and try to remember who was supposed to eat who in Swift's 'A Modest Proposal.'
    12 March 2021, 11:03 pm
  • 2 hours 38 minutes
    I Shall Wear Midnight - I Have a Cunning Man
    Colm and Steve discuss the penultimate book in the Tiffany Aching sub-series. They talk about the pros and cons of narrative messiness, modernity encroaching into the Chalk, and characters navigating the tricky balance between public responsibilities and private desires.
    17 January 2021, 11:47 pm
  • 2 hours 28 minutes
    Unseen Academicals - Balon D'Orc
    Colm and Steve take a look at Pratchett taking a look at the beautiful game. Colm pedantically grumbles about some of the football stuff Terry got wrong (a forward wearing the number 4 is a crime against nature) but there's some actual critical analysis as well! Fashion, class and dramatic stakes (or lack thereof) are all discussed herein.
    28 October 2020, 9:28 pm
  • 42 minutes 14 seconds
    Bonus Episode: Discussing the trailer for BBC America's The Watch
    Steve and Colm briefly divert from reading through the Discworld series to discuss the trailer for BBC America's controversial adaptation of The Watch.
    20 October 2020, 8:56 pm
  • 2 hours 36 minutes
    Making Money - The Financial Times, They Are A-Changin'
    Colm and Steve cast an eye over Moist von Lipwig's second outing. Their discussion takes in how the novel's strengths and weaknesses are interlinked (namely: loadsa ideas and a very well established world to draw from), whether Moist is worthy of the role of recurring protagonist and the worst joke in the entire Discworld canon.
    10 September 2020, 10:18 pm
  • 2 hours 37 minutes
    Wintersmith - Time of the Season of the Witch
    Steve and Colm tackle Tiffany's third adventure, taking in Twilight, Titanic and teenage angst. They discuss the significance of the character-driven nature of the Tiffany books, themes of responsibility and community, and the struggle for a witch to hold onto herself.
    10 August 2020, 6:14 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    The Magic of Terry Pratchett (w/Marc Burrows)
    Steve and Colm divert from their usual trek through the Discworld books to speak with Marc Burrows about his forthcoming book, The Magic of Terry Pratchett. Marc has written the first full biography of the great man and it's jammed with insights, anecdotes and truly fantastic footnotes. You can follow Marc on Twitter @20thcenturymarc & find the book at his website, askmeaboutterrypratchett.com. The Magic of Terry Pratchett will be released on July 30th.
    10 July 2020, 8:43 am
  • 2 hours 5 minutes
    Thud! - Ace of Clubs
    Colm & Steve go back to the well on Pratchett going back to the well of Dwarf-Troll tensions. They discuss brilliant atmosphere building, less than brilliant plotting and whether Vimes still works as a protagonist post-Night Watch.
    9 June 2020, 9:13 pm
  • 2 hours 52 minutes
    Going Postal - The Conman Always Rings Twice
    Rose returns to join Colm and Steve in discussing the introduction of Pratchett's final recurring protagonist, Moist Von Lipwig. They talk about community, finance, conman-archetypes, and Colm rambles about a Metal Gear Solid-style Discworld-set game replete with themed sub-bosses.
    10 May 2020, 12:59 pm
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