Radio Morpork

Radio Morpork
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Radio Morpork is a podcast about Terry Pratchett's Discworld, discussing and analysing each book in the series in chronological order. New episodes every month. Find us on Facebook & Twitter for more info, or contact us as radiomorpork@gmail.com

  1. 06/16/2021

    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.

    2h 18m

  2. 04/22/2021

    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.

    2h 30m

  3. 03/12/2021

    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.'

    2h 24m

  4. 01/17/2021

    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.

    2h 38m

  5. 10/28/2020

    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.

    2h 29m

  6. 10/20/2020

    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.

    42 min

  7. 09/10/2020

    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.

    2h 36m

  8. 08/10/2020

    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.

    2h 38m
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Radio Morpork is a podcast about Terry Pratchett's Discworld, discussing and analysing each book in the series in chronological order. New episodes every month. Find us on Facebook & Twitter for more info, or contact us as radiomorpork@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Radio Morpork
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2021
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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