Pratchat - a Terry Pratchett and Discworld book club
by Splendid Chaps Productions · 123 episodes
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Join writer Elizabeth Flux and comedian Ben McKenzie on their six(ish) year mission to read every Terry Pratchett novel – not just the Discworld ones! They’ll read one a month, and discuss them with special guests, puns and footnotes. Episodes released on the 8th of each month (Australian time); check pratchatpodcast.com and the end of each episode for notice of the next book, and send in questions to us via social media! The explicit tag represents a fairly average Australian level of coarse language.
Latest episodes
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10 min
The Waiting Games (Discworld Noir delay)
It’s another little episode about a delay – but this time, only until later this month! To tide you over, here’s a little bit cut from the full Discworld Noir chat, in which guest…
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2 h 05
We're Not Here to Folk Spiders (The Folklore of Discworld)
Storyteller and librarian Roslyn Quin joins Liz and Ben to discover there’s nowt as queer as folklore, as we discuss Terry Pratchett’s 2008 (and 2009 and 2014) collaboration with f…
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3 min
The Folklore of Announcements
Another brief announcement from Ben that our Folklore of Discworld episode has been delayed for a third month! We’re very sorry about this. Hopefully we’ll be back on track soon; w…
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1 h 16
The Snail Trick (live special; Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch)
Liz and Ben were once again fortunate to be guests of the Australian Discworld Convention – this time in Sydney! In this live recording from day two of Nullus Anxietas X: A Celebra…
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4 min
The Announcement of Folklore
A brief announcement from Ben that our Folklore of Discworld episode has been delayed another month – but we’ll get you our live episode from the Australian Discworld Convention AS…
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52 min
Rights. Justice. Action. Books. (women to read)
Our March episode has been delayed. To mark International Women’s Day 2026, here’s a bonus episode in which Ben passes on recommendations of women to read if you like Terry Pratche…
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2 h 18
Sand of the Scrounge Wizard (Discworld II: Missing, Presumed...!? computer game)
Writer and game designer Kat Clay joins Liz and Ben to point and click on Rincewind once more, as we discuss the 1996 graphic adventure game Discworld II: Missing, Presumed…!? from…
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1 h 33
We Can Reference It For You Wholesale (The Discworld Companion)
Liz and Ben do a little light Summer reading as they tackle one of the biggest Discworld books of all – Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs’ The Discworld Companion, in all its vari…
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2 h 24
Mind the Ginnungagap (Raising Steam)
Psychologist Craig Hildebrand-Burke rejoins Liz and Ben as we don our flat caps and anoraks, as we make sense of Terry Pratchett’s penultimate Discworld novel, 2013’s Raising Steam…
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2 h 12
An Awfully Teeny Weeny Adventure (Discworld the computer game)
A cult of malcontents have summoned a dragon in Ankh-Morpork to topple the Patrician! And of course the only one who can save the city is...Rincewind? It’s a familiar story with a…
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2 h 03
They’re All Good Dragons, Bront (Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld)
We’re discussing one fewer book with one fewer host than originally planned this month, but it’s all turned out pretty well as goblin-loving illustrator, educator and game designer…
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3 min
No episode for September 2025 #GNUKaos
No episode this month, and a sad farewell to a beloved Pratcat.
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26 min
Browsing Ben’s Bookshelf (bonus books)
Our August episode has been delayed! In this bonus bit of Pratchat to fill the gap, Ben takes us for a quick look at the stuff on his Pratchett shelves which probably won't make it…
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1 h 39
Exclusive Possession: Ankh-Morpork Edition (Discworld: Ankh-Morpork board game)
The Patrician is missing! So of course Liz, Ben and guest Richard McKenzie have to go head-to-head for control of the biggest (and grossest) city on the Disc… Join us as we complet…
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2 h 57
Of the Watch the Last (Snuff)
Liz, Ben and guest Pratchett scholar Freyja Stokes head downriver to the Shires for an adventure featuring Vimeses, goblins, murderers, double meanings and one Wonderful Fanny. Joi…
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3 min
A (Not So) Glorious Announcement
A very brief little episode to say that we won’t have any episodes in May. We didn’t want to leave you without anything at all! As Ben suggests, why not listen to The Truth Shall M…
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1 h 51
Eight Days an Opening (The Ankh-Morpork Archives & The Discworld Almanak)
Liz and Ben venture into the archives and come back with their highlights from the diaries, yearbooks and guides to some of Ankh-Morpork's most famous instutions - plus that venera…
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1 h 54
AT LAST, SIR TERRY (Shaking Hands with Death)
Liz, Ben and guest Myfanwy Coghill talk not about DEATH but death, and specifically the idea of being able to choose a good one for yourself, as we discuss Terry Pratchett's 2010 R…
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25 min
Discworld: The Flamethrower (Discworld merchandise)
Our episode discussing The Ankh-Morpork Archives and The Discworld Almanak is delayed, so here Ben’s discussing some of the most interesting and fun Discworld merchandise that isn’…
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3 h 16
This Time for Ankh-Morpork (Unseen Academicals)
Pratchat United have added some real talent to the conversation with Dr Tansy Rayner Roberts PhD (Classics), which is just as well because a few late scoring questions from the Lis…