The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, recap and discuss every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

This week - a special bonus Hogswatch special! We discuss the 2008 TV adaptations of “The Colour of Magic” & “The Light Fantastic”.

A Surprise Festive Guest! Mulled things aplenty! A sword! The pGloybe! An attempt at positivity! Incredible CGI! Some rants! 

F: It’s Christmas, and I can’t be bothered to edit this down to its usual length. So, please enjoy this BUMPER BONUS FESTIVE FEATURE LENGTH EXTRAVAGANZA.  

Things we blathered on about: 

The Watch Adaptation details (Radio Times)

The Globe

The Dysk

Ao3 (archiveofourown.org)

Effulgent - “Shining brightly; radiant.” (Lexico)

The Colour of Magic (IMDb)

Noma Dumezweni 

Rosie & Jim

The Jim Henson Company 

Figwit (Fanlore.org)

F: I got my plays muddled. The Mousetrap is the longest-running West End show. People are asked not to spoil the ending, but it’s the same. Shear Madness, a Broadway show, is another long-running production that does have different endings. 

What About Dick? (IMDb)

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com