72: Terry Pratchett with Dave Rudden

Hyperfixations

His name is spoken Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of classism, bigotry, racism, murder Dave Rudden is an Irish author known for his YA Novel series 'Knights of the Borrowed Dark', and his Doctor Who books written for the BBC, and is the Writer-in-Residence at DCU, and today joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett: we discuss the wit and wisdom of Discworld, the difference between early and later Discworld books, treating people with basic decency, the lack of Discworld scholarship, and Dave turns the tables and interviews us. If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf Our guest Dave can be found on Twitter @d_ruddenwrites, and on Instagram @therudlesstravelled and his website can be found at daverudden.com If you are listening to this on the day it is released, there may still be some tickets left for Dave's Discworld event 'His Name Is Spoken', and can be found at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/his-name-is-spoken-a-celebration-of-terry-pratchett-at-dcu-tickets-417805897687#:~:text=A%20day%20of%20panels%20and,Mackinnon%2C%20director%20of%20Good%20Omens. Find more info about Dave's author training event 'Mic-Drop' on the website for the Dublin Book Festival Find Dave's books Knights of the Borrowed Dark, The Forever Court, The Endless King, Twelve Angels Weeping, and The Wintertime Paradox wherever good books are sold And your hosts can be reached individually here: Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media. Thank you so much for listening, you rock! Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339