A Stroke of the Pen: Terry Pratchett’s Lost Stories

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This event took place on 10 October 2023

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A Stroke of the Pen: Terry Pratchett’s Lost Stories

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This event took place on 10 October 2023

A rediscovered collection of twenty stories by bestselling Fantasy author Terry Pratchett are celebrated by comedian Jon Cushaw and super-fans Pat and Jan Harkin.

The arrival of new stories by the late, great Terry Pratchett, the award-winning author and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series, was thought to be an impossibility. As per his wishes to not have anything unpublished released his hard drive was crushed with a steamroller after his death. But now, twenty lost tales have been rediscovered…

This unmissable event for Pratchett fans will be a chance to discover these unearthed stories. We are joined by Pat and Jan Harkin, who went through decades’ worth of old newspapers to rediscover the lost treasures. Plus conversation and special guest readings by Pratchett fan and Britain’s most acclaimed impressionist Jon Culshaw. Hosted by Katy Guest.

Each story is a gem. Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Ministry of Nuisances with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and go on a dangerous quest through time and space with hero Kron, which begins in the ancient city of Morpork…

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