This post is for people based in the UK only. Sorry about that, it regards the BBC’s iplayer service, which is only available in the United Kingdom.
Sir Terry Pratchett’s fantastic ‘Nation’ book is being broadcast (audio story) by BBC Radio 7 and available to catch up via the iplayer service. The first installment is available until 12:32am Sunday 7th Feb ’10 and lasts thirty minutes. This book is not part of the discworld series, but I had the pleasure of reading it last year and it was very enjoyable, full of Terry’s wit and intelligent good humoured storyline as per usual. Click here to visit iplayer page.
On a more serious note, Terry’s ‘Richard Dimbleby Lecture’, titled ‘Shaking Hands with Death’, is also currently available on the iplayer. As many of you will know Terry has been had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a rare form in it’s early stages. His talk covers how modern society needs to redefine dealing with death. For more details and to watch the lecture click here. It is available online until 11:19pm 8th Feb ’10.
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