The film was released on dvd exclusively from borders books and music on november 18, 2007, followed by a general release on march 3, 2008. Terry pratchett s work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Its the most wonderful time of the year, hogswatchnight, when the hogfather himself dons his red suit and climbs in his sleigh pulled byof courseeight hogs, to shower gifts across discworld. I just wanted to provide a heads up to those who might not know on the first liveactioncgi dw film to be produced. Susan sto helit michelle dockery fingersmith, downton abbey jonathan teatime marc warren hustle, state of play, band of brothers. Hundreds of such references have been collected in the annotated pratchett file apf. Hogfather 2006 terry pratchett s hog father bluray, reg. It will air this winter on england s sky one i believe, and. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the carnegie medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to. With david jason, marc warren, michelle dockery, david warner. David warner, ian richardson, david jason, marc warren, michelle dockery, tony robinson, nigel planer, peter guinness, stephen marcus, craig conway, vadim jean, hogfather 2006 terry pratchett s hog father, hogfather 2006, terry pratchett s hog father, vadim jean, david. This is a 3 hour production of terry practchetts hogfather book in which death has to take over the job of the hogfather, the discworld version of santa. Teatime kills him by controlling the children with their teeth, which the tooth fairy had collected, and forces them to disbelief in the hogfather, making him nonexistent. The midwinter holiday on discworld is hogswatch rather than christmas, and the hogfather is the discworlds counterpart of santa claus.
And while its easy to decry it all as shallow, the best argument in favor of christmas comes from terry pratchetts hogfather. Hogfather, the 20th discworld novel, had been published in 1996 and was the fourth in a series about death and his extended adopted family in this novel his now grownup. Terry pratchett s hogfather is a twopart television film adaptation of hogfather by terry pratchett, produced. It came in 7th place in the big read, a bbc survey of the most loved british books of all time, making it one of fifteen books by pratchett in the top 200.
In 2006, there was a miniseries called terry pratchetts hogfather, starring michelle dockery from downton abbey, marc warren, david jason, and other fabulous british actors. I love sir terrys discworld series, but for whatever reason, i wasnt too taken with hogfather its a good enough story, but it just didnt resonate with me. The more brilliant terry pratchetts fantasy satires are, the more unfilmable they get. It is somewhat sentimental, but so is a christmas carol and the darkness of teatime is this novels ghost of christmas future and past and present. The whole hog making terry pratchetts hogfather 46. Titled terry pratchett s hogfather, it was first broadcast as a twoparter on sky one, on 17 december and 18 december. Parents need to know that scary images abound in this twopart tv adaptation of terry pratchetts book, including the character death and the floating image of a hog god. Death takes hogfather s place to deliver presents to all the children at the midwinter festival.
Or, as sir terry pratchett rightly observes in the wonderful hogfather, were remembered. Belief causes the thing believed in to exist, and when belief stops, that existence stops. Quite why they should dress up for childrens wallpaper as well was a mystery. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchetts novels and other writings. Terry pratchett s hogfather is a 2006 television adaptation of the discworld novel of the same name by terry pratchett. Titled terry pratchetts hogfather, it was first broadcast as a twoparter on sky one, on 17 december and 18 december.
The child seemed to sense that here was a onceinalifetime opportunity and spoke quickly. A documentary about the making of terry pratchetts hogfather. Because, you see, if youve never read terry pratchett well, first of all, youre missing out. A making of documentary entitled the whole hog was shown on sky one on the 10th. Susan sto helit michelle dockery fingersmith, downton abbey. And it seemed appropriate as it was near christmas at the time.
I dont expect this thread to get more than 5 views, but i know there s some htf discworld fans out there somewhere. It will air this winter on englands sky one i believe, and. This page is part of the online version of the apf and contains all the annotations for the book hogfather. There are stabbings and kidnappings, monsters, and wizards who inhabit a distant land in a distant universe. Nov 07, 1996 this is a fundamental characteristic of the magical system in terry pratchett s discworld books. Because the hogfather is created through belief of the humans, mr. The pratchett quote file pqf is a collection of oneliners, catchphrases, quotes, bits of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from terry pratchett s novels and other writings. Generally, pratchetts attacks on christmas is right on. This page is part of the online version of the pqf and contains quotes for the book hogfather. Terry pratchett on why we need to believe in things that may not. It was first released in 1996 and published by victor gollancz. Its hogswatch equivalent to christmas on the discworld and the hogfather has gone missing, requiring death to take his place while his granddaughter susan endeavors to find out what has happened. Jonathan teatime marc warren hustle, state of play, band of brothers. Fans of the book are ideal viewers and will know what to expect.
From the mind of terry pratchett comes hogfather, a fantastic miniseries set in a parallel universe. Anamorphic widescreen, interactive menu, making of. Hello, little folk, this is what youre going to eat. Nov 30, 2014 otec prasiatok human beings make life so interesting. Like as far as death was aware, the sole reason for any human association with pigs and lambs was as a prelude to chops and sausages. Find out when terry pratchetts hogfather is on tv, including series 1episode 1. Pratchetts treatment of the santa claus legend in hogfather is no different. The first adaptation to terry pratchett s discworld stories, a festive at that. Hogswatchnight is fast approaching, and the hogfather that jolly fat man who delivers presents to the kiddies is missing. The making of the hogfather is also available on itunes as a free video podcast. The dvd is dedicated to the memory of ian richardson, who died shortly after the programme was broadcast. Editions of hogfather by terry pratchett goodreads. Terry pratchett s hogfather have you been naughty or nice.
Its up to death to take up the reignsotherwise the sun wont shine tomorrow. With mark arden, terry pratchett, vadim jean, ian richardson. In the parallel universe of discworld, they dont celebrate christmas. Its the night before hogswatch on discworld, and the hogfather has gone. The full behind the scenes documentary about making the hogfather. Its the night before hogswatch on discworld, and the hogfather has gone missing, in a plot by the evil auditors to destroy human belief and make the planet their own.
Parents need to know that scary images abound in this twopart tv adaptation of terry pratchett s book, including the character death and the floating image of a hog god. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. Then of course theres death, complete with scythe, and an unbelievably dry but. I think its probably because i dont like christmas, and so a book that takes a look at the religious celebration through pratchetts unique perspective, whilst a good thing for other people, just doesnt really work. Adaptation of terry pratchett s christmasthemed discworld tale. Hogfather by sir terry prachett is a seasonal story. Terry pratchetts hogfather is a twopart television film adaptation of hogfather by terry pratchett, produced. Terry pratchetts hogfather is the best defense of christmas. Terry pratchetts work is full of references, allusions, parodies and injokes. Adaptation of terry pratchetts christmasthemed discworld tale. When the hogfather the discworld equivalent of santa claus goes missing on hogswatchnight, death is forced to take his place while his granddaughter susan tries to find out what happened. Terry pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling discworld series, the first of which, the colour of magic, was published in 1983. Despite the fact it was made for tv on sky, this is a relatively big budget production with decent special effects and a stellar cast including heavyweights david jason, joss akland. Its possible that this book is trying to tap into experiences of childhood i didnt have i grew up in a family which didnt do for want of a better verb things like santa or the tooth fairy but i cant specifically pinpoint any reason why that would.
Sky one s seasonal family drama terry pratchett s hogfather attracted the biggest audience yet for a homegrown show on the channel last night. Death might be your santa claus hogfather pratchett job. The hogfather by terry pratchett this is the fourth book i have read by terry pratchett, and probably the one i am most familiar with. Both parts of terry pratchetts hogfather were shown on german tv. The tensions between the two is why pratchett is such a great novelist. The hogfather has disappeared, so death takes over the job to ensure that the children dont stop believing at hogswatch. Terry pratchetts hogfather series and episode guides tv. An installment in the everlengthening discworld series, hogfather features many characters terry pratchetts fans will recognize death, of course, and his rodent counterpart, the death of rats, as well as his granddaughter susan stohelit, the bumbling wizards of unseen university, and cameos from various other discworld luminaries. Then hogfather is killed by the assassin teatime, death thats his name decides to take over and try to keep up the faith, by putting on. Here are some clips of michelle dockery who plays susan sto helit in the skyoneuk tv adaptation of terry pratchetts hogfather hogfather is a twopart television adaptation of the book of the same name by terry pratchett, produced by the mob, and broadcast on sky one, and in high definition on sky hd, over christmas 2006.
A documentary about the making of terry pratchett s hogfather 2006. Seasonal stories were invented by charles dickens, around about the same time that christmas cards and christmas trees were being invented. Terry pratchetts hogfather is a twopart television film adaptation of hogfather by terry pratchett, produced by the mob, and first broadcast on sky1, and in high definition on sky1 hd, over christmas 2006. F or the first discworld liveaction adaptation, the choice was not one of terry pratchetts early novels, but something more appropriate for the christmas programming. Discworld novel 20 discworld novels by pratchett, terry isbn. Le pere porcher, terry pratchett s hog father, the hogfather. Pratchett s treatment of the santa claus legend in hogfather is no different. David warner, ian richardson, david jason, marc warren, michelle dockery, tony robinson, nigel planer, peter guinness, stephen marcus, craig conway, vadim jean, hogfather 2006 terry pratchetts hog father, hogfather 2006, terry pratchetts hog father, vadim jean, david. Terry pratchetts hogfather local business facebook. Terry pratchetts hogfather 2006 yify download movie. Terry pratchetts hogfather is a twopart television adaptation of the book of the.
Hogswatchnight and christmas share the resemblence known as identity. The first adaptation to terry pratchetts discworld stories, a festive at that. Buy hogfather 2006 terry pratchetts hog father bluray from amazons movies. Sky ones seasonal family drama terry pratchetts hogfather attracted the biggest audience yet for a homegrown show on the channel last night.
I dont expect this thread to get more than 5 views, but i know theres some htf discworld fans out there somewhere. It s hogswatch equivalent to christmas on the discworld and the hogfather has gone missing, requiring death to take his place while his granddaughter susan endeavors to find out what has happened. Also known as death s guide to discworld these are a series of short 45 minute episodes in which death interviews the creators of the hogfather tv series and explains facets of the discworld s lore. Terry pratchetts hogfather subtitles english 7 subtitles. From the mind of bestselling author terry pratchett comes this off the wall holiday film. F or the first discworld liveaction adaptation, the choice was not one of terry pratchett s early novels, but something more appropriate for the christmas programming.
He has been kidnapped by teatime one of the most vicious villains created by pratchett. Hogfather is the 20th discworld novel by terry pratchett, and a 1997 british fantasy award nominee. Hogfather 2006 terry pratchetts hog father nonusa format, bluray, reg. Making terry pratchetts hogfather tv movie 2006 on imdb. The hogfather fits snugly into pratchetts hopes about what humans can and should be.
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But when the fat man goes missing, someone has to sit in. From the mind of bestselling author terry pratchett comes this offthewall holiday film. This is a 3 hour production of terry practchett s hogfather book in which death has to take over the job of the hogfather, the discworld version of santa. A documentary about the making of terry pratchetts hogfather 2006. As it often is with pratchetts books, they are rather hard to describe or even retell its very easy to fail miserably to convey just what really goes on and just how funny it all is. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The episodes were originally available on the sky one website, but they were later released on the 2disc and limited editions of the dvd. Terry pratchetts hogfather sky1 comedy drama british.