Liz

Finished Reaper Man after breakfast this morning. Enjoyed it, but it wasn't the best Discworld novel I've read so far. Still good, though.

You could be waiting a long time, then. Very few SKY programmes are later shown on terrestrial. Channel 4 may get it later on in the year. Or you could get the DVD when it comes out.

Oh. I just thought they had messed up the programme times in the Radio Times.

You're hooked for life, now.

Then, as if she had been in a state of repose for twenty minutes, she trilled slightly breathlessly: "Well...isn't this nice." YES, MISS FLITWORTH. "Don't often have occasion to open up the parlour these days." REAPER MAN Terry Pratchett

Finished off Full Circle at 5:00am this morning. Have really enjoyed Palin's travel books, and this one was no exception. Look forward to reading the next one. After watching The Hogfather the other night, it has put me in a bit of a Pratchett mood. So now I will be starting....... REAPER MAN Terry Prachett Death is missing - Presumed....er....gone. Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe. There's a harvest to be gathered in....

I have to admit, I thought it was going to be funnier that it was. It hasn't put me off reading it, though, as I know the book is going to be far better than the T.V. version. But it was great to see Terry Pratchett at the end, even though he didn't have much to say or do.

I've asked for that set for Christmas. Hopefully I may get it. If not I'll just buy it from Amazon with some Christmas money I know I'm getting.

Or you could set your video player to record.

I haven't reached The Hogfather yet (I'm reading them in order), so I cannot say how close it is to the book. But from reading about Nobby and DEATH in previous books, I have to say that I wasn't thrilled with how they've turned out in the show.

Watched the first part this evening. Quite liked it, actually. Will definitely be watching the second part tomorrow.

I'm glad you enjoyed Gentlemen & Players, Kell. I really liked it as well.

Finished off my second read of The Guide. Still enjoyed it, which is good. Sometimes re-reading a book can give you a different opinion on it. The first three are my favourites. The final two are good, but they seem to have been written for the sake of it. They don't spoil the story, just drag it out for a little longer. Next.......... In Full Circle, his third expedition, Michael Palin travels for almost a year through 18 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, encountering some of the most politically volatile and physically demanding places on Earth. Surviving lunch with head-hunters in Borneo and a meal of maggots in Mexico, he travels around the perimeter of the world's largest ocean in this spectacular journey of contrasts, drama and beauty. Whether scaling the Exalted Mountain in China, dodging icebergs in Chile or being taken short on the banks of the Amazon, Palin can always be relied upon to be the perfect travel guide. FULL CIRCLE Michael Palin

Ok, well I'll keep a look-out for them. Thanks, Sugar.

But at least you'll have a bit of a head-start on the others.

The Vietnamese, however, have a very strong concept of order in the natural world. A few miles south of Da Nang are the Marble Mountains, which rise short, sharp and sheer from the flat, flooded fields around them. Each one, they believe, represents a different element - Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth and Water. FULL CIRCLE Michael Palin

I like Hugh Laurie when he's with Stephen Fry in A Bit of Fry & Laurie. I think they work really well together.

Yes, he's playing the Toy Maker (although, he does only make a brief appearance). Watched a "Making Of" programme on The Hogfather tonight. Looks as though this could be quite good. They've taken a long time making the sets, so hopefully it will look like it's from the Disc.

That's a great clip. Thanks Pilgrim.

For every sandwich the size and shape of the trimmings were different, but the Sandwich Maker would always effortlessly and without hesitation assemble them into a pattern which fitted perfectly. A second layer of meat and a second layer of trimmings, and the main act of creation would be accomplished. The Sandwich Maker would pass what he had made to his assitant who would then add a few slices of newcumber and fladish and a touch of splagberry sauce, and then apply the topmost layer of bread and cut the sandwich with a fourth and altogether plainer knife. Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams

Sounds like a great book. I'm definitely going to try and get hold of it.

I've heard a bit about them, but not an awful lot, so I'm not quite sure what they're about.

Yes, the Guide series of books are quite good fun. They're always good for a giggle.

"The Met Office is going ice-cold thick banana whips, and funny little men in white coats are flying in from all over the world with their little rulers and boxes and drip feeds. This man is the bee's knees, Arthur, he is the wasp's nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world." SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH Douglas Adams

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed as well. It would have been great if they had shown it on the 25th. Although, if it's a two-parter, it must be fairly long. I'm really looking forward to this now.