Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's excellent book, Good Omens, is being turned into a radio play by some of the same crew who brought us the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy radio show. I must have listened to that a thousand times over the years since it served to drown out some of the more objectionable noises I used to hear as I was trying to fall sleep on warships in various oceans and seas around the world. I can't really listen to it anymore because it sends me to sleep but it was a really great radio play.
I have to say that I am looking forward to hearing this. Good Omens.
The 1990 book tells the story of angel and demon Aziraphale and Crowley who team up to try and save the world from an impending apocalypse.
Mark Heap and Peter Serafinowicz will star in the leads for the play, set to air on BBC Radio 4 as a "splendid Christmas treat" in December.The BBC does some really wonderful radio plays. I remember being very ill and listening very late at night on my short wave radio to Heart of a Dog. It was very droll. I haven't read any of the great man's books, but I will. I think someone like Putin is bound to re-suppress Mikhail Bulgakov.
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going postal is the best one I think allthou their all good whenever I need something to lighten my mood I get out a terry pratchet and I get better fast your friend truckwilkins
Did you ever listen to that 1966 radio serial aping 30s& 40s radio "Chickenman? By day a mild-mannered shoe-salesman named Benton Harbor (taken from the city of the same name, lol) but fighting "crime and/or evil" on the weekends as the Great White-Winged Warrior in his chicken suit which also gave him the power of flight. Check it out on Wiki and follow the link as you can buy the entire series. One of the MOST LOL things I've ever heard--better even than "Hitchikers" as good as that was..
I ran across Terry very late in the game. He already had 20 books in print when I picked up my first. I am a fan of Sam Vimes. The Patrician is OK as is Moist but speaking as a guardian, I like the Night Watch. They were actually my kind of people when I was an officer of the guard.
Now I will. Thanks.
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