Day 1 of Disc-tober is here ! Today's prompt is "A life for a life" For those who are not familiar with our art challenge, we encourage fans of Terry Pratchett's works to create a piece of art based on our daily prompts. #TerryPratchett #Pratchett #Discworld #Discworldart #Inktoberalterantive

#Disctober2025 is coming ! An Art Challenge for fans of #terrypratchett and #discworld. This year we have chosen phrases and words from the books themselves for you to conjure up images and artworks from. Use the #disctober and #disctober2025 when you post your art this October.

It's #GeekDay How do they rise up? #Discworld #Pratchett #TerryPratchett

[News] The Amazing Maurice 2 - The Waters of Life, the squeakquel to the beautifully animated Sky Original The Amazing Maurice has had an update in its race to be produced. To read about the plot and see some concept images, head to betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/articles/pra... #discworld

Happy Terry Pratchett Day ! Today would have been Terry's 77th birthday, and tonight many of us will be in London for a special version of The Magic of Terry Pratchett show to celebrate our favourite author. How are you celebrating Terry today? #terrypratchettday #terrypratchett

GNU TERRY PRATCHETT. 28/04/1948 - 12/03/2015 On this day, 10 years ago, the roundworld lost a great author, a husband, a father, a friend. “Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” ― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal 1/3 #GNUTerryPratchett #discworld

The German Discworld Convention 2025 (aka Scheibenwelt Convention) has tickets available for those who wish to attend. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/discworl... #discworld #TerryPratcheth #Pratchett

Neil Gaiman will NOT benefit financially from the graphic novel. Refunds and Replacements are also being offered to those who want it. Full story on betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/good-ome...

Tales of Wizards and Dragons, a 3-in-1 collection of Knight-Time stories by #TerryPratchett Release date: 16th January 2025 Format: Paperback R.R.P.: £7.99 To find out more and to order a copy, head over to betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/book-new...

Happy New Year to readers of the #Discworld fans May the year of the luminous Lemur bring you all that you require.

We are signing off for a couple of days. We hope everyone has a peaceful holiday period and we hope to have a newsletter out in the new year of the Luminous Lemur! Happy Hogswatch Everyone! #discworld #terrypratchett

Gary massively helped us to create our Luggage photo prop. Anything you can give to help fix his workshop after the storm would be hugely appreciated.

Happy Newsletter day ! Issue number 0002 of Better Than's newsletter is winging its way to our subscribers but you can read it now over on our website betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/newsletters/2 #ghosts #AssistedDying #gnu #theatre #BenAaronovitch #quentinblake

Happy to help you get it. #payingitforward

GNU Vic "Waddy" Wadmore. Waddy was one of the Discworld fandom's big characters. He was honoured by @terryandrob.bsky.social as Constable Waddy in Night Watch. Vic passed away this morning. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/obituary...

Hello to all the pilgrims from that place called twaxxer.... We are BetterThan and we hope here is Better Than the other place. We provide news, opinions and information about #TerryPratchett events and book releases and other authors. We've been just doing that in various guises for 27 years!

[News - #Discworld RPG is Fully Funded] Congratulations to MODIPHIUS for getting fully funded status on their Kickstarter by smashing their target 25 times* more than their initial target. Read more on our website. * Not quite but its a nice number to report!

It has taken us a year, but Issue 0001 of Better Than A Poke is out in the universe flying towards our subscribers. You can of course, not wait and read it now. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/newsletters/1 Contains #GoodOmens #Discworld #JungleQuest #TerryPratchett and #Ghosts

[Documentary News] Terry Pratchett’s Jungle Quest This lost 26 min 1995 film, has been restored ! Terry went on a journey into the jungles of Borneo to find these creatures for himself. Amazon Prime Video UK (associate link) amzn.to/4faxqGK #terrypratchett #discworld #junglequest

We will have our 1st proper newsletter coming out on Friday 1st November 2024! Huzzah! To make sure you get your copy of Better Than A Poke in the Eye in your inbox, subscribe today at betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/list #booknewsletter

#Ghosts fans, have you not bought this yet? Why not ? Go buy it now ! Links on our website article. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/ghosts-b...

[News] Good Omens 3 is a GO GO GO! Good Omens 3 will consist of ONE 90 minute episode. This will be the third and final season of Good Omens. For more... betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/good-ome... #goodomens3 #TerryPratchett

The Amazing Maurice - The Waters of Life - a sequel is being made. A new character - a furless cat called Admiral Katz will be joining Maurice on his perilous quest to find the legendary waters of life. More on our website. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/amazing-... #discworld #terrypratchett

Special Event: Paul Kidby in conversation with Kat Brown about the publication of Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld by Paul Kidby. Date: Thursday 21st Nov, at 18:30 at Waterstones Piccadilly, London. More info on our website, betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/events #discworld #terrypratchett

Arnold, the Bominable Snowman has been unleashed via A Stroke of the Pen by #TerryPratchett Better than a Poke in the Eye Bookshop uk.bookshop.org/a/3941/97818... Amazon UK amzn.to/3N34RhX WHSMITH tidd.ly/3XYU4vA Waterstones tidd.ly/4dgJCE0 #CommissionEarned #AssociateLink #Affiliatelink

#Disctober2024 is here! This year prompts are places on #Discworld! The rules are simple. 1. Read the prompt of the day 2. Produce a piece of artwork inspired by that prompt 3. Enjoy the process - it doesn't have to be a Rembrandt! 4. No AI 5. Share your artwork publicly using the #Disctober2024

Happy International Orangutan Day! Our favourite author had a love affair with these magnificent beasts, making one of his most beloved characters, an orangutan librarian. We adopted these two baby surprised coconuts at Dudley Zoo back in 2023 ! Image ©Rachel Anthony-Rowlands #dudleyzoo

The International Discworld Convention ended on Monday but did you know there are other Discworld events in the UK ? A Portal to Discworld appears at Fantasy Forest every July. It may be a small area of a much bigger event, but it's very mini-convention in feel with activities, talks.... 🧵

You can read about upcoming events, news, articles and reviews and every bit of our Discworld Monthly archive over at betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk 2024 will bring our 1st BTPE newsletter to your inboxes (subscribe via betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/list/dada/ma... ) Have a good break!

30 Gifts for 30 days of Nov. @benaaronovitch.bsky.social 's Winter's Gifts. To find out why and purchase a copy. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/novella-... #ChristmasGifts #BookRecommendations #RiversOfLondon #LoveBooks

Happy 40th Anniversary to Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic! We put some words on the page about our love for book that started us on a 26 year journey. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/the-colo... #40yearsofTheColourofMagic #RaiseaGlass #SpeakHisName #TerryPratchett

30 gifts for 30 days of Nov - Day 20 ! It's another Disney book, this time its the Twisted Tale of A Whole New World by Liz Braswell We actually recommend all the Twisted tales books... as they are all equally fabulous. Buy a copy - betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/a-whole-...

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 19! Today's recommendation is: Silverfin (Young Bond #1) by Charlie Higson betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/silverfi...

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 18! Today's recommendation is Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider book one). betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/stormbre...

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 17! We love Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett's Tank Girl Comics so much ! You could pick any of those wonderful comics but we've gone with Tank Girl All Stars for today ! Read more on our website: betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/tank-gir...

30 gifts for 30 days of Nov - Day 14 ! The Dragonlance Chronicles have been a cornerstone of fantasy fo rmany many years, even being the source for many Dungeons and Dragons campaigns ! To find out why we recommend them and to buy a copy betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/dragonla...

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 13 ! The book that ignited the love of fantasy for our Jason. To find out more & buy a copy betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/pawn-of-...

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 12 ! Rachel's favourite Disney film is now an amazing book featuring concept art and more. To find out more & buy a copy betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/nightmar... #timburton #disney #nightmarebeforechristmas #jackskellington #animatedclassic

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 11 ! Last night, the last ever episode of Ghosts was screened on BBC1. We loved it ! Thank heavens that Ghosts: The Button House Archives exists ! To find out more & buy a copy ttps://betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/ghosts-the-button-house-archives

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 10 ! Today it's all about book covers. @PenguinUKBooks Sci-Fi book covers to be precise .. on postcards ! To find out why and to buy this box set... betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/penguin-...

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 9 Happy Publication day to @rhi.bsky.social and Gabrielle Kent's Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch. For more information and to buy a copy ... betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/discworl...

30 Gifts for 30 days of November - Day 8 Some of us have a real issue with these garden critters, Shaun Hutson takes that fear to a whole new level with his book Slugs. Jason loves this book, hence why it made our list ! betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/shaun-hu...

30 Gifts for 30 days of November - Day 7 The Hobbit needs no introduction... To find out why Jason recommends it as a gift ... betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/the-hobb... #TheHobbit #JRRTolkien

I've just published my review of Monstrous Regiment live in Cardiff performed by Monstrous Productions / Peculiar Productions. A very welcome return to live Pratchett performances. betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/articles/rev...

30 Gifts for 30 days of November - Day 6 Jodi Taylor's books magically appeared on our shelves after we met her at a convention. They appeal to our Discworld and Doctor Who fans too with their time travel shenannigans. For more info and to buy a copy betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/jodi-tay...

30 Gifts for 30 Days of November - Day 5 My Grandmother told everyone she was a witch, I inherited her tarot deck and she would have loved this @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and Terry Pratchett Good Omens Tarot deck with guidebook! Get yours from betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/good-ome...

30 Gifts for 30 Days of November - Day 4 We don't need to say anything about this book. Just buy @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com's What You Need to Be Warm book and support the work of UUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. To buy a copy from our bookshop, betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/gaiman-w...

30 Gifts for 30 days of November - Day 3 ! Why not spend time colouring in the amazing Terry Pratchett Discworld Colouring Book illustrated by Paul Kidby The Derwent ColourSoft pencils make a great partner gift ! betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/terry-pr...

30 Gifts for 30 Days of November - Day 2! This edition of the Wizard of Oz is simply gorgeous so much so I want one for my collection of Oz books! To read more about it, and purchase a copy via our website betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/rss/wizard-o...