Occasionally he gets accused of literature. He also writes books for younger readers. Since then the books have reached double figures and have a regular place in the bestseller lists. He's write a book about his experiences if he thought anyone would believe it.Īll this came to an end in 1987 when it became obvious that the Discworld series was much more enjoyable than real work. After doing just about every job it's possible to do in provincial journalism, except of course covering Saturday afternoon football, he joined the Central Electricity Generating Board and became press officer for four nuclear power stations. He started work as a journalist one day in 1965 and was his first corpse three hours later, work experience meaning something in those days.

Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 and is still not dead. Original NovelTerry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (b 1948) The Discworld plays have become a tradition of the Studio Theatre Club, and Briggs now receives the manuscripts in advance, enabling the plays to premiere at the same time as the book is released. He has since reprised the role in various other plays, and on official occasions such as the second Discworld Convention's Maskerade Dinner and the twinning of Ankh-Morpork with Wincanton, Somerset. In 1993, they adapted 'Guards! Guards!' and Briggs played the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, for the first time. He went on to adapt 'Mort' the following year, in which he played Death. He played the part of Duke Felmet in the production. In 1991 with permission from Pratchett, Briggs adapted 'Wyrd Sisters' for the Studio Theatre Club of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. He has never read Lord of the Rings all the way through.

His other interests include sketching, back-garden ornithology and Christmas. Stephen is, by nature, a Luddite, but the Discworld has drawn him into the world of PCs, word-processing and electronic mail he has even been known to paddle on the Internet. However, as an escape to a greater reality, he has been involved for many years in the Machiavellian world of amateur dramatics, which is how he came to discover the Discworld. In what would generally pass for real life he works for a small government department dealing with the food industry. Stephen Briggs was born in Oxford in 1951 and still lives there with his wife Ginny and their sons Philip and Christopher. AuthorStephen Briggs Stephen Briggs (b 1951)

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett