The first part drew audiences of 1.5 million, with the second part attracting up to 1.1 million viewers. The Colour of Magic was broadcast on Sky One, and in High Definition on Sky One HD, on Easter Sunday (March 23) and March 24 2008. Vadim Jean both adapted the screenplay from Pratchett's original novels, and served as director. The fantasy film was produced for Sky One by The Mob, a small British studio, starring David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry and Christopher Lee as the voice of Death. The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.The Colour of Magic is a two-part television adaptation of the bestselling novels The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett. 'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times 'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.Īnd the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge. Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course. Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination. NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS
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