Back to school: Terry Pratchett confronts the headmaster who doubted his abilities
17 January 2020
In this exclusive extra fantasy scene from the docudrama Back in Black, Terry Pratchett, played by actor Paul Kaye, returns to his former school in High Wycombe to confront his old headmaster. Mr Ward didn’t rate the prospects of success for young Terry.
Exclusive - Terry Pratchett: Back at school
Pratchett, played by actor Paul Kaye, returns to school to confront his old headmaster
A version of this article was originally published in February 2017.
Terry Pratchett
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Watch: Back in Black
Starring Paul Kaye as Terry Pratchett, this poignant film tells the story of the hugely popular author. On BBC iPlayer until 14 February 2020.
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Becoming Terry
Back in Black director on the transformation of actor Paul Kaye into writer Terry Pratchett.
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Neil Gaiman's tribute
Pratchett's longtime friend and collaborator reads his funny and moving tribute, featured here in its entirety for the first time.
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Back to school
Exclusive extra scene from Back in Black: Pratchett, played by actor Paul Kaye, confronts his old headmaster.
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Everything you need to know about...
Terry Pratchett's life story related by his collaborator on many spin-offs from the mammoth Discworld series.
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Illustrating the Discworld
The fantastical cover illustrations that visualised Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe.
