January, 2021. It is not an exaggeration to say that Terry Pratchett saved my life. As a youth, I was lost and angry. Discworld showed me a world I don't think I would have found on my own. I have read every novel in the Discworld series many, many times. Rarely does a week go by without a trip to the Disc. I still haven't been able to listen to the end of the Shepard's Crown. At the end of that book is the full weight of Terry's passing. Even now at 40 years old, with the life that I have built and the family I have, I'm not ready yet. How does the passing of a man you never met hurt this much, and for this long? Discworld was his gift to the world, and we are better for it. "Leave more then you brought" is a saying where I live. It refers to firewood at isolated campsites, but that wood could save someone's life. This is what Mr. Pratchett did, he left more in the world than there was when he arrived. To you Sir Pratchett, from myself, thank you for everything.

I came late to his books. But at least I got there. I miss him and I know he would be making sense of today’s nonsense with his usual gentle humour. RIP Terry

I read the Shepherds Crown as soon as I got it. I thought Terry would think I was being a silly bugger if I didn't. I remember finishing that last page and feeling hollow. It felt like a light had gone out and could never come on again. I never met the man despite wanting to since the age of 14. Though i think, through his writing, I got to know him fairly well. I do have a signed copy of Going Postal that a great friend of mine got for me. It's probably the only thing I would run back into a fire to save. The wife will sort the kids, I'm sure..

When Neil Gaiman, said "I just want to talk to my friend" that was like a cold dagger driven deep into me, I know what he means, mum as Alzheimer and I have been looking after her for the last 8 years, she is not there any more.

When Neil Gaiman talks about losing his friend Terry I just lost it.

I found the Discworld at a time when I was trying to find reasons to keep living. The characters within became my friends, and I no longer felt completely alone. I go back to visit them whenever life gets hard again. One of my deepest regrets is that I never had the chance to thank Sir Terry for saving my life.

I felt the same way about The Shepherd's Crown. I bought it, then couldn't bring myself to read it for months. It sat in a stack by my bed until it migrated to the bottom & just sat there. Instead, I went back & read all the other books I had at that time & only read the last when it was the last. I still cry when I think about it. I never met Terry. I never went to a Discworld convention. I just read his books. And I can still do that. But I still miss him.

The first minutes of the interview was a HARD watch for me because this is how conversations with my Dad (b. 1912) went in the last two years of his life. He lost the ability to write, speak, eventually see. Death by inches. And in many ways (except publications) he was similar to Terry and a keen observer of the human foibles and need for corrective criticism. And very willing to point out such things vocally whether invited or not. If nothing else Terry gave us the hope of a compassionate Death to get us out of this existence and into whatever comes next. I picked Terry as the kindred soul of Granny Weatherwax from the start. God bless you Terry. Both the small gods and perhaps the Big One. What can we hope for if not the compassion of the Reaper Man? And thanks to those that produced this video. I'm late in seeing it . . . but it was still catharthic.

I have this very battered and dog eared paper back, titled Guards,Guards,Guards it went through Iraq, Afghanistan and a number of other places where I stood around looking silly, it kept me sane when all around me was quite mad. I miss your writing, I miss your view of the world that used fantasy as a tool to take the piss out of all the absurdity of human kind.

"Don't bugger it up" This is the last goodbye You are the hero now I am the music Im wrapped in your soul

Paul Kaye did a great job bringing Terry to life again. I can’t think of anyone who could have done it better.

Whenever I am struggling to find reasons to keep living, I always end up returning to Discworld. I have a lot of mental health issues, including very intense anxiety and depression, and Sir Terry's books have been a source of comfort and solace ever since I discovered them over a decade ago at my high school library. I love so many of his characters, but the one that has always been my favorite is Death. His calm, stoic nature, mixed with his affection for and fascination with humanity, somehow makes me feel so much better about my life and the world I live in. I'm happy to know so many other people feel the same way.

The man was a genius, he created a living breathing world..

I have read the discworld series at least 4 times, some books many many more times. I am 17, and have pretty much grown up reading these books. He was a true genius, and his works will live on forever. I definitely think that people who have not read his work are missing out on something bigger than harry potter.

"I wanna talk to my friend." 😥😢😭

I have watched everything on KZfaq with Neil Gaiman in... I have never seen him get upset like that. It was so difficult to see him that sad about losing his friend, I just wanted to reach through the screen and give him a hug

Paul Kaye does an excellent job of bringing Terry back to life. Quite a perfect study of the man.

GNU Sir Terry Pratchett. Though I might've discovered you as a writer, as a human just this year, you have returned my writer's soul to me. Thank you so much

43:58 Is where Neil Gaiman breaks my tiny heart

It wasn't just his humour, which was brilliant. And not just his ability to make the illogical more logical than reality. I'd say it was his knowledge of headology - his understanding of people - and the ability to explain it from the viewpoints of a thirteen-year-old girl, and of DEATH, and to reconcile the viewpoints. Thanks for your work - it will be enjoyed for many generations to come!

Such a beautiful soul. I learned about him when he was interviewing a gentleman who went to dignitas in Switzerland to end his life due to a terminal illness. Mr. Pratchett was with him up to the very end. I didn’t realize he was a famous author till today. I would have loved to have gotten to meet him in person.

When my mind is off to its dark place...as it often does and stays there for long long times.....there is one thing I can hold on to, that makes me not hit bottom, or not as hard anyway..........its his stories.....they are funny, intelligent, exciting, sad, lovely....all those things that can make you forget something's, remember other things....make you feel better.... It's full of fantastic but believable characters, and the stories are always wonderfully imaginatively great stories....

I must admit, I had tears in my eyes, when I read The Shepherd's Crown. When Granny Weatherwax died, I realised that this was the end of Discworld. I'm a 55 year old guy that never really cried much in his life.

Aren’t we all happy in a library? My best friend’s were found in the various books and crannies on some forgotten shelf.

Can someone tell me why I repeatedly watch this even though I cry like a baby every time?

my brothers and I attended the same primary school as Terry, across the road from our house. my mum later became its headteacher (the position she held while this documentary was recorded). it's heartbreaking to hear his experiences of the school. but while I attended we constantly talked about him. we read his books, we entered the worlds he created. the fact that we walked the same halls he had walked brought it all the closer. speaking recently to some of my peers we all feel the same; the school library, and books, were magical to us, somewhere we could escape to and that we greatly cherished - all because of terry. that environment he created, in a place he had felt such pain, is one where children can now feel held, comforted in the magic he created - it is such testament to his legacy even on such a small scale as 1 primary school.

What a loss. I remember where I was (University of Chicago) when I read of his passing. His love of the worst and best of us is in every page of his comic masterpieces. Now you live in our libraries, heads, and hearts, forever. ROCK ON.

Rhianna is so insightful

I have been reeding his books in German, Swedish and English 3 to 5 times each one of them as available. It’s formed my souls to some extent in a positive manner. We all must dye to make room for someone else, who will be the next great human?

I did not want to give a thumbs up to this. But his memory deserves it at least I think. He seemed a good man and I liked his work as a child and a man.

GNU Terry Pratchett. Thank you for the stories, the memories, the laughter, and the magnificent words ❤️

"I'd be suprised if any women wanted to read this book" XD

Nearly 5 years and nearly 70,000 views - not a single Dislike. Utter testament to a man who saved so many people's lives through his writing. If it weren't for Terry, I wouldn't have met and fell in love with my partner. We were both lost and lonely souls who grew up reading stories about Death, Dwarfs and dubiously unnamed meats. We don't really live on the round world, we find it a strange and confusing place - we prefer to live in a world where million to one chances occur nine time out of ten and where strangeness is commonplace and Golems deliver the mail. GNU STP. We still speak your name and, despite never meeting you, miss you dreadfully.

It has taken me a longtime to watch this. A grown man typing this fighting back tears for a bloke I never met. Thank you for uploading.

A beautiful documentary about a wonderful writer. Very sensitive, very Terry. Thank you

Someone I never met, nor heard of till a year or so ago, and only read one book of his, this made me cry. Seeing the love for him and how highly everyone talks about him, it really made me cry. I saw a few scenes from the animated movie discworld soul music and was intrigued. I then saw a few videos talking about him and was really wanting to read his stuff. The first book I read was guards guards and I Absolutely enjoyed it and I plan to read more of this mans great work

Watched this so many times. When Neil says “I miss my friend” he breaks, we all break. We all have that one person we go to or talk to, but you turn around and they are gone, either death has taken them or you just loose contact

Much like with Granny Aching, I seldom cry for grandmother. I've cried for Pratchett so many many times. I did now, and I know I shall again.

I've became a fan of his works just this year ( saddly it's not very popular in my country), and it was whole new experience... I'm so glad that this man existed and gave us so much to read and think about. I feel lucky being his fan.

For several years, Terry quite literally kept me alive. He had to carry me quite a ways. I regard his passing as a dreadful personal loss, and I will never forgive the Universe for taking him the way it did. He deserved so much better, for all the good he did. Him diamond. And if you have to ask what THAT means, you are watching the wrong documentary.

My dad passed away recently and we hadn't unfortunately talked for a few years. He was a big fan of Terry Pratchett and pretty much channelled his attitudes and humour, with a healthy amount of sarcasm thrown in for good measure. Watching this is a great way to tap into and remember him, very uncanny. Have a feeling whenever I'm feeling a bit in need of a reminder, to lighten up and bring my own silliness and merriment to life this is where I will head for inspiration.

Sir Terry rest in peace! Love you forever! Fuck i am crying.

The Discworld humour crawls off the pages and imprints itself on your brain the way the spell from the book did to Rincewind. You are forever changed and others can sense it.

I miss you so much! A legend, bless you

Terry Pratchett has always been one of my favorite fantasy authors after watching this it brought tears and laughter and prompted me to start re reading the disc world series again. :)

It is so painful to watch a man of words lose his mind this way. Thank you, Sir Terry.

fuck I'm not sure I have the heart for this. What a hard graft for a wordsmith like this man was, to be unable to collect his thoughts on paper, as it were. I might watch this later, when I feel stronger. Thank you for filming it, hats full of sky and all that....

This reminds me of the memorial service the Monty Python troupe had for Graham Chapman. A wonderfully cathartic mix of sadness and laughter. Thank you for the upload!

I have not yet processed this... I don't want him to be dead. He cant

I always regret missing the chance to just meet Terry face to face. He came to Petaluma, California for a signing. I was working and didn't know he was in town. So crushed to miss him so closely by a hair. My daughter had shared her new library book with me and said "Mom you'll like this". I did ...& got all I could find. Strata has so much in it for the Disc. The peek behind the curtain that Terry never goes back to. I don't know if it's just here in the USA but I was so disappointed when the cover art changed to those plain ones. John Kidby's covers couldn't be done unless he'd read the stories , I thot to myself. I always want wall posters of them each story is just a totally great read & his other series The Long Earth .....read on

Before Harry Potter was imagined, there was Terry Pratchett.

good grief he is silly :) thank you for the countless hours of merriment rest in peace Sir Terry

great inspiration

This is my second attempt to try and share my story after reading what other people have said that connects so much. My dad introduced me to Terry. He was my Vimes.. And I found deep comfort in Granny as she reminded me of his heart. He died 8 months before the Shepherds Crown came out. His end was horrible and traumatic. We were all devastated. I didn't want to read this book and lose Granny too. It was hard, it made me cry but it was beautiful and helped me fine a peaceful place to remember my dad.

Thank you for posting this. I wouldn’t have had a chance to see it if you didn’t. I am not in the UK. Love his books. I could never understand how he had a life times worth of knowledge on so many subjects. Computers, Rock Music, the movie industry. He knew them so well he wrote books on them. I am working through all of the discworld series on audio book in the car….great cure for road rage. Who cares how fast you get there…any faster and you’re missing out on the story.

Neil 🥺💔and Terrys daughter. My heart breaks again and again

What a gifted Beautiful Gentleman, here one finds hope, inspiration!

Thankyou very much for sharing this, even though I never knew him, I've read most of his books and feel like I did. I really miss his humour and his take on the world. We all need to be more Pratchett! As a footnote, I want the 16 people who voted this down to be brought to justice and forced to read all Discworld novels back to back one after the other. So there.

Buggrit. I told them, I did. Millennium hand and shrimp 😢❤️

Just cried the whole way through this... I have ADHD and mild ASD, I’ve struggled to read books all my life, apart from one author! You guessed it! Sir Terry... he shares the same school reports as me, so no wonder his books resonated with me enough to hold my attention and slot into my brain wiring... I miss you Terry...Paul Kanye did a wonderful job on this. X

6 years this week. Mind how you go TP.

i cried through the whole thing.

This was aweful. I cried too much. I loved it. It was really tastefully done... thanks for uploading

The first thing I saw Paul Kaye in was the BBCs 2000 Acres of Sky, & he has done an incredible job as Terry Pratchett. Looking forward to seeing Paul in Zapped. Thank you for uploading this.

R.I.P. Terry. Thank you for everything. ♥️

"Makes you think about the reality of being 6" tall" What, no mention of their clear Scottish inspiration, or the fact that with an averge human height of 5'7" (77"), the size of a Nac Mac Feegle is proportionally the same as the relative size of Scotland to England, and stands as evidence of a small amount of sympathy he had towards the inequalities of the British union? Such an smart and observant man, and a terrible loss to humanity.

Watching the segment where the critics are denigrating Sir Terry Pratchett, I am reminded of what Helen Hayes (I believe) said about critics: " They are like the eunuchs in a harem; they know how it is done, but they can't do it themselves!"

Still enjoying every word he wrote! ❤

I thought I could watch it but I can't : too, too sad. He was a storytelling genius and I admired him from the end of the first page of his that I ever read, well over 30 years ago: Wyrd Sisters I think. I read it 4 times in a week. I like to imagine that, on Discworld, I would have the shrewdness and intellect of Granny Weatherwax, the youthfulness of Magrat and, unfortunately, the body of Nanny Ogg. So many untold stories, so little time. RIP Terry, the Worlds miss you x

This is wonderful. While I wasn't able to meet Sir Terry Prachett, this is as close as I might get. Thank you for sharing this with us.

A superb tribute to a great man, painful to watch, but so well worth it, This man has brought greater joy and comfort to more people than anyone I know of. To be able to see the flawed human spirit so clearly and yet still be compassionate is a rare thing indeed. RIP Terry, you will be sadly missed while any of us still live.

thank you.

Thank you for uploading this. I have so many fond memories of reading his work...genuinely can say that I think Terry Pratchett made me a better person in so many ways as grumpy adolescent first reading the Discworld novels.

It's been three years... I revisit all his works, and now and again find one or another I've not yet acquainted myself with, and still love the laugh's, and still rise to rage, and still shed tears, as his talent with word's had their way of bringing all of it out when I embraced them. Currently reading his saga of "The Long Earth" that he collaborated with Stephen Baxter on... :'(

Always come back here to watch and remember. thanks!

God bless Terry Pratchett. He inspired so many people (including myself). His works will forever live in my heart and life. I'm hope that I can aspire to his influence.

Still too painful for me to watch yet, will try again in a year or two. My heart goes out to the poor man at 1.49. Terry brought great joy to millions in great contrast to the Trumps and Clintons of the world. So wrong that he is the one to go.

What a wonderful tribute to the great man.

not even watched it yet due to youtube ads but liked it already cos i know im gonna like it.

Thank you for sharing Terry's story 🙌

Interesting times was my first Terry Pratchett book, it actually got me into reading books. I was in a location that when not stagging on or sorting personal admin there was nothing to do, couldn't go anywhere. Someone had left a tatty paper back and out of desperation I started reading it, so glad I did, not only got me reading all Terry's books but others also.

Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE 28 April 1948 - 12 March 2015

What a wonderful man

I can't remember how I heard about Terry and his writings but I do remember the audiobooks. I love Tony Robinson reading the books, you can buy them on audible in the UK now but i'd prefer not to because of the DRM or whatever that thing is called, I have the other guys readings and while they're not as good; they'll do :)

Such a treasure

I cry just thinking about this film

God bless him. Thank you Sir Terry

Thank you for uploading. It is an excellent tribute for an excellent Man!

Terry pratchett was an amazing man and the world is worse without him. His books have inspired millions. He was a living legend. May this great man rest in peace

The best writer this cold but beautiful country has ever produced. Even our incompetent and spineless government couldn't quench his fire and drive to pass on the gift of wonderfully arranged letters. He was also the architect of the greatest world ever conceived and i miss him dearly. Sir Terry Pratchett a true knight of the realm, thank you.

This man has really touched my heart. I just want to say that I'm glad to live with my grandparents who, while they might not understand my anxiety as much as i do, I'm living it after all, try their best. I'm so glad I got to cancil my seccond vaccination twice (cause of anxiety) and am going to get it done on Sunday, I can't really tell you what makes me so nervous about needles apart from the fact that I can tel you exactly what it is, it's pain. The idea of someone causing me pain that I didn't allow. Toothaches and all that can be shit but at least it's pain inside you, you know? Perhaps you do; perhaps you don't but the important thing is I know what *I* mean and that's good enough. Oh and the best bit, I've had the vacceen, it's honestly a tiny pinch, it's hardly anything so for anyone reading this and thinking about getting it; go for it, be brave, after all; it's a tiny little pinch. Their; I just wrote whatever came into my head and while part of me wants to delete it part of me thinks fuck it, if peple read it they do and if they don't they don't. Writing is fun :) No it's no diskworld novel but it's Brads writing and that's good enough. Everyone should try writing once in a while, it's fun. OH and you get to swair as much as you like cause fuck it, why not?

This is a beautiful tribute but, it's a strange feeling indeed, to cry while watching a video about someone who's given me so much laughter.

GNU Terry Pratchett x

This is the best biography I have ever seen. Very touching. I think He would have approved.

I'm crying.

I grew up with Terry's books and i think his work especialy the Discworld Novels, had a good share on shaping my view and understanding of the world. When i heared of Terry's passing, i knew my Childhood (although i was 28 at that time) was over. Because one of the few important things left that composed my Childhood stoped. I am a grown man now, i still read his books over and over and i have eagerly done so the last 20 years, but i could not finish the Shepards Crown.. i just couldn't. At the point where Granny died, i could not take it. Not as much because one of my favourit Characters of all time died, but because i knew that it was representing the wohle Discworld Universe and Terry with it. Maybe some day i will be able to finish this book. Thank you for this Video. A man is not dead while his name is still spoken GNU Terry Pratchett

GNU Terry Pratchett

I kind of disagree with Neil about TCOM being a bad place to start, & the reason is that these books were not written & not marketed as grands romans for literary giants and academics but as fantasy romps for teenaged kids. When I was a teen, TCOM was *exactly* what I needed to hook me in & get me watching the bookshop fantasy shelves like a hawk for the next one & the next one. By the time I'd read up to the point where the books are multi-layered cathedrals of fiction & real world commentary I was already fully hooked. They hit exactly when I had the intelligence & the pop-culture & historical knowledge to get the references.

much luv

...and here I am, again, laughing and crying and enjoying the dashes of sardonic, just as Pterry would have wanted. The world's a bit less colourful and whimsical since Death whisked him away for his own company...