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Unseen Academicals

An Audible Original Drama

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Unseen Academicals

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: David Jason, Jon Culshaw, Mathew Horne, Josie Lawrence, Jaime Winstone
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About this listen

Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork - not the old fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing when you drop them. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else.

The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt, which worries him, too).

As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed for ever. Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.

This Audible Original multicast dramatisation is directed by the multiaward-winning Dirk Maggs, best known for his adaptations of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere for the BBC.

Starring Tom Alexander, Samantha Béart, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Mark Benton, Stephen Briggs, Stephen Critchlow, Jon Culshaw, Phil Davis, Ray Fearon, Tony Gardner, Edward Harrison, David Holt, Mathew Horne, David Jason, Josie Lawrence, Toby Longworth, Harry Myers, Maggie Service, Andrew Spooner, Steven Webb, Keith Wickham and Jaime Winstone.

©2018 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2018 Audible, Ltd
Audio Performances & Dramatisations Dramatisations Fantasy Fiction Adaptation Magic Funny Witty Sports Entertainment

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I had previously read 2 books from the series and thought they were just ok .
this auditable book was cheep so I give it a go...the actors. performance made the book soooooo much better......now considering purchasing more audiobooks

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Brilliant adaptation of the novel, the Uni must win the town v gown 100 year match or lose their funding, but more importantly the 12 cheese cheeseboard, throw in a bit of Romeo and Juliet along with a goblin and dwarves, add a bit of Dirk Maggs genius plus the final chapter's foot the ball commentary and you'll find you've listened to a real gem. More please!!!!

Foot the Ball comes to discworld

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I find Terry Pratchetts stories hilarious and engaging at all times, but putting sound design and authentic voices to the characters of Morpork is just ridiculously enlightened!

a great audioplay!

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Absolutely love David Jason. It was great to find a Terry Pratchet I haven't read.

Fantastic!

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Shove ball.. They think it's all over.. and it is now! Great rollicking fun from a fantastic author and wonderful cast!

More Diskworld fun!

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