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Following the critical and commercial success of Terry's Pratchett's Hogfather, Sky One now brings to brilliant life the first two Discworld novels, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic.
Following the critical and commercial success of Terry's Pratchett's Hogfather, Sky One now brings to brilliant life the first two Discworld novels, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic.
In a lavish two part adaptation, Sir David Jason leads an all star cast as wizard Rincewind. After 40 years of attempting to reach even the most basic level of wizardry at the Unseen University in the city of Ankh-Morpork, Rincewind is a failure. It isn't simply a case of being magically challenged, however; Rincewind's troubles extend much further…
A ship sails up the river Ankh, delivering Twoflower (Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings Triology), the first ever Discworld tourist, and his strange piece of living luggage. Armed with a phrase book and a mountain of gold housed in his magical luggage, he hopes to see Morporkian life as it truly is.
Reluctantly agreeing to be his 'tour' guide, Rincewind sets out with Twoflower and his luggage on what becomes the ultimate package holiday. On their eventful journey across the Disc, the trio encounter a collection of bizarre and fantastical beings, battling dragon lords in an upside-down mountain, riding imaginary dragons and defeating druid mercenaries. Not to mention unwittingly becoming spacemen and being fired off the edge of the Disc.
In an ongoing game of cat and mouse with Death (voiced by Christopher Lee), Rincewind continues to emerge victorious, but in Ankh Morpork, strange things are occurring. The Octavo, the greatest of all spell books, kept under lock and key in the university library, has gone mad, and a strange red star has appeared in the sky.
As the evil, power-hungry wizard Trymon (Tim Curry) puts his plans for Discworld domination into action, the fate of the Disc rests on the shoulders of the hapless Rincewind, an excitable tourist and a ferocious wooden box with legs…
Fans can further explore the magic of discworld at Sky One's dedicated website www.sky.com/magic, featuring exclusive cast interviews, downloads and videos.
The Colour of Mahic can be senn over the Easter Weekend on Sky One and Sky One HD
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