Dining Table Discworld - The Truth
From Dining Table Discworld by Dave and Cathy
May 27, 2026 · 1h 41m · Episode 33
About this episode
The episode discusses the Discworld novel 'The Truth', exploring its characters, themes, and connections to real-world printing history.
Join us as we discuss The Truth (the Discworld novel, not the concept). A new cast of characters, a fresh viewpoint on the Watch and the explosion of movable type and the Press in Ankh-Morpork. With digressions about our own history with newspapers, printing on the Disc, and how aristocrats running newspapers doesn't feel fantastical. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social E-Mail: diningtablediscworld@gmail.com Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave, Cathy
Topics covered
- Discworld
- The Truth
- movable type
- Ankh-Morpork
- newspapers
- printing
Keywords
- Discworld
- The Truth
- Ankh-Morpork
- printing
- newspapers
- movable type
- Watch
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ankh-Morpork
Books & works: The Truth
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