![]() You can understand why this might be reasonable for a Christmas broadcast, but both Hogfather and The Colour Of Magic feel like they’re focussed on whimsy at the expense of weight, character and darkness. ![]() They’re not unlike the Chris Columbus’ Harry Potter movies – introducing a broad and rich universe to an audience in a short and simple way. There’s a sense of strain and tiredness to the finished productions. Now, though, I’m about to get my curmudgeon on. Richardson and Marnix van den Broeke (wearing the costume) bring Death right out of the books. Richardson passed away shortly after the broadcast, and was replaced by Christopher Lee for The Colour Of Magic (Lee had previously voiced Death for Cosgrove Hall’s animations for Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters). The first person cast was Ian Richardson as the voice of Death. Understandably, with a book that depicted the Discworld version of Santa, this was a big part of the Christmas line up and heavily promoted. They had begun with the 20th Discworld novel, Hogfather, broadcast on Sky One over two episodes in December of 2006. ![]()
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