

In fact, Rincewind's head holds one of the eight spells from the Octavo, the most powerful spellbook in the Discworld, and he has been unable to learn others because "they were afraid to be in the same head" as the Octavo spell. The story follows the misadventures of Rincewind, a wizard who is expelled from Unseen University after spending 40 years failing to learn even the most basic magic. The plot of the adaptation largely follows the first two Discworld novels, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic. A third adaptation, Going Postal, followed in 2010 with more planned for the future. The production is the second adaptation of Pratchett's novels as a live-action film, following the successful release of Hogfather on Sky 1 over Christmas 2006. The film was well received by fans, but drew mixed reviews from critics, who generally praised the acting talent of the all-star cast, but criticised the film's script and direction.

The first part drew audiences of 1.5 million, with the second part attracting up to 1.1 million viewers. Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic was broadcast on Sky One, and in high definition on Sky 1 HD, on Easter Sunday (23 March) and 24 March 2008. Vadim Jean both adapted the screenplay from Pratchett's original novels, and served as director. The fantasy film was produced for Sky1 by The Mob, a small British studio, starring David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, and Christopher Lee as the voice of Death. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic is a fantasy- comedy two-part British television adaptation of the bestselling novels The Colour of Magic (1983) and The Light Fantastic (1986) by Terry Pratchett. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Userboxes/New Userboxes/Archive 38.List of awards and nominations received by Terry Pratchett.List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949).Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/March 8 to 14, 2015.Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost//Traffic report.Portal:Children's literature/Selected biography/9.Portal:Children's literature/Selected biography.
