* Albert ( Discworld ), a character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

In Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, the character of Alberto Mallich ( founder of the Unseen University and later Death's manservant Albert ) is a sly nod to Albertus Magnus in his more legendary and esoteric guise.

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's " Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch " contains reference to the broth as the substance in Anathema Device's mug when she is run into by Aziraphale and Crowley.

One of the major sentient species in Terry Pratchett's Discworld universe are the " Earth "- based ( ranging from Detritus to Diamond ) Trolls.

In more modern times, Piers Anthony's Xanth books, Robert Asprin's MythAdventures of Skeeve and Aahz books, Terry Pratchett's Discworld, and Tom Holt's books provide good examples, as do many of the works by Christopher Moore.

* Hex ( Discworld ), a computer in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels

A variation on the phrase was written into Terry Pratchett's Hogfather for Death, voiced by Richardson.

It is sometimes assumed that the name Ogg comes from the character of Nanny Ogg in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, but the Ogg developers say that is not true.

In Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, particularly those featuring the Lancre witches, the Picts are an obvious influence on the Nac Mac Feegle, a race of tiny wood-fairies whose speech is influenced by Scottish Gaelic and who are tattooed with blue war-paint.

Creating a total of over 400 cover paintings, his personal preference was for science fiction jackets ( for example see Robert Silverberg's Majipoor novels and Kirby's own Voyage of the Ayeguy ) and his work on the covers of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels is well known.

This was followed in 1999 by another graphic album titled A Cosmic Cornucopia, which includes extensive text by David Langford and two chapters dedicated to his work for Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

The History Monks appear in Terry Pratchett's Thief of Time and explain anachronisms in the Discworld ( such as Elizabethan theatre existing simultaneously with opera ) by describing how history was previously destroyed by a magical clock and they have been haphazardly attempting to reconstruct it.

Gilliam has several projects in various states of development, including an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's and Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy novel Good Omens.

* Ankh-Morpork, from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, is referred to as " the twin cities of proud Ankh and pestilent Morpork "

* In Terry Pratchett's Humour / Fantasy series Discworld, the Lancre Witch Nanny Ogg's cat Greebo ( also known as " The Terror of the Ramtops ") is often depicted in art as resembling the British Blue.

Later television roles have included two appearances in Sky One's two-part adaptations of Terry Pratchett's fantasy novels, as Albert in Hogfather in 2006, and Rincewind in The Colour of Magic in 2008.

In December 2006, he starred in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on Sky1 as Albert.

In 1995, he voiced Rincewind the " Wizzard " in a computer adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.

In Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are parodied as Bravd and the Weasel.

In addition to telling his own stories, Robinson narrated the abridged audio book versions of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.

In February 2010 Robinson, described as the ' stunt Pratchett ', read the main part of Terry Pratchett's BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

* Terry Pratchett's Hogfather ( 2006 ) – Vernon Crumley

* Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

* Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series uses English, written with Enochian letters as a cipher alphabet, as the language of the Golems.

* Discworld — A flat, disc-shaped " planet ", supported on the backs of giant elephants riding on a turtle, in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin later became members of the hugely successful Monty Python comedy troupe.

In 1969, Chapman and Cleese joined the other Pythons including Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin for their sketch comedy show Flying Circus.

Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, while promoting Holy Grail in Amsterdam, had come up with a sketch in which Jesus ' cross was falling apart because of the idiotic carpenters who built it and he angrily tells them how to do it correctly.

Terry Jones ( behind counter ), Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and the Vikings in the Monty Python sketch " Spam "

Moving to England, he animated sequences for the children's series Do Not Adjust Your Set, which also featured Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.

Terry Gilliam ( left ) with Monty Python colleagues Eric Idle and Terry Jones in the 1970s.

* And Now for Something Completely Different ( 1972 ) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin

* Monty Python and the Holy Grail ( 1975 ) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin

* Monty Python's Life of Brian ( 1979 ) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin

* Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ( 1983 ) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin

His co-stars were Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Denise Coffey and Michael Palin.

* On April 22, 2009, the paper laid off 53 newsroom employees, including well-known bylines like Patrick Reardon, Melissa Isaacson, Russell Working, Jo Napolitano, Susan Diesenhouse, Beth Botts, Lou Carlozo, Jessica Reaves, Tom Hundley, Alan Artner, Eric Benderoff, James P. Miller, Bob Sakamoto, Terry Bannon and John Mullin.

* Eric, parody novel by popular author Terry Pratchett

One of the most influential sketch shows was Monty Python's Flying Circus, a comedy from the late 1960s and early 1970s that introduced both British and American audiences to such luminaries as John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam.

In attendance that night were John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Brian Epstein, Lulu, The Hollies, Small Faces, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Donovan, Georgie Fame, Denny Laine, Terry Reid, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton who rarely missed any of Jimi's London gigs.

The nice one, Fidgit, as Palin ; the self-appointed leader, Randall, as Cleese ; the acerbic one, Strutter, as Eric Idle ; the quiet one, Og, as Graham Chapman ; the noisy rebel, Wally, as Terry Jones ; and the nasty, filth-loving one, Vermin, as Gilliam himself.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 British adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman and Robin Williams ( credited as Ray D. Tutto ).

Said Eric Idle, " Up until Munchausen, I'd always been very smart about Terry Gilliam films.

* The train chase in the 1996 film version of The Wind in the Willows, starring Terry Jones and Eric Idle, was filmed on / along the line.

Directed by Michael Hayes and produced by Peter Dews, with a script by Eric Crozier, the production featured Terry Scully as Henry, Mary Morris as Margaret and Eileen Atkins as Joan.

Directed by Michael Hayes and produced by Peter Dews, with a script by Eric Crozier, the production featured Terry Scully as Henry, Mary Morris as Margaret, Jack May as York and John Ringham as Gloucester.