Shaking Hands with Death (1 Feb. 2010)

Terry Pratchett's lecture "Shaking Hands with Death", about assisted death, was read by his friend Tony Robinson because his particular form of Alzheimer's disease means he has trouble reading.

Director:

Claire Popplewell

Writer:

Terry Pratchett

Stars:

Terry Pratchett, Tony Robinson, David Dimbleby

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Terry Pratchett	...	Himself (as Sir Terry Pratchett)
Tony Robinson	...	Himself
David Dimbleby	...	Himself - Introduction

Storyline

Terry Pratchett's lecture "Shaking Hands with Death", about assisted death, was read by his friend Tony Robinson because his particular form of Alzheimer's disease means he has trouble reading.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Release Date:

1 February 2010 (UK)

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Trivia

Although this was Terry Pratchett's speech, the majority of it was read by Tony Robinson due to side-effects of Pratchett's Alzheimer's making reading aloud difficult.

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