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more on Terry Pratchett's knighthood :)

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I'm pleased as punch for Sir Terry. :) The author of the Discworld books, and the wonderful novel Good Omens with Neil Gaiman, receives a knighthood!

See these links for more info:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/entertainment/7805143.stm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/31/pratchett_knighted/

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/12/arise-sir-terry.html

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5420707.ece

Other folks on the New Year's honours list include:

Robert Plant (former lead singer of Led Zeppelin) got a CBE and Liz Smith (Vicar of Dibley, The
Royle Family) an MBE. Earl Cameron (who did some Who and Prisoner episodes
among other things) is appointed CBE.

The full list:

http://www.honours.gov.uk/lists/2009honours.aspx