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Sat 02 Feb 2010One man and his fantasy
PROFILE: TERRY PRATCHETTMuch-loved author Terry Pratchett, who suffers from a rare form of Alzheimer’s, has lent his influential voice to the euthanasia debate in Britain, asking to die on his own terms when the time comes
LAST MONDAY’S Richard Dimbleby Lecture, as shown on BBC1, attracted the biggest-ever television audience for an event that’s been running for well over 30 years. This year’s lecture title was Shaking Hands with Death, and it was written by best-selling author Terry Pratchett, the first writer in its history to give the lecture.
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