Newsletter 21 - June 2026 - Better Than a Poke in the Eye

1. Editorial

Rachel and I spent quite a lot of this month running (literally) around various parts of South and West Wales working on a project for Llamedos Holiday Camp. See news section for details.

We are looking forward to the new board games we mentioned last month and hope that the TTRPG Adventures in Ankh-Morpork will be shipped soon. The last we heard the items were finally getting past the barricades and would soon be with the distribution centres. Hopefully that means fulfilment will be forthcoming. Even if they don't arrive in time I'll take the kickstarter adventure with me to the International Discworld Convention and will run informal sessions in the bar.

This month we have to say GNU to Dave Greenslade the author. singer and performer of the prog-rock album "From the Discworld". Yes, Marc Burrows favourite album of all time! Dave passed away peacefully aged 83.

Also this month we lost legendary actor Anthony Head. Whether you knew him a Giles from Buffy, King Uther in Merlin or any of his myriad roles, Anthony has always had a place in the heart of any true geek. GNU Anthony Head.

To coincide with the current foot-the-ball tournament going on in the round-world Transworld have released a new coloured paperback edition of Joe McLaren cover used on the most recent hardback editions. One for all you collectors of all the covers.

You may have also noticed that our website looks slightly different to before. I've been giving it a bit of a spring clean - new colours, slightly rounded edges and I've moved the menu bar to the left on larger screens. It's a small change but I feel it makes it look a bit nicer. There will be more changes made in the future but for now enjoy it.

If we've been a little quite recently then that's because we are dealing with end of life palliative care for Rachel's mother. If you are going through anything similar you have our love and respect.

Until next time,

Jason & Rachel

2. News Feed

Our news feed always has the most up to date information. Click on the titles below to read the full articles on our website.

[Announcement] Llamedos Holiday Camp will return in 2028.

The team at Llamedos Holiday Camp (ok it was Rachel and myself) have released a short video to announce the return of Llamedos in 2028.

The video confirms both the dates and the new location for Llamedos.

The theme of the event will be announced later.

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Progrocker Dave Greenslade, creator of From The Discworld has died.

The creative force behind the From The Discworld album, Dave Greenslade, has passed away aged 83.

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Unseen Academicals released with a new cover to tie in with World Cup

Unseen Academicals has been released in a special new world cup cover to tie in with the World Cup

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GNU Anthony Head at age 72.

Buffy, Merlin, Rocky Horror and Little Britain actor Anthony Head has passed away aged 72.

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3. Articles

We have an extensive archive of articles we have written in our archive index

[Guards! Guards! Joins the exclusive Olive Editions publication list]

A much-anticipated annual series from Harper Perennial, Olive Editions are exclusive small-format publications of some of their bestselling and celebrated titles, featuring unique, hand-drawn cover illustrations.

The series debuted in 2008 and every fall since (with the exception of 2012, 2013, and 2023), they have published eight new books in the series.