Terry Pratchett: Out of the shadows

Part 1

Best selling author Terry Pratchett reveals what it was like to be diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a rare variant of Alzheimer's disease.

This video accompanies the launch of the new Alzheimer's Society report called Dementia: Out of the Shadows.

Part 2

Like many other people, Terry Pratchett regarded finding he had a form of Alzheimer's as an insult and decided to do his best to marshal any kind of forces that he could against the disease. Here the best selling author describes what it is like to live with his very rare type of dementia.

Part 3

Terry Pratchett talks out about the stigma that surrounds dementia and the impact it has on his life.

The best selling author called for an end to the stigma surrounding dementia when he launched new Alzhiemer's Society research. Half of all UK adults still believe dementia is a condition plagued by stigma, according to the research.

Part 4

Terry Pratchett is one of the 700,000 people in the UK who have a form of dementia. Here the best selling author talks about his hopes and fears for the future.

This video accompanies the launch of the new Alzheimer's Society report called Dementia: Out of the Shadows.