What was the reason behind Neil Gaiman’s desire for a Good Omens adaptation?
Gaiman wanted the co-author behind this book, Terry Pratchett, to enjoy it before his dementia became more advanced. In the past, Gaiman has written about the anger he personally feels about Pratchett’s illness.
In an interview with RadioTimes, Gaiman explained: “I do feel that time’s running out. I want Terry to be able to enjoy this while he’s still able to enjoy it…Terry still has all of his faculties. He’s fighting Alzheimer’s, but he has a rare kind of Alzheimer’s which means physical objects no longer make sense to him, but he still has memory, and he still has a mind, and he’s still very much the sharpest knife in the drawer.”
BBC Radio 4 has released the entire “Good Omens” dramatization. Follow this link to listen to all six episodes.