DO you remember when we stood in line 20 years ago to get the latest Terry Pratchett book signed by the man himself?

The predicted chaos occurred at Borders bookshop when the hugely popular fantasy author magicked himself into town for a marathon book signing session.

Fans clutching copies of his latest Discworld hardback The Truth, and the newly-released paperback The Fifth Elephant, braved two-hour queues to meet their favourite author and get his name in their new volumes.

The date was November 9, 2000, as devoted fans shivered by the Bournemouth square store’s automatic doors which were kept open as the queue extended outdoors and leaned on the lower-floor escalator which had to be stopped because of the congestion.