If, like me, you’ve listened to ‘My man Jeeves’ fairly recently, ‘Carry on Jeeves’ will bring with it a definite sense of déjà vu. This is because, as I think I pointed out before, several of the stories are actually…
‘The inimitable Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse
My arduous quest to re-visit all the Jeeves and Wooster stories, in order of publication and read by Jonathan Cecil continues. Listening to ‘The inimitable Jeeves’ was particularly challenging as the Audible app on my phone crashed and it took…
My thoughts on ‘My man Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse
Every good series starts somewhere, and ‘My man Jeeves’ can be considered as representing the start for Jeeves and Wooster. I say considered because actually the included stories had all been published in magazines well before the book was compiled.…
From The Oasthouse podcast
The From The Oasthouse podcast is the latest incarnation of Alan Partridge and, spoiler alert, it doesn’t disappoint. To keep a any comic character going for over thirty years is a huge achievement. To do it with one of Alan’s…
Journey planning ain’t what it was
All of my childhood holidays were taken without the aid of the world wide web. There was no google maps to get you there, no trip advisor to tell you what was there once you arrived, and no Amazon to…