Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 6 hours 4 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Audible release date: September 2008 As Wodehouse explains in another one of his hilarious introductions, this is the first of the full length Jeeves and Wooster novels. Up to…
‘Mack The Life’ by lee Mack
Narrator: Lee Mack Length: 8 hrs 11 mins Publisher: Penguin Audible release date: July 2022 My knowledge of Lee Mack, prior to reading his book that is, was limited to what I’d gleaned from episodes of his sitcom ‘Not Going…
‘The Secret History of Christmas’ by Bill Bryson
Narrator: Bill Bryson Length: 3 hrs 3 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Released: 2022 The one thing to be said for Bill Bryson is that when it comes to penning a lively, engaging spot of writing he seems able to turn…
‘Very good Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse
Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 6 hrs 50 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Audible release: 2012 One nice thing about Jeeves and Wooster books is that listening to them never feels like a life long commitment. Jonathan Cecil despatches ‘Very good Jeeves’…
‘Carry on Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse
Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 7 hrs 3 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Audible release: 2016 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…
‘The Inimitable Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse
Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 6 hrs 23 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Audible release: 2005 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’…
‘My Man Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse
Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 4 hrs 51 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Audible release: 2010 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…
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…