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‘Joy in the Morning’ by P. G. Wodehouse

Posted on: March 13, 2023 Last updated on: March 13, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle Comments: 0
Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 6 hrs 57 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Release date: July 2005 ‘Joy in the Morning’, read by Jonathan Cecil, will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the first Jeeves and Wooster…
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‘Wilt’ by Tom Sharpe

Posted on: February 23, 2023 Last updated on: February 23, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle
Narrator: Nigel Graham Length: 7 hrs 47 mins Publisher: Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) Release date: unknown When I was a lad, one of my school friends had an abridged recording of ‘Wilt’, read by Andrew Sachs (of…
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‘The Code of the Woosters’ by P. G. Wodehouse

Posted on: February 8, 2023 Last updated on: February 8, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle
Narrator: Stephen Fry Length: 8 hrs 37 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Release date: December 2020 When I set out to listen to all of P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories in order my intention was to stick to performances…
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‘Dad’s Army’ – The Radio Series Collection

Posted on: January 27, 2023 Last updated on: January 27, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle
Starring: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, and full cast Originally aired: January 1974 – September 1976 Publisher: BBC Audio I first encountered Dad’s army when I was about 10 years old. Every Saturday tea-time my siblings and I…
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’Right ho, Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse

Posted on: January 20, 2023 Last updated on: January 20, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle
Narrator: Jonathan Cecil Length: 6 hrs 53 mins Publisher: Audible Studios Release date: September 2005 ‘Right Ho, Jeeves’ is the sixth Jeeves and Wooster book and the second full-length novel in the series. It is a traditional comedy, not just…
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‘Thank You, Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse

Posted on: January 13, 2023 Last updated on: January 13, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle
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…
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‘Mack The Life’ by lee Mack

Posted on: January 7, 2023 Last updated on: January 7, 2023 Written by: Allan Tweddle
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…
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‘The Secret History of Christmas’ by Bill Bryson

Posted on: December 17, 2022 Last updated on: December 28, 2022 Written by: Allan Tweddle
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…
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‘Very good Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse

Posted on: December 15, 2022 Last updated on: December 28, 2022 Written by: Allan Tweddle
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’…
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‘Carry on Jeeves’ by P. G. Wodehouse

Posted on: December 2, 2022 Last updated on: December 28, 2022 Written by: Allan Tweddle
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…
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