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Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (Dramatised)
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- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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Michael Hordern stars as Jeeves with Richard Briers as Bertie in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. The rural beauty of Steeple Bumpleigh holds no attractions for Bertie, containing (as it does) the appalling Aunt Agatha. But there is man's work to do and, with Jeeves at his side, how can Bertie fail?
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How fortunate that Stilton Cheesewright drew Bertie Wooster, the red-hot favourite, in the Drones Club annual darts tournament. Had he not he would surely have beaten Bertie to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not like men trifling with his fiancée Florence Craye's affections. In the event Florence would seem to prefer Percy Gorringe, stepson of L.G. Trotter.
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- Narrated by: Ian Carmichael
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The Times has announced, much to Bertie's astonishment, the news of his engagement to the beautiful Bobbie Wickham. But worse is to come....Uncle Tom's antique silver cow-creamer has gone missing; Kipper Herring has libelled his and Bertie's former headmaster; leading British psychiatrist Sir Roderick Glossop is posing as a butler; and Aunt Dahlia's masterly French chef, Anatole, is once again becoming a pawn in a terrible power struggle.
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Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (Unabridged)
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- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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On doctor's orders, Bertie Wooster retires to sample the bucolic delights of Maiden Eggesford. But his idyll is rudely shattered by Aunt Dahlia who wants him to nobble a racehorse. Similar blots on Bertie's horizon come in the shape of Major Plank, the African explorer, Vanessa Cook, proud beauty and 'moulder of men', and Orlo Porter, who seems to have nothing else to do but to think of sundering Bertie's head from his body.
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Jeeves
- Joy in the Morning (Dramatisation)
- Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Michael Hordern, Richard Briers
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Michael Hordern stars as Jeeves with Richard Briers as Bertie in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. The rural beauty of Steeple Bumpleigh holds no attractions for Bertie, containing (as it does) the appalling Aunt Agatha. But there is man's work to do and, with Jeeves at his side, how can Bertie fail?
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Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
- Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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How fortunate that Stilton Cheesewright drew Bertie Wooster, the red-hot favourite, in the Drones Club annual darts tournament. Had he not he would surely have beaten Bertie to a pulp and buttered the lawn with him. Stilton does not like men trifling with his fiancée Florence Craye's affections. In the event Florence would seem to prefer Percy Gorringe, stepson of L.G. Trotter.
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Jeeves in the Offing
- Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Ian Carmichael
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Times has announced, much to Bertie's astonishment, the news of his engagement to the beautiful Bobbie Wickham. But worse is to come....Uncle Tom's antique silver cow-creamer has gone missing; Kipper Herring has libelled his and Bertie's former headmaster; leading British psychiatrist Sir Roderick Glossop is posing as a butler; and Aunt Dahlia's masterly French chef, Anatole, is once again becoming a pawn in a terrible power struggle.
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The Mating Season
- Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Bertie Wooster is one of nature's gentlemen, so when Gussie Fink-Nottle gets himself into a spot of bother with the law, Bertie helps out - by impersonating Gussie! The plan seems to be working, until Gussie turns up - impersonating Bertie!
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Much Obliged, Jeeves
- Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Dinsdale Landen
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Everyone - even Augustus the cat - has cause to be obliged to Jeeves when he manages to retrieve the infamous Book - the book which lays bare the private lives of three-quarters of the upper classes. And which could prove to be political dynamite at the Market Snodsbury by-election.
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Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (Unabridged)
- Written by: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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On doctor's orders, Bertie Wooster retires to sample the bucolic delights of Maiden Eggesford. But his idyll is rudely shattered by Aunt Dahlia who wants him to nobble a racehorse. Similar blots on Bertie's horizon come in the shape of Major Plank, the African explorer, Vanessa Cook, proud beauty and 'moulder of men', and Orlo Porter, who seems to have nothing else to do but to think of sundering Bertie's head from his body.
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- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Bertie Wooster looks pretty stylish in his new Tyrolean hat - or so he thinks: others, notably Jeeves, disagree. But when Bertie embarks on an errand of mercy to Totleigh Towers, things get quickly out of control and he's going to need all the help Jeeves can provide. There are good eggs present, such as Gussie Fink-Nottle and the Rev. 'Stinker' Pinker. But there also is Sir Watkyn Bassett J.P., enemy of all the Woosters hold dear, to say nothing of his daughter Madeline and Roderick Spode, now raised to the peerage. And Major Brabazon Plank, the peppery explorer, who wants to lay Bertie out cold.Thank goodness for the intervention of Chief Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard - but is this gentleman all he seems?
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- Richard
- 01-01-10
Excellent Dramatization, but Stick To The Book!
Like the other reviewer, I am more familiar with the full-length, unabridged Jeeves readings (although I prefer Frederick Davidson to Jonathan Cecil), but I often find the abridged dramatizations to be entertaining as well.
This dramatization of "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" is particularly good. I enjoy Michael Hordern's take on Jeeves but it's Richard Brier's Bertie Wooster that is the gem of this cast. Overall, it's a great listen.
However, one small note I feel obliged to add- I know abridgements require the sacrificing of certain dialogue and small plot manuevers, etc. But why inexplicably change Major Plank's passion for rugby in the book to one for football/soccer in this version? Seems like an extra liberty taken with the original sacred Wodehouse text for no good reason. Sacrilege!
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- Ulysses
- 08-02-08
Great dramatization
Although I am used to either Jonathan Cecil playing the voices of Jeeves & Wooster (or Laurie & Fry), this dramatization really worked. Of course, like many of Wodehouse's books, there is a gaggle of characters, and it's sometimes hard to keep it all straight, but that's also part of the fun. At least, with this dramatization, it is very easy to tell who is speaking, and the acting is superb.
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- Geetanjali K. Singh
- 26-09-17
The Get-Away!
Strong story, female characters were too simple. Educated women do not behave as portrayed! Some speech could not be understood do to the thick accent. Overall enjoyable.
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- Holly D Blair
- 01-10-16
I love the Jeeves books!
I love the witty writing style. My favorite is the dialog between Wooster and his Aunt Dahlia.
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- Charla
- 04-09-08
Love Jeeves
Soon I will have all of the P.G. Wodehouse classics available!
Hugely entertaining!
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- East Stander
- 30-07-18
Brilliant as usual apart from Plank
I have read and listened to this story many times and Briers and Horden are for me the definitive Jeeves and Wooster. However, the portrayal of Plank was very difficult to listen too. Sounded like he had a mouthful of marbles and parts were indecipherable.
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- subangi+0404conepod
- london, United Kingdom
- 14-04-11
Not My Favorite
Unfortunately this was not one of my favorites. Many other titles I enjoyed much more. Can't really recommend.
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