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Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - The Complete Audio Collection
- By: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
- Narrated by: Paul Eddington, full cast, Nigel Hawthorn
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 125
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For the first time in one audio collection, all sixteen Yes Minister radio episodes plus six further TV episodes....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and funny
- By Malcolm on 17-09-2017
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Mapp and Lucia
- By: E. F. Benson
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Mapp and Lucia is the centrepiece of E.F. Benson's series of Lucia novels - bringing together for the first time the eponymous middle-aged doyennes of polite 1930s society....
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The Two Ronnies
- By: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
- Narrated by: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
For nearly 25 years The Two Ronnies were a TV institution, a much-loved double-act....
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Two Ronnie's
- By michael64 on 01-11-2017
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Blackadder Goes Forth
- By: Richard Curtis, Ben Elton
- Narrated by: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
Six BBC TV episodes starring Rowan Atkinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Tony Robinson....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A truly one of the great comedies
- By Kevin on 15-08-2017
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Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - The Complete Audio Collection
- By: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
- Narrated by: Paul Eddington, full cast, Nigel Hawthorn
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 125
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Story5 out of 5 stars 125
For the first time in one audio collection, all sixteen Yes Minister radio episodes plus six further TV episodes....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and funny
- By Malcolm on 17-09-2017
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Mapp and Lucia
- By: E. F. Benson
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Mapp and Lucia is the centrepiece of E.F. Benson's series of Lucia novels - bringing together for the first time the eponymous middle-aged doyennes of polite 1930s society....
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The Two Ronnies
- By: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
- Narrated by: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
For nearly 25 years The Two Ronnies were a TV institution, a much-loved double-act....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two Ronnie's
- By michael64 on 01-11-2017
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Blackadder Goes Forth
- By: Richard Curtis, Ben Elton
- Narrated by: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
Six BBC TV episodes starring Rowan Atkinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Tony Robinson....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A truly one of the great comedies
- By Kevin on 15-08-2017
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
- By: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
- Length: 54 mins
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Perhaps the ultimate in TV madness and absurdity, this is innovative and ground-breaking comedy....
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A Woman of No Importance
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Samantha Mathis, Rosalind Ayres, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Devilishly attractive Lord Illingworth is notorious for his skill as a seducer....
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Amazon Customer on 08-09-2016
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Porridge
- By: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- Narrated by: Ronnie Barker
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Here is the unforgettable "Fletch", everyone's favourite criminal, making the most of his enforced stay at Her Majesty's Pleasure....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Porridge
- By michael64 on 22-02-2018
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The Navy Lark: Collected Series 10
- By: Lawrie Wyman
- Narrated by: Jon Pertwee, Full Cast, Leslie Phillips, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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18 episodes from the tenth series of this much-loved BBC radio classic comedy starring Stephen Murray, Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee....
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More Porridge
- By: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- Narrated by: Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Richard Beckinsale
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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Here are four hilarious episodes from the classic BBC comedy series Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Richard Beckinsale, and Fulton Mackay....
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The Goon Show Compendium: Volume 11 (Series 9, Pt 2 & Series 10)
- Twenty episodes of the classic BBC radio comedy series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Twenty remastered episodes of the legendary series plus bonus material. Popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking radio series changed the face of British comedy....
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Dad's Army: The Lost Tapes
- Classic Comedy from the BBC Archives
- By: David Croft, Jimmy Perry
- Narrated by: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier
- Length: 1 hr
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Published for the first time, these four instalments of Dad's Army have been brought together from a variety of archive sources and in each case represents something unique....
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The Goon Show, Volume 1
- Moriarity, Where Are You?
- By: The Goons
- Narrated by: The Goons
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Here's a crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from those wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe....
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Matt Montanez
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Oscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, one of the comic masterpieces of all time, The Importance of Being Earnest, in 1895....
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The Comic Genius of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Volume 1
- By: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
- Narrated by: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were two of the brightest stars ever to light up the world of comedy....
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol
- By: Richard Curtis, Ben Elton
- Narrated by: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Dickens' classic tale of kindness, truth, and virtue is utterly ruined here by having a member of the Blackadder family involved....
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Fawlty Towers, Volume 1
- Basil the Rat
- By: John Cleese, Connie Booth
- Narrated by: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, and others
- Length: 2 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
Four classic BBC TV episodes featuring a newly-added interview with John Cleese....
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The Goon Show, Volume 5
- And There's More Where That Came From
- By: The Goons
- Narrated by: The Goons
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Here's another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from those wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe....
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Friday Night Live, Volume 2
- By: Dame Edna, Julian Clary, Robbie Coltrane, and others
- Narrated by: Dame Edna, Julian Clary, Robbie Coltrane, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Friday Night Live was a late night programme that pushed comedy on TV to new levels....
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The Goon Show, Volume 19
- Ned's Atomic Dustbin
- By: The Goons
- Narrated by: The Goons
- Length: 2 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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GO ON, help engine driver Neddie foil the Great Train Robbers of snow-bound Pevensey Bay....
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The Goon Show, Volume 2
- Enter Bluebottle
- By: The Goons
- Narrated by: The Goons
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Here's another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from those wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe....
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Fawlty Towers, Volume 2
- The Germans
- By: John Cleese, Connie Booth
- Narrated by: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, and others
- Length: 2 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Four classic BBC TV episodes featuring a newly-added interview with John Cleese....
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Remembering... Willie Rushton
- By: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
- Narrated by: Willie Rushton, Barry Cryer
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Career highlights from one of this country’s funniest satirists and comedy men....
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Fawlty Towers, Volume 3
- The Psychiatrist
- By: John Cleese, Connie Booth
- Narrated by: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, and others
- Length: 2 hrs
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Four classic BBC TV episodes featuring a newly-added interview with John Cleese....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good laugh at life
- By Rosemary on 01-06-2015
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The Noël Coward Collection
- By: Noël Coward
- Narrated by: Annette Bening, Joe Mantegna, Eric Stoltz, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Six phenomenally sophisticated Noël Coward comedies: Fallen Angels, Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Blithe Spirit, Present Laughter....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Comedy you can understand
- By Culture on 29-04-2018
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An Ideal Husband
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Michael Ward
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. The action is set in London, in "the present", and takes place over the course of 24 hours....
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The Best of Saki - Volume 1
- By: Saki
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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The delicious, biting wit of Saki's short stories satirizing Edwardian high society are some of the funniest and most delightful exquisite literary miniatures....
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The Goon Show, Volume 4
- My Knees Have Fallen Off!
- By: The Goons
- Narrated by: The Goons
- Length: 2 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Here's another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from those wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe....
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Love Among the Chickens [Classic Tales Edition]
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Stanley Featherstonehough Ukridge is positively convinced that his complete ignorance of chicken farming gives him a particular advantage in the subject. A bombastic blowhard, he persuades his wife and his mild-mannered chum to start a chicken farm with him....
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The Comic Genius of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Volume 2
- By: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
- Narrated by: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were two of the brightest stars ever to light up the world of comedy....
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The Good Life, Volume 2
- Backs to the Wall
- By: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
Surbiton's most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio....
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The Good Life, Volume 1
- Pig's Lib
- By: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Surbiton's most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio....
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The Good Life
- Volume 7: Suit Yourself
- By: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
- Narrated by: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Barbara isn't happy when Tom spends all their money on a second-hand loom, and Jerry bravely decides to rein in Margo's spending - just after she's been shopping....
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The Goon Show, Volume 3
- I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas
- By: The Goons
- Narrated by: The Goons
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Here's another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from those wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe....
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Saturday Live, Volume 1
- Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie
- By: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Based on the format of the American TV show Saturday Night Live, this home-grown comedy production was an enormous success....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not funny at all
- By Nigel Hawken on 05-10-2018
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The Awful German Language
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Mark Twain's classic satire on the German language. A must listen for anybody learning German or living in a German-speaking country....
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Friday Night Live, Volume 1
- By: Lee Evans, Hugh Laurie, Jo Brand, and others
- Narrated by: Lee Evans, Hugh Laurie, Jo Brand, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Friday Night Live was a late night programme that pushed comedy on TV to new levels....