Humour

The Wit of Cricket

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 12 mins)
• By Dickie Bird, Henry Blofeld, Brian Johnston
• Narrated By Dickie Bird, Henry Blofeld, Brian Johnston

Recorded live in front of appreciative theatre audiences, here are dozens of hilarious stories about legendary Test cricketers such as Richie Benaud, Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Holding and Fred Trueman, as well as some of the most famous gaffes and practical jokes carried out by the commentary team on BBC Radio's Test Match Special.

Seriously...You Have to Laugh: Great Yarns and Tall Tales from the Sporting Fields, Dressing Rooms and Commentary Boxes of Australia

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 54 mins)
• By Peter FitzSimons
• Narrated By David Tredinnick

All those great and not so great sporting moments that have made us chuckle, roll and roar with laughter, told in Peter FitzSimons' inimitable style. Putting his unique spin on our sporting life, Peter FitzSimons celebrates the tall tales and true, the outrageous yarns and the knockabout humour from the footy fields, cricket grounds, dressing rooms, bars and commentary boxes of Australia.

An Evening with Blowers

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 50 mins)
• By Henry Blofeld
• Narrated By Henry Blofeld

Henry Blofeld is one of the greatest characters in cricket. For nearly thirty years his distinctive rich, plummy voice and his famous expression 'My dear old thing!' have delighted the millions of listeners to BBC Radio's Test Match Special.

Amazing Surfing Stories: Tales of Incredible Waves and Remarkable Riders

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 42 mins)
• By Alex Wade
• Narrated By Mark Meadows

An eclectic mix of exciting stories every surfer will love. This eclectic mix has something for everyone, from classic tales of monster waves and epic battles to stories of when life among the breakers goes wrong. There are accounts of death and disaster, as well as bravery and triumph. The bizarre and the extreme rub shoulders with perfect breaks and beautiful beaches. Be thrilled by legendary surfers like Laird Hamilton and Shane Dorian as well as learning about local heroes who never made the headlines.

An Evening with Dickie Bird

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 20 mins)
• By Dickie Bird
• Narrated By Dickie Bird

Dickie Bird is not only the world's most famous cricket umpire, he is also one of the most entertaining public speakers of our time.

Football My Arse!: The Funniest Football Book You'll Ever Hear

• ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Ricky Tomlinson
• Narrated By Ricky Tomlinson

"I have always collected football stories like other people collect stamps, and it's great to get this opportunity to stick them in a book." From the best-selling author of Ricky comes this collection of hilarious anecdotes about football, with stories about the stars themselves, the fans, the girlfriends, the managers, in fact every aspect of the beautiful, and occasionally ridiculous, game.

Tuffers' Alternative Guide to the Ashes

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 11 mins)
• By Phil Tufnell
• Narrated By Phil Tufnell, Jonathan Keeble

In this hilarious follow-up to the Sunday Times best seller Tuffers' Cricket Tales, ex-England cricketer, TV personality and Test Match Special commentator Phil Tufnell offers his unique take on the whole Ashes experience. Drawing on incidents from his own colourful career and the reminiscences of great English and Aussie cricket characters, both past and present, Tuffers highlights all the elements that make for a truly memorable Ashes series, on and off the pitch.

A Fishy Poker Tournament

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 33 mins)
• By Tyler Nals
• Narrated By Andy Harrington
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Tyler's goal isn't just to win this under-the-radar poker tournament, but to figure out what's going on behind the scenes at this bizarre venue. Maybe you can figure out the puzzle prior to the audiobook's conclusion, but that's highly doubtful. This is the first installment of a trilogy. If you want a shot at getting into one of the future installments, you can find more information at the end of the audiobook. For now, Welcome to the Pink Piñata!

Funny Anecdotes, Volume 1

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 12 mins)
• By various
• Narrated By various

Are you sitting comfortably? Then let Britain's best-loved storytellers take you through some of their funniest, strangest, and most embarrassing moments in this rib-tickling collection. From Sir Ranulph Fiennes' adventures in the Special Forces and Barry Norman's encounter with the Iron Duke, to Dickie Bird's brush with the monarchy and Donald Sinden's brush with the law, these stories will make you laugh and make you think.

Sporting Gaffes: Volume 2

• UNABRIDGED (36 mins)
• By BBC Audiobooks
• Narrated By John Inverdale

Whoops! John Inverdale presents another hilarious selection of resounding clangers from the very sporting BBC Sports Department. Here are the gremlins, giggles, goofs and gaffes that can turn an innocent sports report into a commentator's nightmare - and a listener's dream. So 'corpse' with the Test Match Special team, relish 'own goal' innuendoes with guileless correspondents and ride the turbulent sound waves of technical disasters.

Touchline Tales

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 50 mins)
• By Des Lynam
• Narrated By Des Lynam

Four selected episodes from the two BBC Radio 4 series of Touchline Tales. In these programmes, old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew visit some famous sporting venues to enjoy, observe, reminisce and trade tales.

All That Counts

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Frank Scalise
• Narrated By Dan Czerwonka
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Graham Wilson is a thirty-something recreational hockey player who decides to follow a long-held desire to become a goaltender. His transition is both comedic and inspiring as he seeks to challenge himself in the midst of a mundane life. Also on display is the curious paradox of the recreational game in American culture (i.e., it means everything, but it is only a game, but it is more than a game, but...).

Trash Talk

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 10 mins)
• By Robert Gussin
• Narrated By Mike Vendetti
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Commissioners fed up - players angry at mandated educational seminar attendance! But that's what happened, and the commissioners aren't backing down. All pro athletes have to attend a course or seminar unrelated to sports every year. Dark days for the athletes until one of them sees an ad for the upcoming S.E.S. "Trash Talk" symposium. How perfect is that? None of the athletes knew, or even cared, what S.E.S. was, but trash talk was their specialty. Word of the meeting spread among the athletes like wildfire....

Sporting Gaffes

• UNABRIDGED (45 mins)
• By BBC Audiobooks
• Narrated By John Inverdale

A hilarious collection of BBC broadcasting blunders presented by John Inverdale. There are no gaffes like sporting gaffes. In the excitement of the moment, and live on air, commentators and sports personalities can say the most amazing and silliest things. This complication includes slips-of-the-tongue and scrambling of words which produce gales of laughter from the commentary box - and those listening in.

Funny Anecdotes, Volume 2

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 11 mins)
• By various
• Narrated By various

From the team that brought you the best-selling Have You Heard the One About audios, this is another rib-tickling collection of stories. Anyone who loves a good chuckle is once again in for a treat with this treasury of anecdotes from some of the best raconteurs in the business. So sit back, put your feet up, and hang on to your sides as you enjoy this hilarious gigglefest.

Jeffanory: Stories from Beyond Soccer Saturday

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 52 mins)
• By Jeff Stelling
• Narrated By Jeff Stelling

The universally loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel 4's Countdown, and author of the best-selling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heartwarming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of the game.