AuthorBob Larbey, John Esmonde
NarratorFelicity Kendal, Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith, Richard Briers
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 8
Duration1h 55m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Humour and Comedy
PublisherBBC Audio
VersionUnabridged
Tom, Barbara, Jerry and Margo return in the last four episodes of the final series. The Weaver's Tale (1 May 1977): 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. Suit Yourself (8 May 1977): Tom and Barbara are making a suit for Tom using sheeps' wool and dye from stinging nettles, while Margo and Jerry are invited to a dinner where 'Sir' announces his retirement. But who will take over the company? Sweet and Sour Charity (15 May 1977): Margo is outraged that the Music Society has chosen Sweet Charity for its next production. Meanwhile, Tom and Barbara plan to siphon off the oil from their neighbour's tank... Anniversary (22 May 1977): Here's to the good life! In the last programme it's Tom's birthday and the second anniversary since he and Barbara went self-sufficient. However, they have the only oil slick in Surbiton and receive a major shock after hearing Jerry's good news.
The Good Life: The Happy Event
Author: Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Author Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Narrator Richard Briers Et Al
Duration 1h 55m
Four original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. More gentle humour and affectionate repartee from Surbiton's most famous sparring neighbours.
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Author: F Scott Fitzgerald
Author F Scott Fitzgerald
Narrator Kerry Shale
Duration 11m
A popular story in the acclaimed 'Pat Hobby' series. Poor Pat Hobby's fates go from bad to worse when he gets the wrong impression of a heated situation. Amusing and delightfully cringeworthy at times, Pat Hobby is a stubborn anti-hero who you won't be able to resist.
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Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
Author: Sue Townsend
Author Sue Townsend
Narrator Nicholas Barnes
SeriesAdrian Mole, Book 4
Duration 5h 38m
Finally given the heave-ho by Pandora, Adrian Mole finds himself in the situation of living with the love-of-his-life as she goes about shacking up with other men. Worse, as he slides down the employment ladder, from deskbound civil servant in Oxford to part-time washer-upper in Soho, he finds that critical reception for his epic novel, Lo! The Fla...
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Author: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Author John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 4
Duration 1h 53m
Four original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. Surbiton's most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio.
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Author: Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Author Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Narrator Penelope Keith
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 8
Duration 55m
Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington star as the Goods and the Leadbeaters, Surbiton neighbours whose conflicts arise from Tom and Barbara's self-sufficient lifestyle. This volume features the last two episodes ever made: the Christmas special 'Silly, But It's Fun' and the Royal Command Performance episode 'When I'm 65...
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Author: Sue Townsend
Author Sue Townsend
Narrator Nicholas Barnes
SeriesAdrian Mole, Book 2
Duration 5h 36m
The troubled teenager continues to struggle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life. In between the ups and downs of his relationship with the divine Pandora and worrying that his genius is going unrecognized, Adrian Mole chronicles the pains and pleasures of a misspent adolescence.
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Author: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Author John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 6
Duration 1h 54m
Four classic episodes of the popular BBC TV series starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, and Paul Eddington. Tom, Barbara, Jerry, and Margo return in more endearingly funny episodes featuring Surbiton's most famous residents. The episodes are The Last Posh Frock, Away from It All, The Green Door, and Our Speaker Today.
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The Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year
Author: Sue Townsend
Author Sue Townsend
Narrator Caroline Quentin
Duration 10h 26m
The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough-of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Brian can't believe his wife is doing this. Who is going to make dinner? But Eva won't budge; and soon she realises to her horror that everyone has been taking her f...
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Author: Jasper Fforde
Author Jasper Fforde
Narrator Emily Gray
Duration 12h 31m
Fourteen years after her last adventure, Thursday Next, literary detective, finds herself in an unusual situation her job policing the fictional characters of the BookWorld has been downgraded since her previous escapades are now themselves in print. However, a pressing threat may call her back into action: first Sherlock Holmes and then Miss Marpl...
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Nursery Crimes Series Book 1: The Big Over Easy
Author: Jasper Fforde
Author Jasper Fforde
Narrator Luke Thompson
SeriesNursery Crime, Book 1
Duration 11h 6m
It's Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and no one can remember the last sunny day. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist, is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Following the pathologist's careful reconstruction of Humpty's shell, Detective Inspector Jac...
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