When Bill Bannister meets Dr Sally Smith, love blossoms immediately. Unfortunately there is just the small problem of Lottie Higginbotham, former actress, serial bride and human fireball, with...

These wonderfully funny short stories feature a cast of outrageous characters, all plotting to save themselves from wedlock, poverty or ignominy – with various degrees of success.

The description of his ancestral seat as an earthly Paradise would, at present, have struck its proprietor as ironical, full as it was with unwanted and troublesome inhabitants. What Lord Emsworth...

When Maud Marsh flings herself into George Bevan’s cab in Piccadilly, he starts believing in damsels in distressGeorge traces his mysterious travelling companion to Belpher Castle, home of...

The house-party at Château Blissac, Brittany, features a rather odd array of guests this yearMr J. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a...

From the author, whom the Times called ‘a comic genius’ and ‘an old master of farce’, are eleven further stories featuring such eccentric characters as Freddie Widgeon, Cyril (Barmy)...

Psmith and his friend Mike are sent by their fathers to work in the City. But work is the last thing on Psmith’s mind - surely there are more interesting things to do with the day than spend it...

Containing drafts of stories later rewritten for other collections (including 'Carry On, Jeeves'), 'My Man Jeeves' offers a fascinating insight into the genesis of comic literature’s most...

The Hon. Galahad Threepwood’s decision not to publish his scandalous reminiscences will lose him a small fortune, but he’s one of a bulldog breed who doesn’t readily admit...

The peaceful slumber of the Worcester village of Rudge-in-the-Vale is about to be rudely disrupted. First there’s a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich...

Galahad can’t abide broken hearts. So when Sam Bagshott and Sandy, Lord Emsworth’s current secretary, have a falling-out over a bet, Galahad determines to reunite the warring couple.

While Blandings Castle sleeps in the summer sun, the Hon. Galahad Threepwood, brother of the Earl of Emsworth, is busily engaged in writing his Reminiscences, and they look set to be as warm as...

Contained here are nine glorious episodes from the idyllic world of Wodehouse.

There’s a crime wave which broke out towards the middle of a fine summer afternoon and was to rock...

Here are a dozen stories to delight all Wodehouse addictsA crooning tenor is attempting to captivate the affections of the Rev. Rupert Bingham’s fiancée; Lord Emsworth is striving to remove...

Freddie Threepwood is engaged to marry Aline, delightful daughter of Mr Peters, a wealthy American and passionate collector of Egyptian scarabs. In a moment of absent-mindedness, Lord Emsworth...

Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman – a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr...

The moon beamed down genially on the turrets and battlements of Blandings Castle. Sleep, however, eluded Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth. To be compelled to play host to his younger son, Freddie,...

The Hon. Galahad Threepwood’s decision not to publish his scandalous reminiscences will lose him a small fortune, but he’s one of a bulldog breed who doesn’t readily admit...

The description of his ancestral seat as an earthly Paradise would, at present, have struck its proprietor as ironical, full as it was with unwanted and troublesome inhabitants. What Lord Emsworth...

A chance meeting on a train brought together Lord Ickenham and Bill Oakshott - although being told that the love of his life, Hermione, was engaged to none other than Pongo, Lord Ickenham's...

Alan Bennett introduces three monologues starring Thora Hird, including her final performance. Until the time of her death in 2003, much-loved actress Thora Hird worked regularly with the...

Alan Bennett, master storyteller, reads four of his highly-acclaimed stories.'The Lady in the Van' - An eccentric old lady and her van are told to move on by the council, but a kind homeowner...

Michael Gambon is Guy Burgess and Penelope Wilton the actress Coral Browne in Bennett's re-telling of a real-life incident. Whilst touring 'Hamlet' in Moscow with the Shakespeare Memorial...

Maggie Smith reprises her stage role in this remarkable new version of Alan Bennett’s play – as heard on BBC Radio 4.An eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she...

Two unexpected tales written and read by the bestselling author of ‘The Uncommon Reader’, ‘Untold Stories’ and ‘The History Boys’, Alan Bennett.‘The Greening of Mrs Donaldson’:...

Alan Bennett presents highlights from his remarkable career at the BBC. This unique anthology of Bennett's BBC radio and television work features extracts from his diaries and readings, as well...

Three classic Alan Bennett adaptations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and released on CD for the first time. ‘A Visit from Miss Prothero’ Since Mr Dodsworth retired, he has had all the...

Three classic Alan Bennett adaptations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and released on CD for the first time.‘A Visit from Miss Prothero’Since Mr Dodsworth retired, he has had all the...

Three classic Alan Bennett adaptations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and released on CD for the first time. ‘A Visit from Miss Prothero’ Since Mr Dodsworth retired, he has had all the...

The humorous and moving tale of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric old lady who, by a bizarre series of twists and turns, lived in the author’s garden for many years. Alan Bennett reads his own...