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Blandings

Series 1

Episode 4: The Crime Wave at Blandings

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Baxter returns as a holiday tutor for Clarence's grandson George. To Clarence's horror, Baxter plans to weasel his way back into permanent employment at Blandings.

Jeeves - Live!

Series 3

Episode 2: Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Martin Jarvis performs Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit by PG Wodehouse in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Riverhouse Barn Theatre, Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. Show more

Jeeves - Live!

Series 3

The Aunt and the Sluggard

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 2 months

Martin Jarvis performs The Aunt and the Sluggard by PG Wodehouse in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Riverhouse Barn Theatre, Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. Show more

Blandings

Series 1

Episode 1: Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Comedy series based on the stories by PG Wodehouse. Clarence has to get his pig eating again or he will lose the Fattest Pig prize to his fiendish rival. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Classic Serial

Ring for Jeeves

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Financial disarray. Could a diamond pendant, the Charleston, the Derby or the spider-sequence be the answer? Only Jeeves can tell. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Can Jeeves help Lord Rowcester to sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow? Comedy thriller starring Martin Jarvis. From April 2014. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Can Bill pay back the money he owes Captain Biggar? Will it be Jeeves to the rescue? Stars Martin Jarvis and Rufus Sewell. From April 2014. Show more

Classic Serial

Ring for Jeeves

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

An all-star cast brings this supremely funny horse-racing PG Wodehouse novel to galloping life. Can Jeeves help Lord Rowester sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow? Show more

PG Wodehouse

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

1. Bertie Takes Action

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. What is Bertie’s motive in ensuring Miss Basset remains securely engaged to Mr Fink-Nottle? Starring Martin Jarvis. Show more

Contributors

Aunt Dahlia:
Joanna Lumley
Bertie Wooster:
James Callis
Roderick Spode:
Adam Godley
Major Plank:
Michael York
Sir Watkyn Bassett:
Ian Ogilvy
Rev Harold Pinker:
Julian Sands
Stiffy Byng:
Moira Quirk
Madeline Bassett:
Elizabeth Knowelden
Gussie Fink-Nottle:
Matthew Wolf
Emerald Stoker:
Tara Lynne Barr
Butterfield:
Kenneth Danziger

Genres

PG Wodehouse

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

2. Jeeves Intervenes

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Blackmail is afoot, petty larceny and fisticuffs by the rhododendrons. Gussie elopes, but with whom? Starring Joanna Lumley. Show more

Contributors

Aunt Dahlia:
Joanna Lumley
Bertie Wooster:
James Callis
Roderick Spode:
Adam Godley
Major Plank:
Michael York
Sir Watkyn Bassett:
Ian Ogilvy
Rev Harold Pinker:
Julian Sands
Stiffy Byng:
Moira Quirk
Madeline Bassett:
Elizabeth Knowelden
Gussie Fink-Nottle:
Matthew Wolf
Emerald Stoker:
Tara Lynne Barr
Butterfield:
Kenneth Danziger

Book at Bedtime

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Episode 3: Has He Brought It Yet?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Star-crossed lovers' tribulations and a disappearing cat tempt Bertie from the quiet, Martini-less life. Read by Blake Ritson. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Episode 4: I Can Explain Everything

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bertie Wooster finds himself unexpectedly betrothed, and in receipt of a missing cat. Read by Blake Ritson. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Episode 1: A Typical Man about Town

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra debut. Man-about-town Bertie Wooster has been overdoing the London highlife so heads off to see his quack. Read by Blake Ritson. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Episode 2: The Quiet, Martini-less Life

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

On doctor's orders, Bertie Wooster must sample the quiet Martini-less life. But then, best laid plans... Read by Blake Ritson. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Episode 5: Trying to Brazen It Out

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bertie is still trying to extricate himself from his unwelcome betrothal. Is it Jeeves to the rescue? Concluded by Blake Ritson. Show more

Jeeves - Live!

Series 2

Episode 1: Jeeves and the Song of Songs

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In a one-man tour de force, Martin Jarvis performs the first of two Jeeves and Wooster stories, for a packed audience at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature. Laughs galore! Show more

Jeeves - Live!

Series 2

Episode 2: Jeeves Takes Charge

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In a one-man tour de force, Martin Jarvis performs a second story, Jeeves Takes Charge, for a packed audience at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival of Literature. The laughter abounds! Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Sparkling Gershwin musical-comedy. A dance star pursues an aristocratic heiress. Songs include Foggy Day in London Town, Nice Work If You Can Get It. Show more

Contributors

Jerry Halliday:
Fred Astaire
Lady Alyce:
Joan Fontaine
Reggie:
Ray Noble
Lady Caroline:
Constance Collier
Lord John Marshmorton:
Montagu Love
Writer:
SK Lauren

Formats

Wodehouse Playhouse

Episode 3: Portrait of a Disciplinarian

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic comedy of manners from the pen of PG Wodehouse. Reginald and Jane have tea with their old nanny and find her personality as forceful as ever. Show more