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These musical comedies contain some of the most foot-tapping satire youll ever hear... Westminster Side Story Gordon Brown and David Cameron are two gang leaders with nothing to fight about. Life on Noel Noel Edmonds wakes up in 2007 and is desperate to return to 1973 in this 70s glam-rock musical. How Do You Stop a Woman Like Camilla? Camilla Parker Bowles leaves the convent to help look after Charles Von Windsors huge family of two boys. When You Wish upon a Car a tornado dumps Jeremy Clarkson under the rainbow in the car-free and pedestrian-friendly Land of Oz. The Princess and the Frog Chorus Ringo Starr narrates a tabloid fairytale about Heather, a young princess, and Paul, a not-so-young mega-rich pop prince. Around the World in 15 Minutes Tony Phileas Blair accepts a bet from Gordon Brown that he cant solve the worlds problems in a quarter of an hour. The complete fourth BBC Radio 4 series by Dave Cohen, David Quantick and Richie Webb.

Global funny man Ross Noble hosts an evening of stand-out stand-up comedians from London's Comedy Store. These two programmes, first heard on BBC Radio 4, feature comedians including Richard Ayoade, Ronnie Golden, Milton Jones, Reginald D Hunter, Boothby Graffoe and Giorgio Serci and Dara O'Briain. Ross Noble has received a Perrier Award nomination. He was also named Best Stand-up Comedian by Time Out and has stormed the likes of Have I Got News For You and Just A Minute. He has been described as 'the funniest new comedian of the day' by The Daily Mail and has written and presented Ross Noble Goes Global for BBC Radio 4 (also available from BBC Radio Collection).

Milton Jones the weird , whacky and slightly surreal stand up has been on the comedy circuit for many years, as long ago as 1996 he received a Perrier award as Best Newcomer . In the following year 1997 he returned and received a nomination for the main Perrier award. He was still winning awards in 2003 when he was Time Out's Best Comedy performer. He has appeared with Lee Mack, Griff Rhys Jones, Radio Shuttleworth, Phil Jupitus and many others. This is a best of selection, chosen by Milton, from the 34 starring episodes of his work.

A chat show in which guests from the world of comedy, journalism, politics and culture are set challenges, lured into debate and interrupted by arbitrary and stupid things, that either illustrate the points being made, or stop the guests in their tracks and allow us to change the subject very quickly.Charm Offensive is hosted by comedy guru Iannucci, recorded in front of a live audience. With the sketchability of The Now Show, combined with the going-off-on-a-mad-streak of a maverick News Quiz round, Iannucci and his comedian guests pull apart the news, in an effortlessly original manner. The show also has sketches, messed-about archive, interviews and lots of lies.

Contains thirteen episodes of Beyond Our Ken Series One. Classic BBC radio comedy starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Ron Moody. Seven CDs in individual sleeves. Also includes original scripts for nine 'missing' episodes in electronic format and a sixteen-page booklet contains series notes, cast biographies and episode details.

Kenneth Horne is joined by Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster in the second series of the classic weekly show which lit up the airwaves between 1958 and 1964. The forerunner to Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken is a madcap mix of sketches and music. Seven series were broadcast between 1958 and 1962, written principally by Eric Merriman - Barry Took joined him as co-writer for the first two series.

The first four episodes from the classic BBC radio comedy starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Ron Moody and Pat Lancaster. Between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken lit up the airwaves. A madcap mix of sketches and songs, packed with puns, parody and inspired characters, it remains as fresh and funny today as when it was first broadcast. You can hear Kenneth Williams and company indulge in a spot of announcer-baiting, and find out about Kenneth Hornes many highly eventful weeks. And of course theres documentary feature Hornerama, where you can learn about atomic power with Professor Stanley Unwin; join roving reporter Cecil Snaith to find out what the public is reading; flip through the pages of the Sketch Book 1908 and appreciate Art with the help of Charles and Rodney. With musical entertainment from Pat Lancaster and The Malcolm Mitchell Trio, join genial host Kenneth Horne and his ensemble in this fantastic forerunner to Round the Horne.

Richard Curtis' and Ben Elton's award-winning comedy in which Rowan Atkinson as the ubiquitous Blackadder, ably hampered by Tony Robinson as the loyal Baldrick, wreaks havoc throughout the centuries. Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Robbie Coltrane, Rik Mayall and Miranda Richardson are some of the guest stars joining in the fun. In the occasionally poignant final series, Blackadder enjoys his last incarnation by going over the top in the British Army during World War I.

Richard Curtis' and Ben Elton's award-winning comedy in which Rowan Atkinson as the ubiquitous Blackadder, ably hampered by Tony Robinson as the loyal Baldrick, wreaks havoc throughout the centuries. Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Robbie Coltrane, Rik Mayall and Miranda Richardson are some of the guest stars joining in the fun. In Blackadder II, England's Golden Age is treated to the schemes and strategems of Edmund, Lord Blackadder as he curries grace and favour from the stark raving mad Queen Bess.

Richard Curtis' and Ben Elton's award-winning comedy in which Rowan Atkinson as the ubiquitous Blackadder, ably hampered by Tony Robinson as the loyal Baldrick, wreaks havoc throughout the centuries. Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Robbie Coltrane, Rik Mayall and Miranda Richardson are some of the guest stars joining in the fun. In Blackadder the Third, the fortunes of the family have plummeted rather with Blackadder employed as butler to the Prince Regent. With such an imbecilic Lord and master, however, there's plenty of scope for deviousness and manipulation.

The historic first series which introduced us to Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, Rowan Atkinson's first incarnation as the Black Adder. Edmund is the snivelling, bitter and twisted son of the medieval king who, with the help of his trusty (and equally stinky) aide, Baldrick (Tony Robinson), begins his slithering journey through the ages. Also starring Brian Blessed as King Richard IV, Peter Cook as Richard III, Miriam Margoyles as Princess Maria and Rik Mayall as Mad Gerald.

Dickens' classic tale of kindness, truth and virtue completely ruined by having a member of the Blackadder family involved. Stuffed with deeply horrible people and groaning with cartloads of seasonal bottom jokes, it manages to squeeze a Victorian Blackadder and his Elizabethan, Regency and Space Age relatives into a huge pie of entertainment which will satisfy everyone - unless you're a beadle, an orphan or a long-dead member of the Royal Family. Also includes 'The Cavalier Years' in which Lord Edmund Blackadder and bottom-breath Baldrick remain faithful to King Charles who awaits execution - or do they?

Featuring a big name cast including , Anthony Head, Celia Imrie, Geoffrey Whitehead, Richard Johnson,Tom Allen and James Bachman. Bleak Expectations is the remarkable adventures of young Philip Bin as he struggles to rescue himself and his sisters from the plotting of his guardian, the scheming, evil and badly-named Mr Gently Benevolent, and the blood-curdling Hardthrasher brothers. A Victorian epic of awful schools inc the aptly named St Bastards, worse prisons, nuns at St Bitches, giant rabbits, and long lost super-hero aunts, in the style of Charles Dickens after far too much gin. If you liked Blackadder than this historial romp is very much up your street.

A poignantly funny retrospective of the genteel wit of broadcaster, comedienne, poet and entertainer, Joyce Grenfell, superbly performed by Maureen Lipman and heard on BBC Radio 3. Together with the creative team that produced the stage show, ReJoyce, Maureen perfectly recreates the much-loved material of the late, great Joyce Grenfell. Featuring monologues, sketches, songs and letters from the Grenfell archive, Choice Grenfell is a humorous and captivating collection from the writings of one of the century's most popular comediennes.

Based on his Perrier-nominated Edinburgh hit show of 2004, Chris Addison's Civilization is a comedy lecture series for Radio 4. It neatly follows on from Chris's first Radio 4 series, The Ape That Got Lucky. Western Civilization, like many very old things, is pretty much on its last legs. And if Western Civilization as we know it is dying sooner rather than later, we're going to have to build ourselves a new one. And how are we going to do that, then?

This is the Sony Radio award wining Radio 4 series from Chris Addison, which precedes Civilization. The four episodes are called Language and Communication, Social Development, Science and Technology, Man or Monkey. The title features the same cast as the August released Civilization with Chris Addison as the lecturer with Professor Austin Herring played by Geoffrey "Hitch Hikers Guide" McGivern and lecture illustrations by Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.The series explores the fascinating subject of human evolution, firstly looking at the first advantage Mankind has over poor saps, 'The Animals', Language. We look at the number of languages now in use (5,000 or so) and why the people of Lewisham dont seem to have chosen one as yet. Amongst other things, professor Herring demonstrates his value based translation machine, and we meet a man who thinks his bees are telling him about unsolved crimes. Chris Addison has now won two Perrier nominations and the Sony radio Award for this series.

Award winning Radio 4 comedy series based on the long running cartoon strip in the Guardian's Society section Clare (Sally Phillips- Smack the Pony etc) is a social worker enduring the endlesss trials of bombed out estates and byzantine bureaucracy ( in a job that would be a lot easier but for the tiresome necessity of having to deal with members of the public.) Like plenty before her, Clare Barker has entered a caring profession so that she can sort out other peoples problems rather than deal with her own. A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Secretly regarding herself as a cross between Mother Theresa and Wonder Woman, Clare tends towards self-importance and considers most other professions as trivial. She is in her early thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her. Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and private life. Also starring are Nina Conti, Gemma Craven , Alex Lowe, Richard Lumsden and Ellen Thomas.

The second series of the Sony Bronze Award-winning comedy starring Sally Phillips as Clare. In this second hilarious series, social worker Clare Barker is still struggling to control both her professional and her private life. There are troublesome clients to deal with, as well as colleagues and her long-term partner Brian, who is as hapless as ever. These six episodes see Clare setting up a date between Helen and Simon, taking a holiday (and worrying that the office will fall apart without her), and accepting an invitation to be interviewed for Womans Hour. Meanwhile, Brian walks out on her,the team volunteers for a street count to help the homeless, and Megans baby is due. Based on the long-running Guardian cartoon strip, Clare in the Community has garnered huge critical acclaim and an audience of over half a million listeners. Starring Sally Phillips as Clare, with Alex Lowe as Brian and Nina Conti as Megan, this CD is guaranteed to appeal to all fans of the sublimely self-important social worker.

Clare Barker, the social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions, is back in the community in this third series of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 comedy. These six episodes find her struggling once again to control her professional and private life, as she goes house hunting with Brian, tries to survive Christmas Daywith her family, and helps Megan organize her one-year-old daughter's birthday party. Packing up prior to moving into a new home with Brian, Clare makes a disturbing discovery, and there's trouble at work when she finds that her latest student social worker has an army background and encounters her nemesis Peggy at a conference. With a sparkling script, and starring Sally Phillips alongside Alex Lowe, Gemma Craven and Nina Conti, this hit radio sitcom is bound to appeal to all fans of 'the rottweiler of the caring profession'

Four vintage instalments of the classic radio comedy starring Jimmy Clitheroe in The Clitheroe Kid. James Robinson Clitheroe was enormously popular with the public as Jimmy in The Clitheroe Kid. At the height of his popularity, the diminutive Lancastrian comic had regular audiences of over 10 million people and was a radio institution from 19581972. So join Jimmy, Mum, Grandad and Susan or scraggy neck in these four classic episodes which show the cheeky and irrepressible schoolboy at the top of his class. Clitheroe and the Hound Dog (9 February 1959) Jimmy saves Mr Higginbottoms greyhound Lightning from being put down but, as Mum wont allow him to keep a pet, he has to find somewhere else for the dog to stay. A Load of Chinese Junk (29 December 1963) The school panto is Dick Whittington, but Jimmy much prefers to stay up late reading about the adventures of Aladdin. A tired Clitheroe Kid starts to dream of magic lamps... The Evils of Tomato Juice (31 October 1965) Alfie is chosen to be best man at his friends wedding, but after a night of drinking Alfie tells Jimmy he is 30 richer and has no recollection where the money has come from. Beware of the Neighbour (8 October 1967) Jimmy has a new neighbour when a former lumberjack moves in next door. However, Mr Ironside is not quite what the family expected... Guest starring Derek Nimmo.

Michael Hordern stars as Jeeves with Richard Briers as Bertie in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. In order to smooth over the tiff between Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bertie has to brave the dreaded Totleigh Towers, where Aunt Dahlia is trying to force him to steal a silver cow-creamer from SirWatkyn Bassett. Jeeves has his work cut out for him!

The sustained dry wit of the dialogue and the wonderful interplay between the three main characters - Jim Hacker, Sir Humphrey and Bernard Wooley - made Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's satirical comedy compulsive viewing. The strength of the writing makes these audios a joy to listen to and in fact these sixteen episodes of Yes Minister were specially adapted and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1983 and 1984. Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds

Robert Webb and Olivia Colman co-star in the first series of the BBC Radio 4 sketch show. Welcome to the surreal, silly and ingenious comedy sketch show that features one half of Mitchell & Webb and Olivia Colman from Peep Show, with Sally Hawkins, Steven Kynman and Chris Pavlo. Highlights include Narnia being vandalised by two kids from Peckham, Mr Punchs parole board, Thomas Hardys agent, temping for NASA, Batmans schedule and the theft of Hitlers jewels. Theres also the real reason why Columbus sailed round the world, email problems in Ancient Rome and Lesser Known Novels (The First of the Mohicans), plus a taste of Radio 4s popular (and wonderfully dull) anecdote show, Give Me Strength...

Step inside the strange and happy world of the Cowards- a brand new sketch series from Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf.Subjects for sketches include elephants, James Bond, Ninja, Skipping Songs, Trolls, Wishing Wells and Holding Hands.

The BBC Radio 4 series that inspired the bestselling book EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES. The runaway success of Eats, Shoots and Leaves brought millions of grammar geeks out of the closet and made it cool to care about punctuation. This is the radio series that started it all: five programmes in which Lynne Truss explores changing fashions in punctuation. She accompanies the founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society through Berwick Street Market on a hunt for the ?greengrocer?s apostrophe?, enters the classroom to hear how children learn punctuation, and finds out whether anyone punctuates text messages. Talking to writers and experts like Fay Weldon and David Crystal, she discovers the origins of the comma in Greek drama and Gregorian chant, considers the case for ?semicolonic irrigation? and asks how a writer?s choice of punctuation expresses his tone of voice. Looking into the future, she wonders if ?emoticons? will put colons, commas and apostrophes on the endangered species list. Impassioned, informative and always amusing, this is an essential listen for anyone who loves language.

This handsome box set contains 20 episodes from the second radio series of Dad's Army, first transmitted on BBC Radio 4 from 11.2.75 to 24.6.75. The 10 CDs are accompanied by full track listings, cast biographies and a history of the series. The episodes included are Don't Forget the Diver, If the Cap Fits, Put That Light Out, Boots Boots Boots, Sergeant Save My Boy, Branded, Uninvited Guests, A Brush With the Law, A Soldier's Farewell, Brain Versus Brawn, War Dance, Mum's Army, Getting the Bird, Don't Fence Me In, The King Was in His Counting House, When Did You Last See Your Money?, Fallen Idol, A. Wilson - Manager, All Is Safely Gathered In and The Day the Balloon Went Up.

This handsome box set contains all 21 episodes from the first radio series of Dad's Army, first transmitted on BBC Radio 4 from 28.1.74 to 10.6.74. Also included is the Christmas Special of 25.12.74. The 11 CDs are accompanied by full track listings, cast biographies and a history of the series. The Man and the Hour, Museum Piece, Command Decision, Enemy Within the Gates, The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage, The Armoured Might of L/Cpl Jones, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret, A Stripe for Frazer, Operation Kilt, Battle School, Under Fire, Something Nasty in the Vault, The Showing Up of Corporal Jones, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker, Sorry Wrong Number, The Bullet is Not for Firing, Room at the Bottom, The Menace from the Deep, No Spring for Frazer, Sons of the Sea, Present Arms.

This handsome box set contains 26 episodes from the third radio series of Dad's Army, first transmitted on BBC Radio 4 from 16.3.76 to 9.9.76. The 14 CDs are accompanied by an illustrated booklet detailing the series' background, programme credits, and cast biographies. The episodes are: A Man of Action/The Honourable Man/The Godiva Affair/Keep Young and Beautiful/Absent Friends/Round & Round Went the Great Big Wheel/The Great White Hunter/The Deadly Attachment/Things That Go Bump in the Night/My British Buddy/Big Guns/The Big Parade/Asleep in the Deep/We Know Our Onions/The Royal Train/High Finance/A Question of Reference/The Recruit/A Jumbo Sized Problem/The Cricket Match/Time on My Hands/Turkey Dinner/The Captain's Car/The Two-and-a-Half Feathers/Is There Honey Still for Tea?/Ten Seconds From Now.

Dad's Army fan Phill Jupitus selects four of his favourite episodes from the evergreen radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. As with other volumes in the Very Best Episodes range, Jupitus has also written an introductory sleeve note explaining just what makes these four episodes great. As he says, "There are episodes here you will be familiar with and some you may never have heard, but what I can promise is that they are all achingly funny." The Man and the Hour is the first ever episode of the series, in which Mainwaring barks out, "Come on Adolf, we're ready for you!"; My British Buddy finds Mollie Sugden guest starring as a Walmington inhabitant besotted with the new GIs in town; Time On My Hands finds a German airman snagged by his parachute on the town hall clock; and in A Soldier's Farewell Mainwaring dreams he is Napoleon at Waterloo, with Wilson an elegant Duke of Wellington... Providing stalwart support to the stars are John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

A third volume featuring four of the very best episodes from the evergreen radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. Diehard Dads Army fan Phill Jupitus has chosen four of his favourite episodes of the sitcom that captured the heart of the nation. In addition, he has written an introductory sleeve note explaining just what makes these four episodes great. As he says, There are episodes here you will be familiar with and some you may never have heard, but what I can promise is that they are all achingly funny'. Providing stalwart support to the stars are John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

A second volume featuring four of the very best episodes from the evergreen radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. Diehard Dads Army fan Phill Jupitus has chosen four of his favourite episodes of the sitcom that captured the heart of the nation. In addition, he has written an introductory sleeve note explaining just what makes these four episodes great. As he says, There are episodes here you will be familiar with and some you may never have heard, but what I can promise is that they are all achingly funny. Providing stalwart support to the stars are John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

Genius is the comedy series broadcasted on Radio 4, which sees Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest, chew over ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions from the public. Genius invites listeners to air those incredible concepts that strike after one-too-many drinks at the pub- not necessarily ideas that are worthy or even very well thought through but have a hint of genius. After listening to as many pitches as time permits, Dave's guest chooses his or her favourite two ideas, leaving the audience to vote on which of the two they think is the most inspired. The pitcher with the most votes wins a huge sense of self-fulfilment and the legendary Genius trophy. Remember your plan for pedestrian fast and slow lanes. Or even that idea about gym equipment fitted with dynamos hooked up to the national grid? Guests include Paul Daniels, Richard Madeley, John Fortune, Neil Innes, and Stewart Lee.

Genius Series 2 sees Dave Gorman and celebrity guests including Chris Addison, Armando Iannucci and Brian Sewell chew over ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public. Genius invites listeners to air those incredible concepts that strike you just before falling into a nice sleep or after one-too-many drinks at the pub- not necessarily ideas that are worthy or even very well thought through but have a hint of genius such as selling Bovril as a fizzy drink, breathalysers on your mobile phone to stop you from making regrettable calls and running the House of Commons by the rules of Just A Minute.

Genius Series 3 sees Dave Gorman and celebrity guests, Charlie Brooker, Matthew Wright, Gyles Brandreth, Rob Newman, Germaine Greer and Simon Munnery chew over ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public. Genius invites listeners to air those incredible concepts that strike you just before falling into a nice sleep or after one-too-many drinks at the pub- not necessarily ideas that are worthy or even very well thought through but have a hint of genius. This show covers The hitchhiker assurance scheme, lego prisons, the vacuum loom, royal family leasing, undad and the 2 year dog.

A slipcase containing the first three BBC Radio Collection volumes of the wickedly funny BBC Radio 4 comedy show. Once again Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and fellow impersonators ransack the worlds of politics and broadcasting in the name of comedy. Popular favourites such as 'Brian Perkins', 'The Doctor', 'Alan Bennett', 'William Hague' and 'Posh 'n' Becks' all star. The first volume is included alongside Series Two Part 1 and Series Two Part 2.

This colourful collection of hilarious sketches from the acclaimed radio series includes gems such as Tom Baker telephone conversations with Directory Inquiries, David Dickinson and many more. It also includes favourites such as Tony Blair and George Bush. Hyacinth Bucket makes an appearance as well as the Beckhams and shows such as The Weakest Link and Faking It are immortalised forever in this selection of brilliant comedy sketches.

This is the first of three 6 x 30 minute full-cast dramatisations from the author and production team that brought us the most recent three series' of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This first production is based on Douglas Adams' novel of the same name, adapted by Mike Stott and directed by the hugely acclaimed Dirk Maggs. This series of six half-hour episodes features a stellar cast with Harry Enfield as the eponymous Holistic Detective, Billy Boyd as his client Richard Macduff, Olivia Coleman as his secretary Janice Pearce, Jim Carter as his nemesis DS Gilks, Andrew Sachs as Professor Reg Chronotis, Felicity Montagu as Susan Way, Robert Duncan as her brother Gordon, Toby Longworth as the Electric Monk and Michael Fenton Stevens as Michael Wenton Weakes. Although this adaption will maintain the element of comic absurdity and wit that appeals to HH fans, it will work in its own right as a comedy for listeners new to Adams. Essentially a science fiction mystery comedy, the series explores everything from quantum physics, Norse Gods and an electric monk, to Coleridge, Schrodinger, Fractal theory, computer software & Bach.

The second series of this live, uncompromising phone-in show hosted by award-winning talk radio DJ, Gary Bellamy. Down the Line stars Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery and Paul Whitehouse.

A second series of full-cast BBC Radio 4 episodes starring John Gordon Sinclair as AJ Cronin's Dr Finlay, 'Scotland's most celebrated doctor'. Finlay's relationship with Nurse Angus continues to be on and off, whilst Dr Cameron's surgery is due to move from Levenford town centre to Tannochbrae, on the shores of Loch Lomond.

Four hilarious episodes from the first and second series of Channel 4 s brilliant and surreal television comedy show starring Dermot Morgan, Ardal O Hanlon, Frank Kelly and Pauline McLynn. Situation comedy at its best The Times A Song For Europe Inspired by Dougal s enthusiasm and driven on by his rivalry with Father Dick Byrne, Ted enters the Eurosong Contest with a borrowed tune. The Plague When Bishop Brennan, who has an intense rabbit phobia, visits Craggy Island, Dougal s new pet rabbit Sampras must be kept well hidden. But a sudden proliferation of rabbits leads to a crisis situation

Communication Problems/The Hotel Inspectors/Basil The Rat/The Builders Fawlty Towers has become a landmark in comedy history with its twelve episodes being shown again and again on television. It is impossible to tire of the antics of Basil, Sybil, Polly and the hapless Manuel. Now all their timeless humour is available on audio and contains extracts from an interview with John Cleese on each CD. With John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth (linking narration by Andrew Sachs).

Fawlty Towers has become a landmark in comedy history with its twelve episodes being shown again and again on television. It is impossible to tire of the antics of Basil, Sybil, Polly and the hapless Manuel. Now all their timeless humour is available on audio in our bestselling series, newly repackaged and containing extracts from an interview with John Cleese in each double cassette. With John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth (linking narration by Andrew Sachs)

Fawlty Towers has become a landmark in comedy history with its twelve episodes being shown again and again on television. It is impossible to tire of the antics of Basil, Sybil, Polly and the hapless Manuel. Now all their timeless humour is available on audio in our bestselling series, newly repackaged and containing extracts from an interview with John Cleese in each double cassette. Stars John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth (linking narration by Andrew Sachs).Episodes: A Touch of Class/The Anniversary/The Psychiatrist/The Wedding Party

Flight of the Conchords are Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar based digi bongo acapella rap funk and comedy folk duo. They won a Perrier Nomination in 2003 and this year sold out one of the biggest venues at Edinburgh for twenty six nights. By mixing their special parody of folksy music and unique brand of chit chat between the songs, the result is intoxicating and un-missable.

As broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Giles Wemmbley Hogg is a traveller, ethnologist, connoisseur of all Eastern culture and philosophy - and an upper middle class student ponce! In his gap year, he is backpacking along the student trail to the exotic East, soaking up the culture and recording his experiences on a DAT machine. He then sends his missives home to his family in Budleigh Salterton, and in return they keep him up to date with events at the Yacht Club, his dad's golf handicap and the Budleigh in Bloom contest. Marcus Brigstocke stars as Giles in this very well-observed and well-produced spoof documentary series, which drew critical praise when first broadcast. Shows included are The Sudan, Bolivia, The Arctic, Thailand.

Budleigh Saltertons most famous citizen is off round the world on another six adventures. Meet Giles Wemmbley Hogg. 2ms, 2gs. Traveller, backpacker, ethnologist, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, and upper middle-class student ponce from Budleigh Salterton.And this time, Giles is travelling in the Summer Vac- yes, hes become a student. Giles is now doing Canadian Studies at the University of Bristol and Durham, due to a bit of a slip-up with his UCAS form. And this is a changed Giles as he says,Doing Canadian Studies at Uni has made me realize how nave I used to be about other cultures and people. I feel I've really moved on. Ooh, is that a camel? Each week, with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles travels to far-off foreign lands (Germany, Cuba, New Zealand, Egypt , India and finally Tanzania) and records his adventures for the benefit of the Radio 4 listener...

The Thing in the Cellar, The Pagan Rite, Backs to the Wall, Just my Bill. Surbiton's most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio. With Richard Briers, Felicity Kendall, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington.

Plough Your Own Furrow, Say Little Hen, The Weaker Sex, Pig's Lib. Surbiton's most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio. With Richard Briers, Felicity Kendall, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington.

Using scripts by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens, the original broadcasts of which are no longer in the BBC Archives, The Goon Show was recreated with a 'genetic' theme for one night at the Playhouse Theatre in London. Taking part were Andrew Secombe (son of Harry), Jon Glover (as the voices of Spike Milligan) and Jeffrey Holland (taking on the Peter Sellers roles), with announcements by Christopher Timothy (son of original Goon Show announcer, Andrew) and Lance Ellington singing in for his father Ray. With the music of the big band - The John Wilson Orchestra, the show was an enormous success, and is now available on cassette and CD

From his very first Series "So Graham Norton" in 1998, this pint sized Irish comedian has been making a big noise in the comedy world not just on Channel 4 but now on the BBC with his new series the Graham Norton Effect and also in the US where he is a big star. This series made by Indie Unique was recorded over six hours in front of a live New York audience just before September 11th, hence it was never broadcast on Radio 4 as intended. The themes are Love and Sex, Money, Consumerism, Religion and On The Town. The format is a live recording in front of a lively "Here" theatre audience made up of native New Yorkers, Brits and his Irish fans. The comedy is cutting edge and develops the style of his own TV shows with a mix of stand up, live interviews and audience interaction. Full of Graham's sparkling wit and racy double intendres this is really a unique series.

Do you know someone who is incensed by compulsory tipping? Who is infuriated if kept on hold for more than a minute? Who is positively apoplectic if someone answers their phone during dinner? If so, you've probably encountered the phenomenon of the grumpy old man. Packed with funny and informative chapters such as 'Who are we', 'What are we grumpy about' and 'How can you spot the signs of grumpiness coming on', this book will leave even the grumpiest of men with a grin on his face.

To everything there is a season. A time to be born, a time to die... and a time to get a few things off your chest. The sequel to Grumpy Old Men: The Official Handbook covers a year in the sad and sordid life of a Grumpy Old Man, sorting into dates and seasons the many and manifold bloody irritations which multiply in this perpetual torment that we call modern living. Yes, it's a daily chronicle of life for the terminally irritable; an almanac of angst. If you know, live with, tolerate or - God forbid, ARE - a Grumpy Old Man, this is essential reading.

We all know what it means these days to be a ''grumpy old man,'' because part of that role is to be outspoken. Well, we've heard just about enough out of the men, thank you very much. Grumpy Old Women gives us the other perspective - the female take - on the million irritations of today's world. So what's the difference? Surely what is irritating to the mature members of one sex is equally annoying to the other? Not necessarily, and this is precisely what Grumpy Old Women seeks to address. Body image, visitors, children, animals, shopping, careers, parties, holidays - and yes, grumpy old men themselves - all are very much on the list of what today's mature woman finds...a source of concern. From the series producer and stand-up comic Judith Holder, the audio will also incorporate material from the new series Grumpy Old Women, which features a diverse, colourful and very grumpy group of celebrities, including Janet Street Porter, Jenny Eclair, Ann Widdecombe, Germaine Greer, Kathryn Flett and Jilly Cooper. Written with wit, style and sympathy, the book is sure to be a source of both amusement and comfort to women everywhere - grumpy, old or otherwise.

The BBC broadcast 80 hours of Hancock's Half Hour on radio and television between 1954 and 1961. Now BBC Radio Collection is publishing, in chronological order, all surviving radio shows from the archives. An accompanying booklet contains an introduction from the show's writers Galton & Simpson, a history of the show with contemporary press extracts and photos, episode synopses for all shows , and biographies of the cast. All 20 shows remain from the fifth series, published here on ten CDs in a luxury box set. From Hancock connoisseur to first-time fan, this completely comprehensive collection makes for essential - and fantastically funny - listening.

Hancock's Half Hour was one of the most successful series ever made, and it created an international star. With his impeccable timing and brilliantly subtle shifts in intonation, Tony Hancock could create sound pictures that bore the unmistakable hallmark of a genius. The BBC broadcast eighty hours of Hancock on radio and television between 1954 and 1961. Now BBC Radio Collection is publishing, in chronological order, all 74 surviving radio shows from the BBC Archives. An accompanying booklet contains an introduction from the show's writers Galton & Simpson, a history of the show with contemporary press extracts and photos, episode synopses for all shows including the missing ones, and biographies of the cast. This final set includes all fourteen shows from the sixth series, plus four episodes recorded for the BBC Transcription Service, a 1958 Christmas special, and the recently rediscovered Series 4 episode 'The Stolen Petrol'. A total of twenty episodes are published on ten CDs in a luxury box set.

Hancock's Half Hour was one of the most successful series ever made, and it created an international star. With his impeccable timing and brilliantly subtle shifts in intonation, Tony Hancock could create sound pictures that bore the unmistakable hallmark of a genius. The BBC broadcast eighty hours of Hancock on radio and television between 1954 and 1961. Now BBC Radio Collection is publishing, in chronological order, all 74 surviving radio shows from the BBC Archives. An accompanying booklet contains an introduction from the show's writers Galton & Simpson, a history of the show with contemporary press extracts and photos, episode synopses for all shows including the missing ones, and biographies of the cast. Seventeen shows remain from the fourth series, published here on nine CDs in a luxury box set. They are: Back from Holiday, The Bolshoi Ballet, The Income Tax Demand, Michelangelo 'Ancock, Anna and the King of Siam, Cyrano de Hancock, The Expresso Bar, Hancock's Happy Christmas, The Diary, The 13th of the Series, Almost a Gentleman, The Old School Reunion, The Wild Man of the Woods, Agricultural Hancock, Hancock in the Police, The Emigrant, The Last of the McHancocks, From Hancock connoisseur to first-time fan, this completely comprehensive collection makes for essential - and fantastically funny - listening. A worthy tribute to the comic genius of Tony Hancock.

Hancock's Half Hour was one of the most successful series ever made, and it created an international star. With his impeccable timing and brilliantly subtle shifts in intonation, Tony Hancock could create sound pictures that bore the unmistakable hallmark of a genius. The BBC broadcast eighty hours of Hancock on radio and television between 1954 and 1961. Now BBC Radio Collection is publishing, in chronological order, all 74 surviving radio shows from the BBC Archives. An accompanying booklet contains an introduction from the show's writers Galton & Simpson, a history of the show with contemporary press extracts and photos, episode synopses for all shows including the missing ones, and biographies of the cast. Five shows remain from the second series, which are published here on three CDs in a luxury box set. The Holiday Camp, The Chef That Died Of Shame, The Rail Strike, The Television Set, The Marrow Contest From Hancock connoisseur to first-time fan, this completely comprehensive collection makes for essential - and fantastically funny - listening. A worthy tribute to the comic genius of Tony Hancock.

Hancock's Half Hour was one of the most successful series ever made, and it created an international star. With his impeccable timing and brilliantly subtle shifts in intonation, Tony Hancock could create sound pictures that bore the unmistakable hallmark of a genius. The BBC broadcast eighty hours of Hancock on radio and television between 1954 and 1961. Now BBC Radio Collection is publishing, in chronological order, all 74 surviving radio shows from the BBC Archives. An accompanying booklet contains an introduction from the show's writers Galton & Simpson, a history of the show with contemporary press extracts and photos, episode synopses for all shows including the missing ones, and biographies of the cast. Eight shows remain from the third series, published here on four CDs in a luxury box set: The Pet Dog, The Jewel Robbery, The Bequest, Hancock's Hair, The Student Prince, The Greyhound Track, The Conjuror, The Test Match From Hancock connoisseur to first-time fan, this completely comprehensive collection makes for essential - and fantastically funny - listening. A worthy tribute to the comic genius of Tony Hancock.

The Blackboard Jungle sees Hancock playing a young English master, attempting to tame a class of unruly pupils. Can he win their respect - or will he be distracted by an attractive female teacher? In The New Secretary, Hancock decides his life is in a mess, so Sid suggests he get a secretary to organise him: ideally a blonde, Anita Ekberg lookalike. But they are both very surprised by who turns up. As ever, the master of misery is supported by a star cast including Sid James, Bill Kerr,Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques. Also included is an exclusive bonus disc containing two programmes from the BBC archive: In Conversation With... Galton and Simpson from 2001, in which the writers talk about their creation, and Six Characters in Search of an Answer: Tony Hancock from 2003, which explores the character of Hancock in detail. Long absent from the BBC archives, these two classic Hancock's Half Hour radio episodes were recently rediscovered. Now digitally remastered, they are presented here for the very first time.

Ray Galton and Alan Simpsons select four of their favourite radio episodes. In the first of their quartet of classics, Sids Mystery Tours Sid talks Hancock into becoming the director of his guided tours company but it doesnt even possess a coach. The Wild Man of the Woods shows Hancocks desire to get away from it all. It leads him to camp first in a bus shelter on Clapham Common, and then in a bit of forest rented from Sid. 23 Railway Cuttings is a scene of boredom and inactivity as the occupants try to while away a British Sabbath in Sunday Afternoon at Home whereas, in The Poetry Society, an evening with a group of Hancocks new avant-garde friends produces gems of abstract poetry, not only from the group but also from Sid and Bill. Featuring a star cast that includes Sid James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and Fenella Fielding, these are four very special episodes which show the master of misery at his very best, as chosen by Galton and Simpson, the masters of mirth.

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's second selection of four of their favourite radio episodes includes new sleeve notes specially written for this edition. This time round the episodes are The Conjuror, Cyrano de Hancock, The Diary and The Impersonator. Once again Hancock is supported by a star cast including Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques, and four sparkling scripts by the masters of mirth, Galton and Simpson.

Ray Galton and Alan Simpsons third selection of four of their favourite radio episodes. This time round the episodes are The Last of the McHancocks, The East Cheam Drama Festival, Hancock in Hospital and The Threatening Letters. Once again Hancock is supported by a star cast including Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques, and four sparkling scripts by the masters of mirth, Galton and Simpson.

'A pint? That's very nearly an armful!' This classic line has echoed through the halls of comedy legend since it was first uttered by Anthony Aloycious Hancock in The Blood Donor. Now the original soundtrack from that famous episode is collected together with three others from the same series (Hancock's last for BBC TV) featuring a guest cast including Michael Aspel, Patrick Cargill, June Whitfield, Frank Thornton and Hugh Lloyd. Whilst The Bedsitter finds Hancock alone and loveless in his room for one, The Bowmans sees him joining (not to mention upsetting) the cast of a certain radio soap opera which may sound familiar to fans of The Archers... As The Radio Ham he enters the world of the amateur wireless buff, and in the last episode he dutifully turns up to 'Give It So That Others May Live' - but does the hospital really need quite so much of it?! The episodes are The Bedsitter (26 May 1961), The Radio Ham (9 June 1961), The Bowmans (2 June 1961), The Blood Donor (23 June 1961)

Here are a further four original television soundtracks from the BBC's Hancock series. Once again Tony Hancock stars as the loveable curmudgeon, in four instalments written by the character's creators, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. 1. THE ECONOMY DRIVE Having come home from holiday to find that Sid has left all the lights on, the TV running, and failed to cancel the milk and the papers, Hancock decides to go on an economy drive. Problems arise in a self-service cafeteria, and even a short stay in hospital fails to save them any money. 2. THE COLD Hancock has the most awful cold - his sixth of the winter. He tries everything to cure himself - potions, pills, Mrs Cravat's witch's brew. A visit to his own doctor proves fruitless as the doc is suffering even more than Hancock. But there's always Sid's keep-fit regime... 3. THE EMIGRANT Hancock has had enough of England and decides to emigrate. None of the colonies seem keen to have him, however, so Sid arranges a trip on a tramp steamer, which takes the unsuspecting Hancock on a trip to the Arctic Circle. 4. THE BABY SITTERS Hancock and Sid are employed as baby-sitters in a very plush modern house with all the gadgets - hidden TV, remote-controlled curtains, electronic baby alarm. After raiding their host's larder and drinks cabinet, watching TV and failing to calm the baby, the two of them fall asleep. Only when the parents return do they realise they've had a burglary...

Here are a further four original television soundtracks from the BBC's Hancock series. Once again Tony Hancock stars as the loveable curmudgeon, in four instalments written by the character's creators, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The episodes featured here are The Missing Page (11.3.60), Poison Pen Letters (6.5.60), Lord Byron Lived Here (9.10.59), and The Succession - Son and Heir (30.6.61).

The very best of Harry Enfield's first two series on BBC1, including such unforgettables as Smashie and Nicey, The Slobs, The Old Gits, and Mr "You don't wanna do that!".

Angus Deayton, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton star in recent highlights from the show that makes the headlines. Who said yesterday's news was only good for wrapping your chips in? Ever since 1990, BBC TV's media-savvy comedy quiz Have I Got News For You has been proving that even the most sober headlines can provide some of the funniest and near-the-knuckle banter ever heard on air. This collection of the most hilarious moments from the programme find team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton joined by a long procession of guest panellists including Jennie Bond, Sara Cox, Christine Hamilton, Boris Johnson, Ross Noble, Carol Thatcher, Germaine Greer, Glenda Jackson, Lorraine Kelly, Will Self, Linda Smith, Mark Steel, Janet Street Porter, Ruby Wax and Francis Wheen. In addition to highlights from the last two series to feature Angus Deayton as chairman, there's also a collection of funniest moments from the 2002 and 2003 series, in which the guest presenters include Alexander Armstrong, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bruce Forsyth, William Hague MP, Charles Kennedy MP, Anne Robinson and John Sergeant.

A double whammy of brand new and classic gold highlights from the nation's best-loved BBC TV news quiz. Since it first took our screens by storm in 1990, Have I Got News For You has entertained, embarrassed and downright humiliated the famous and the infamous with a popularity which remains undimmed. This double CD compilation features highlights from the first four series, with Angus Deayton as chairman, plus the very best moments from the 2003 and 2004 series, where the guest presenters include Alexander Armstrong, Jimmy Carr, Martin Clunes, Greg Dyke, William Hague MP, John Humphrys, Des Lynam, Dara O'Briain, Kirsty Young and - who could forget him? - Boris Johnson MP. Among the great and the good to be heard joining team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are Douglas Adams, Jonathan Aitken, Rory Bremner, Alan Coren, Germaine Greer, Clive James, Charles Kennedy MP, Robert Kilroy-Silk, Rt. Hon. Neil Kinnock, Ken Livingstone MP, Phill Jupitus, Trevor McDonald, Ian McKellen, Ross Noble, Griff Rhys Jones, Will Self and Rick Wakeman. Who said yesterday's news was just for wrapping chips in?

Artist, illustrator, tuba-player, writer, broadcaster, Quaker and clown, Hoffnung's gifts as eccentric and raconteur are celebrated here in a compilation of all the existing Hoffnung recordings, including the famous Bricklayer Story. To hear a clip click here

Gerard Hoffnung was an artist, musician, broadcaster, raconteur - and genius. A true Renaissance Man, the multi-faceted Hoffnung crammed a great deal into his tragically short span. Using much previously unreleased archive material, this audio biography, presented by Humphrey Lyttelton, looks at every aspect of his life and career. From his childhood in Berlin to his eventual fame as a musician and cartoonist, Hoffnung's unique comic vision shines through. Here are golden moments from Desert Island Discs, One Minute Please and Saturday Night on the Light, plus recollections from friends, contemporaries and his widow, Annetta. Contributors include Ian Hislop, Harry Enfield, John Dankworth, Flanders and Swann, and evenColin Dexter, recalling Hoffnung the schoolmaster.Sam Wanamaker and Joseph Horowitz remember the Hoffnung Festival Hall concerts, which featured compositions for vacuum cleaners, road rammers and a watering can. And we hear Hoffnung in his own inimitable words, talking about his life, music and art... and telling the famous bricklayer story in his Oxford Union address. The perfect showcase for Gerard's many talents, this is an essential addition to any Hoffnung fan's collection.

Another two hours of inspired rib-cracking ad-libbery. Spectacularly clueless as ever are Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton and panellists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Willie Rushton (not forgetting the scorer, the lovely Samantha). It's the authentic antidote to panel games. This compilation includes Willie Rushton's last two shows.

This third slipcase collection of the popular Radio 4 comedy quiz programme contains three double volumes 7, 8 and 9. Join Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and the rest of the gang for more rounds of Mornington Crescent and other madcap hilarity

A second volume of two specially compiled, extended-length shows from Jon Naismith's production archive, featuring out-takes, ad libs and audience interaction from the Clue team. Taken from the early 1990s, these shows (edition dates t.b.c.) feature the classic Clue line up of Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and the much-missed Willie Rushton. May contain swearing

The most definitive and complete guide ever produced to one of radios most popular and enigmatic games.Mornington Crescent is a game enshrined in many of the legends of our sceptred isle. Now, at last, the eminent broadcaster Andrew Marr peers with the help of Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer and many famous fans of Im Sorry I Havent a Clue behind the veil of secrecy which has until now surrounded it.In this extended hour-long special, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the myth and mystery of the ever-popular game is finally uncovered, with contributions from well-known experts and enthusiasts of the game: Dame Judi Dench, Sir Michael Gambon, Antony Worrall Thompson, Adam Hart-Davis and Barry Davies.Including extra unbroadcast material, the almost unbelievable story of this illustrious game is told via interviews with historians, scholars and members of the public. It is a fascinating documentary, both for Mornington Crescent novices as well as more seasoned players of the game. As if that wasnt enough, the Clue team also provides readings of four historical accounts on the subject: The Artful Dodgson, The Scandal of Mad Jack Camden, Game and Death On The Line.From Roman times to Chaucer and beyond, Mornington Crescent has become a legend at its own tube stop. Now, at last, its true history can be told.

For the first time on CD, fifteen episodes of the classic radio comedy sketch series featuring John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. Originally released on cassette, the episodes are now presented in chronological order. They include the special 25th anniversary double episode from 1989. The irreverent radio comedy series, which ran between 1964 and 1973, is a mix of quickfire sketches, bad puns, humorous songs and TV & cinema parodies. It quickly developed a cult following and was the forerunner of The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. The fifth volume of episodes is also available separately.

Due to popular demand, and after a long break, a fifth volume of episodes from the irreverent radio comedy series which ran between 1964 and 1973. Starring John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie, ISIRTA is a mix of quickfire sketches, bad puns, humorous songs, and TV & cinema parodies. It quickly developed a cult following, and was the forerunner of The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

It's That Man Again is a giant in the history of radio comedy. Mat Coward's book Classic Radio Comedy says, "Surely the most written-about radio series in history, it was successful to an extent which is hard to imagine today. Its international audience was measured in the tens of millions. Its star, Tommy Handley, was undoubtedly the most popular performer, in any field, ever known in Britain." Now, for the first time on CD, are four classic archive editions: Navy, Army, RAF and Royal Command Show. They feature the characters who won the nation's hearts, including Mrs Mopp; Ali-Oop; Colonel Chinstrap and Mona Lott, as played by Jack Train, Dorothy Summers, Fred Yule, Hattie Jacques and Derek Guyler.

Volume 3 of these hilarious stories as told by Sir Terry Wogan! Featuring the redoubtable John and Janet Marsh! Includes two never before broadcast tales specially recorded for the CD by Sir Terry and John (you might want to lock up the kids for these!).

Michael Hordern stars as Jeeves with Richard Briers as Bertie in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Jeeves returns from his annual shrimping holiday to find Bertie attempting to grow a moustache. Throw in a couple of engagements and Aunt Dahlia's problems with M'Lady's Boudoir and poor Bertie is in the soup once more!

Michael Hordern stars as Jeeves with Richard Briers as Bertie in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. The rural beauty of Steeple Bumpleigh holds no attractions for Bertie, containing (as it does) the appalling Aunt Agatha. But there is man's work to do and, with Jeeves at his side, how can Bertie fail?

Actress, comedienne and raconteur Joyce Grenfell tells the fascinating story of her life working in radio, film, the stage and war-time entertainment tours with her usual charm and much humour. Her glamorous and madcap American mother, her aunt Nancy Astor and her husband Reggie are just some of the larger-than-life characters that people this captivating reading.

The best things in Joyce Grenfell's view were often unexpected - blackbirds in January, the musty smell of old books or dusk in an East Anglican cornfield. For her, these small flashes of joy and inspiration were scattered amongst the everyday. Her idea of comfort was 'no draughts, no overhead lighting, hot water all the year round and no noises about it being the summer'. During her life she amassed an eclectic collection that she planned one day to put together in a scrapbook; but she never got round to doing it. Now, finally, these pieces have been sent for the enjoyment of all. Her biographer and friend, Janie Hampton, has woven together the little bits of magic from Joyce's life into a beautiful and endearing memento for those who loved her wit and observant intelligence, or simply for those who want to join in the fun.

'Hello, I'm Julian and this is my friend Sandy.' From the ever-popular Round the Horne the outrageously camp actors from Carnaby Street, played by Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick, were always game on for a variety of entrepreneurial endeavours from Bona Pets to Bijou Tourettes

To celebrate 40 years of Radio 4's comedy panel game, all four volumes of Just a Classic Minute are gathered together in a gift slipcase. Featuring 16 episodes from 1967 to 2000, all with special introductions from Nicholas Parsons.

Four of the finest episodes of the much-loved panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Welcome to Just a Minute! And as The Minute Waltz fades away... please talk for 60 seconds on a random subject without repetition, hesitation or deviation... First broadcast in 1968, Just a Minute is one of the longest-running radio comedy shows. A national institution, it is also loved and listened to all around the world. In these four episodes, attempting to talk non-stop for sixty seconds are regulars Paul Merton and Clement Freud, with a host of special guests including Jenny Eclair,Maria McErlane, Chris Addison, Marcus Brigstocke, Maureen Lipman, Pam Ayres,Julian Clary, Gyles Brandreth and Graham Norton. Long-suffering host Nicholas Parsons controls the proceedings (and the unruly panellists) while among the subjects hilariously tackled are 1066, Welsh rarebit, Timbuktu, the aristocracy, my favourite sin, how to be a thespian, public relations, forbidden fruit, taking the waters and Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells. Dont waste a minute: theres two whole hours of frenetic, fast-moving fun to enjoy here in these four episodes of Radio 4s most devious panel game.

Starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge. The complete Award winning BBC TV series starring the man who gives new meaning to leisure wear. And on that bombshell......What is Knowing Me, Knowing You, with Alan Partridge? Well, how long is a piece of string? How many people can you fit in a mini? - four, possibly five. The second question, the string question, I don't propose to answer. The length of string is for other people: I don't have the time or the equipment. But let's go back to the first one: What exactly is Knowing Me, Knowing You.with Alan Partridge? Answer: a series of six chat shows I independently produced for the BBC which turned out to be the most talked about shows of their kind since Walden. And why? Answer: because I'm Alan Partridge. And I know how to put the chat among the pigeons. Among the celebrity pigeons I `pluck' or talk to on this video are Keith Hunt, the new presenter of This Is Your Life, magician-hypnotist Tony Le Mesmer, and Hot Pants, the sexiest dance act in Northern Europe. There are also many other colourful and dappled pigeons from the world of politics, sport, women and entertainment, all taken from complete versions of the first six shows in the first series. So why don't you buy this video and kill three partridges with one stone? Not literally, of course! Best wishes Alan Partridge. Starring Steve Coogan, with Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon MacKichan and David Schneider.

"The names' Alan, Alan Partridge. They say the art of conversation is dead but I've rescued the drowning chat. Years ago I asked the BBC if I could host my own show and they said 'Alan you can't. It won't work.' I said 'I can and it will.' I have. It does (work that is.) This is it. Listen. Learn and Listen some more. Ah-haah!" Steve Coogan is Alan Partridge, "the chat show host from hell", in two programmes from the cult radio comedy of the 90s which gave rise to the BBC television series of the same name.

Steve Coogan is Alan Partridge, "the chat show host from hell", in two more programmes from the cult radio comedy of the 90s which gave rise to the BBC television series of the same name.

"Hi I'm Alan Partridge. Five years ago I told BBC television they should give me my own chat show. They were slow in responding. Ah-haah! So now I, Alan Partridge, say sit back, relax and listen to my radio show, Knowing Me Knowing You! Kiss my face!"Steve Coogan is Alan Partridge, "the chat show host from hell", in two further programmes from the cult radio comedy of the 90s which gave rise to the BBC television series of the same name.

"Hi, I'm Alan Partridge. Three years ago I asked the BBC if I could host my own chat show. They said: 'Alan you can't. It won't work.' I said: 'I can and it will.' I have and it does. This is it. They say the art of conversation is dead. I, Alan Partridge, say sit back, relax and listen!" This collection includes the complete radio series of six episodes, plus a spoof behind-the-scenes documentary (Knowing Knowing Me Knowing You) and an edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Conversation featuring Steve Coogan.

Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales star in the popular Radio 4 series, Ladies of Letters. Patricia Routledge is Vera Smalls and Prunella Scales is her friend (or maybe enemy), Irene Spencer. The two pass their time in regular correspondance and not an event goes by that is left unrecorded by the ladies of letters. Always polite but not always nice, the two ladies' letters are often acerbic, one might even say bitchy yet their subtle put downs create wonderful letters full of humour and insight into the ups and downs of family life.

The thoughts of the indomitable Ladies turn to all things Green in this latest collection of Letters.When Irene hears that her Aunty Doris has died and she must sort out her personal effects, she is filled with a sense of personal and global doom. Finding out that Doris was a fervent campaigner, and aware that Vera is a keen recycler, Irene decides to send Doris clothes to Vera with explosive results... Meanwhile, Vera has thrown herself into environmental causes, winning the courgette competition at Great Shags Greener Gardens show. Soon both Ladies are eco-enthusiasts, tying bricks to ballcocks, running cars on chip fat, and even emailing Al Gore to update him on the state of the local bottle bank. Inevitably, disasters occur, with toilets blocking, cars self-combusting, and even rivers getting diverted. Irene is worried about the peoples of the planet, but people closerto home are causing problems too: her son Christopher, who has been travelling the world carbon trading, has fallen in love. But who is the mystery paramour? With familial chaos on the horizon, the Ladies find that saving the planet is the leastof their worries...

Follow the correspondence between pensioners Vera Small and Irene Spencer, which has now moved into the electronic age. Their regular missives continue to concern petty rivalries, pithy observations and details of their friends and family, who include Vera's gay son Howard and his partner Anthony, Irene's wayward daughter Lesley and Vera's daughter, serial mother Karen. Featuring consummate performances by Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge, Ladies of Letters Log On promises to entertain fans both new and old.

A special seasonal instalment of the ongoing correspondence between sparring pen-pals Vera (played by Patricia Routledge) and Irene (played by Prunella Scales). With a supporting cast including Vera's son Howard and his partner Anthony, chaos looks set to descend once again upon Little Shagthorne and Hethergreen.

Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge make a clean sweep in a further series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy hit. The ladies are back, and this time they're full of Springtime recipes and tips for a long and healthy life. Once again, however, disaster is never very far away... Reunited at the bedside of a mutual old flame, Irene and Vera feel a sudden urge to focus on all things dietary and medical. From rest cures to rest homes, and from running repairs to running away, the intrepid ladies find themselves launching into battle with doctors, dieticians, their own families and - of course - with each other. This sixth entry in the phenomenally popular series, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, is guaranteed to administer a welcome dose of fun and mayhem.

Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales star in Ladies of Letters and Ladies of More Letters, the two popular BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour series. Patricia Routledge is Vera Small and Prunella Scales is her friend (or maybe enemy), Irene Spencer. The two pass their time in regular correspondence and not an event goes by that is left unrecorded by the ladies of letters. Firstly there are the usual family problems to discuss - Vera's daughter is a single mother and always the cause of much frustration especially when she runs off to Australia where Irene is visiting her daughter. Vera's gay son Howey is more settled, sharing his sheep farm with partner Anthony. Always polite but not always nice, the two ladies' letters are often acerbic, one might even say bitchy, yet their subtle put downs create wonderful letters full of humour and insight into the ups and downs of family life.

Taken from the third successful BBC Radio 4 series starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales, these episodes see a trembling in cyberspace as Vera and Irene discover the joys of e-mail. There are the usual domestic mishaps to fret about: Irene's daughter Lesley is refusing to marry the worthy but boring Brian; Vera's exhausted daughter Karen has abandoned her third baby at the hospital and eloped with a male nurse; and Vera's gay son Howard and his partner Anthony are trying for a baby - with the help of a surrogate mother and a television crew. As Irene and Vera fall in and out of friendship they accuse each other of everything from alcoholism to metal illness (in a loving, caring way, of course). Their hilarious put-downs and gossip give a wonderful insight into the trials of modern family life.

The complete letters of Vera Small (Patricia Routledge) and Irene Spencer (Prunella Scales), close friends and the best of enemies. When Irene meets Vera at her daughters wedding reception, it is the start of a long and candid correspondence between the two. Join the intrepid grandmothers as they discover email, are reunited with long-lost relatives, become presenters on cable television and go round the world, in these hilarious missives. Contains all six Ladies of Letters CDs, plus Veras exclusive tea-time brownie recipe and a poem from Irene.

Ferret Come Home/Getting on Sydney's Wire/Flower Power Cut/Who Made a Bit of a Splash in Wales Then? Only a man with a ferret down his trousers could love Nora Batty. So lock up your ferrets (and Nora Batty!), here come Yorkshire's hilarious adventurers - three pensioners in four classic capers from the BBC television series which still has the nation laughing after more than twenty-five years. Nora goes on the rampage when one of Compo's ferrets escapes into her house, Sid decides to install a new bell in the caf, Clegg communicates with plants, and Foggy's interest with a Welsh widow makes the lads too curious to stay put. They may be as wrinkled as Nora's stockings, but their humour is as fresh as the Yorkshire air.

Perrier Award winning comedian Laura Solon continues her new sketch and character comedy series, aided by the voices of Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond.