HH3804 Have You Heard the One About (digital download)

By: Various, Brian Johnston, Dickie Bird, Ned Sherrin, Brian Blessed, Jon Pertwee

Narrated by: Brian Johnston, Dickie Bird, Jon Pertwee

Have you heard the story about the day Dickie Bird was invited to lunch with the Queen? Or the one about Brian Johnston when he joined the Grenadier Guards?

Here is a non-stop feast of jokes, anecdotes, and stories from five of Britain's best-known storytellers and raconteurs: Brian Johnston, Dickie Bird, Jon Pertwee, Brian Blessed, and Ned Sherrin.

There are dozens of hilarious stories about their personal experiences and behind the scenes in radio and television, theatre, film and cricket. From the classic TV programmes Z Cars and Dr Who to the theatrical legends Noël Coward and John Gielgud and the great sporting characters Ian Botham and Fred Trueman.

(p) 2001 BarryMour Productions©1998 Dickie Bird

Dry wit, refreshing if not a bit dated now.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, I would, Dickie Bird, Jon Pertwee, Brian Blessard who can not find them amusing.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Jon Pertwee is a great voice narrator and Brian Blessard just blows out the words. If you read the book and know their voices you would hear them rattle through your brain but hearing them is so much better.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Could not see this as a movie, but if a stand up or small group theatre most certainly.

Any additional comments?

Better for the older and wiser, scenes and stories are dated but still knowing each of the actors in this book from my TV screen it does take you back.