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Joy in the Morning -
Joy in the Morning is currently being played on Radio 4 Extra. Part one was aired on Saturday 16th July 2011 and part two will be aired at 07:00 and 17:00 on Thursday 21st July, as well as at 05:00 on Friday 22nd July. This adaptation features the president of this society, Richard Briers!
Both parts will be available on i-
Wodehouse at the Wicket re-
Hugh Laurie interview on The Andrew Marr Show,
BBC1 Sunday 24th April 2011
Hugh Laurie, who played Wooster alongside Stephen Fry's Jeeves in the well known ITV series, was interviewed by Andrew Marr on Sunday, 24 April 2011. In the interview his House television series was discussed (Hugh is apparently now the highest paid TV actor in the world), also his love of Wodehouse's work and his new Blues album.
During a time of depression he found Wodehouse a source of great support, saying that he didn't even need to pick up a book, just the thought would make him smile and recalled the quotation "'Tinkerty tonk,' I said, and I meant it to sting." This is not the first time Hugh has mentioned in interview that he is a fan of Wodehouse and he has written a number of articles saying this (click here for an example).
The full interview will be available on the BBC's iPlayer shortly.
Hugh's Blues album Let Them Talk has received good reviews (click here for examples) and he performed some tracks from this on Later ... with Jools Holland last week.
Don't forget Jeeves and Wooster is available on DVD to purchase from many websites (click here for an example).
Ellie King celebrates Wodehouse
Nigel Williams' Wodehouse stock to be auctioned, date to be finalised
Many members of the Society will know that Nigel Williams sadly died recently and his bookshop, which always held a notable selection of Wodehouse works, first editions etc, will be much missed. Bloomsbury Auctions, of 24 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PP, have been entrusted with the sale of the entire stock of Nigel's bookshop. The sale date is projected for 12 May but could be brought forward as far as 21 April. There will be extensive Wodehouse holdings on offer. Although the auction date is not yet finalised you may wish to visit the auctioneer’s website (click here) for further information or contact them by calling Poppy Walker on 020 7495 9494. The catalogue of the sale will be available to society members at only £5 (half the full price). We will update this website with further details as we receive them.
Paul Kent's book What Do I Know – a synopsis
Society Member Paul Kent has published a book entitled What Do I Know. His synopsis of this book begins:
“Michel de Montaigne, the sixteenth-
“Unlike all the shouted opinions on today's TV, radio and newspapers, Montaigne's
voice was always calm, questioning and self-
To continue reading this synopsis and to gain further details about the book, please click here.
Video Tribute to Patrick Wodehouse
Patrick's family have put together a video which is a touching tribute to Patrick. This includes Patrick reminiscing about his uncle Plum. If you would like to view this please click here.
June Arnold publishes “The Words Of Wodehouse”
Members of the Society will be familiar with the Acrostics puzzles, based on the works of Wodehouse, which appear in Wooster Sauce. June Arnold, who writes and produces these wonderful puzzles, a mixture of crosswords and codewords revealing literary quotations, has thankfully been persuaded to publish a book of these. They are all new puzzles which have not appeared in Wooster Sauce or elsewhere and so this book will make a nice Christmas gift for those who enjoy these puzzles so much. Please click here for further details and how to purchase copies of the book.
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Everyman's Library to publish their 70th P G Wodehouse book in May 2010!
Hal and Lara Cazalet to appear on stage in March 2010!
Come On Jeeves! to be presented at the Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre
Come On Jeeves! to be presented at OSO Barnes
Ian Carmichael: Wodehousean Reflections
A Good Send-
John Lithgow's Stories By Heart at the Lyttelton Theatre, London
Bobbles and Plum on the South Bank
The Inimitable P G Wodehouse: The Story of His Life and a Treasury of His Wit
Special Offer on P G Wodehouse Silent Movies
1000 Novels Everyone Must Read
P G Wodehouse – Legend Of Literature
Newly discovered P G Wodehouse Story has appeared in The Sunday Times!
Cartoons & Coronets : the Genius of Osbert Lancaster
Discount Offer from Arrow Books
Empress of Blandings becomes a Society member!
The British Library launches a CD set including P G Wodehouse talking about Jeeves and Wooster
The Wit and Wisdom of PG Wodehouse appears in the Daily Express
Books Monthly October 2008 edition features Arrow Books and our Society
A new history of Wodehouse's beloved Dulwich College has just been published (click here for details)
New Volume of PGW's Letters: Update
A Wodehouse Handbook
The Society's Remembrancer Norman Murphy's amusing, intellectually stimulating and
astonishing work on PG Wodehouse's real-
BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter James Naughtie has written a feature for The Times celebrating PG Wodehouse (click here to view)
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