The caustic correspondence between Irene Spencer and Vera Small is always richly entertaining, and these latest letters are no exception. Catty and competitive as ever, the pensioner pen-pals find themselves in yet more troube in this latest series.
Fundraising for her ancient local hospital, Irene organises a charity dinner, which Vera attends on the arm of her new beau, local millionaire Alan Trumper. Unfortunately, Vera has a choking incident and is admitted to that very hospital. Visiting her, Irene then has a mishap with a trolly, and ends up stuck in the same ward. Soon the ladies are sniping at one another, Vying for Alan's attention, and complaining about the struggling hospital's standard of cleanliness - superbugs are taking over and rats running rampant on the wards.
Meanwhile, Vera's granddaughter Sabrina has accidentally let the cat out of the bag about Vera's harbouring of illegal immigrant Youssou, and no sooner is Vera out of hospital then she finds herself arrested. While in prison, she finds out tht Alan has a sinister plot in mind, and sets out to warn Irene - who manages to embroil them all in a complex plan leading to injury, imprisonment and an encounter with the Queen, What will Her Majesty make of the Ladies?
Author : Various
Peformed By : Various
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 25 minutes
Type : Humor Radio Shows
Price : $18.49
Four compilations of the hugely popular BBC Radio 4 series. More...
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Author : Jerry Robbins
Peformed By : Full Cast Production
Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Length : 30 minutes
Type : Humor Radio Shows American
Price : $1.50
The big day arrives and Dibble loses in a landslide. Recount! More...
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Author : Armando Iannucci
Peformed By : Full-Cast Production
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 27 minutes
Type : Radio Shows Contemporary British Humor
Price : $4.99
Part 3 of Series 2. Armando Iannucci and his guests return with a heady mix of topical sketches, chat and lots of lies, in front of a live audience. More...
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Author : Carole Hayman & Lou Wakefield
Peformed By : Prunella Scales & Patricia Routledge
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 1 hour 15 minutes
Type : Humor Radio Shows Comedy
Price : $13.49
Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge make a clean sweep in a further series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy hit. The ladies are back... More...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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