Leslie Phillips has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is The Mrs Bradley Mysteries.
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Summary
Mary Wimbush stars as unconventional psychoanalyst sleuth Mrs Bradley in these two full-cast dramatisations of stories by Gladys Mitchell. Colourful, cynical, intimidating and extremely intelligent, Mrs Bradley is one of the most unorthodox detectives in the history of Golden Age crime fiction. The heroine of 66 novels by Gladys Mitchell, she has also appeared in several radio adaptations and a BBC TV series starring Diana Rigg. In these two dramas, she puts her extraordinary mind to work investigating cases of disguise, dismemberment, mayhem and murder. In Speedy Death, a country house in the 1920s is rocked by a murder which takes place in a room which is first locked, then later unlocked. A startling secret is uncovered, and as fingers point and the suspects begin to turn on each other, another death occurs.... The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop sees Mrs Bradley probing some alarming events in the village of Wandles Parva, as Rupert Sethleigh goes missing and a headless body is found jointed in the butcher's shop. These entertaining dramatisations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990 and 1991, star Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, with Leslie Phillips as Carstairs.
©2017 Gladys Mitchell (P)2017 Penguin Random House UK
The Navy Lark, Volume 8
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The Navy Lark, one of radio's longest running laughter-makers, kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977. All at sea in the Senior Service were conniving Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, silly-ass Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips, and the constantly bemused Stephen Murray as 'Number One'. Below decks Ronnie Barker was just about working his passage as (Un)Able Seaman 'Fatso' Johnson. So climb aboard and join the merry crew in these four classic capers: The Montezula Revolution, Sequel to the Talpinium Shell, Nana, and The Case of the HGM Mark 5.
©1996, 2000 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)1996, 2000 BBC Worldwide Ltd
The Navy Lark: 60th Anniversary Special Edition
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A 60th anniversary celebration of the much-loved nautical comedy, featuring 17 classic episodes plus bonus material.
On 29 March 1959, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for the very first time. Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray, with regular appearances from Ronnie Barker and Heather Chasen, it soon became a radio favourite and ran for 18 years - one of the longest-running radio sitcoms.
This 60th anniversary collection comprises 17 hilarious episodes - one from every series of the show, plus the pilot episode and the special Jubilee edition. We start with Operation Fag End (5 April 1959), 'The Hank of Heather' (17 May 1959), 'The Lighthouse Lark' (29 January 1960), 'A Deliberate Bashing' (19 April 1963), 'Mr Phillips at Dartmouth' (29 October 1967) and 'The Jubilee Navy Lark' (16 July 1977). The other 11 episodes included are: 'Commodore Goldstein' (22 February 1961), 'The Northampton Hunt Ball' (6 October 1961), 'Chasing the Kepeac' (29 November 1963), 'Let Loose with a Chopper' (22 August 1965), 'Mr Phillips’ Promotion' (30 October 1966), 'The Redundancy Drive' (20 October 1968), 'The Forbodians Hijack Troutbridge' (8 March 1970), 'Impressions For Survival' (23 May 1971), 'Friday the 13th' (11 Jun 1972), 'Povey - An Admiral at Last' (9 September 1973) and 'NANA' (16 November 1975).
Bonus items include a mini-episode from The Light Entertainment Show and two episodes from spin-off series The Embassy Lark: National Grumpshnog Week (series 1, 12 April 1966) and Sub-Lt Phillips Drops In (series 3, 16 April 1968). Plus, there’s a discussion from Bob Holness Presents: Farewell to the Paris, which sees Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee reminiscing about the making of The Navy Lark. As well as a 'lost' episode from season 2 of The Navy Lark: 'Return to Potarneyland', first broadcast on 26th February 1960.
So step aboard HMS Troutbridge for laughs ahoy!
©2019 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2019 BBC Worldwide Ltd
Navy Lark 20
Summary
Four more hilarious radio episodes featuring the merry crew of HMS
Troutbridge.
The Admiral arranges for his daughter, Rita, to marry Commander Murray; Sub-Lieutenant Phillips plans to buy himself out of the Navy; Pertwee gets involved in a scheme to smuggle booze, and the crew of Troutbridge lock horns with evil, world-dominating Oriental mastermind the Master.
©2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
The Navy Lark: Series 15
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Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips and Stephen Murray star in the complete series 15 of the fondly remembered nautical radio sitcom. All 11 episodes of this, the final full series from 1976, are included alongside the 1977 Jubilee special and other bonus items.
©2017 BBC Worldwide Ltd. (P)2017 BBC Worldwide Ltd.
The Navy Lark, Volume 10
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The Navy Lark, one of radio's longest running laughter-makers, kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977. All at sea in the Senior Service were conniving Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, silly-ass Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips, and the constantly bemused Stephen Murray as 'Number One'. Below decks Ronnie Barker was just about working his passage as (Un)Able Seaman 'Fatso' Johnson. So climb aboard and join the merry crew in these four classic capers: Going Dutch, The Figurehead, Cementing Relations, and Strike Up the Band.
©1998, 2000 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)1998, 2000 BBC Worldwide Ltd
The Navy Lark: Volume 33
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The crew of HMS Troutbridge return in these four classic episodes of the long-running comedy series, reviewed by The Times as doing 'everything with such charm...' 'Hijacked!' - Mr Merrivale, the Director of Naval Expenditure, has an idea to get rid of the troublesome crew of HMS Troutbridge. 'Admiral Troutbridge' - At the "nosh up" being held for the late Admiral Troutbridge, it emerges that there is some doubt over the date and circumstances of the Admiral's demise, but Pertwee has a tale to tell.... 'The Smugglers Return' - The presence of a customs officer means that all the crew immediately need to dump their smuggled contraband over the side. Pertwee realises there must be a small fortune lying adjacent to the dock.... 'Commander Trotter Takes Charge' - While Commander Bell is on compassionate leave, HMS Troutbridge gets a new CO.... Starring John Pertwee, Leslie Philips and Ronnie Barker.
©2018 Lawrie Wyman (P)2018 BBC Digital Audio
The Navy Lark, Volume 14
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The Navy Lark, one of radio's longest running laughter-makers, kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977.
All at sea in the Senior Service were conniving Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, silly-ass Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips, and the constantly bemused Stephen Murray as 'Number One'. Below decks Ronnie Barker was just about working his passage as (Un)Able Seaman 'Fatso' Johnson.
So climb aboard and join the merry crew in these four classic capers: The Smuggling Spy, A Crisp Romance, Pertwee Posted to Portsmouth, and Tug-of-War.
©2002 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2002 BBC Worldwide Ltd
The Navy Lark, Volume 6
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The Navy Lark, one of radio's longest running laughter-makers, kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977. All at sea in the Senior Service were conniving Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, silly-ass Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips, and the constantly bemused Stephen Murray as 'Number One'. Below decks Ronnie Barker was just about working his passage as (Un)Able Seaman 'Fatso' Johnson. So climb aboard and join the merry crew in these four classic capers: The USA Navigator Swap, Opportunity Knockers, Friday the 13th, and The New NAAFI.
©1994, 1996, 2000 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)1994, 1996, 2000 BBC Worldwide Ltd