RIGHT HO, JEEVES

In Wodehouse's madcap fashion, this delightful full-cast recording treats listeners to the hilarity of self-centered, scatterbrained Bertie Wooster and his implacable, all-knowing manservant, Jeeves. As they find themselves in another zany situation, lost love, drunkenness, and colliding romantic schemes are all folded into an impeccably recorded and energetically played story. When Aunt Dahlia breezes in, the energy level rises perceptibly. Stealing the show are nervous and repressed Gussie Fink-Nottle and Tuppy Glossop, and a swooning, dreamy love interest--perfectly lightweight as well. The BBC still delivers the best audio theater in the game, and more productions like this would be worthy additions to the genre. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 06]