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Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - The Complete Audio Collection

By: Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn
Narrated by: Paul Eddington, full cast, Nigel Hawthorn
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For the first time in one audio collection, all 16 Yes Minister radio episodes plus six further TV episodes, 14 Yes Prime Minister episodes and two bonus sketches.

Between 1980 and 1988 on BBC television and radio, the exploits of the Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP (Paul Eddington) - later Prime Minister - kept the British nation enthralled. Helped - and hampered - by his diligent Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne) and his Principle Private Secretary Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), Hacker and his department became synonymous with government bureaucracy and administrative double dealing. Presented here, for the first time in one collection, are the complete radio series of Yes Minister and the complete BBC television soundtracks of Yes Prime Minister. Also included are six TV soundtracks of Yes Minister and two special bonus mini-episodes: "The PM’s Plan", recorded in 1984 with Margaret Thatcher as herself, and a special segment created for "The Funny Side of Christmas" in 1982.

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An excellent political satire still relevant today. The acting is wonderful and the plot lines clever. Well worth listening too. It will have you laughing out loud at times.

Funny, witty and Smart

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one of my favourite shows. always able to raise a smile no matter which episode or days circumstances.

classic comedy wonderfully performed.

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Not showing it's age. Could have ben written yesterday! Trident, banks needing bailed out, leadership struggles it's all in here.

Still inciteful and relevant today

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Would you listen to Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - The Complete Audio Collection again? Why?

Yes, of course and I already have done so. Time does not dim the humour, the exemplary performances not the truth behind the fun: our politicians are figureheads only, the real politics are all behind the scenes.

What did you like best about this story?

The timing and humour of the performances which enhance the already wonderful script.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The trip to Oxford by car and the explanation as to why there were two excellent motorways in that direction but nothing to Cambridge or the north.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Much laughter, no tears but a lot of looking at present day political behaviour with despair. Nothing really changes except to get worse.

Any additional comments?

I have seen the Yes Minister series on T.V. and this audio only is at least as funny as the visual episodes. Nothing is lost by the absence of pictures.

Still as fresh as ever

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The glee of Hacker getting one over on Sir Humphrey.....I share his joy whenever the present government achieves something similar!
Still a triumph of writing: Bernard still to be found in any government office .
I will keep listening to this series.

Unforgettable

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