EPISODE · Nov 1, 2025 · 1H 44M
Piccadilly Jim with Nigel Townshend
from Wodehousekeeping
Ian is joined by Nigel Townshend to enthuse over 1917's Piccadilly Jim, a breakthrough novel for Wodehouse. Nigel voices his displeasure at the 2004 film version. There are plot spoilers. You can e-mail me at [email protected] me at ko-fi.com/wodehousekeepingor follow the show on Bluesky or FacebookOther works by Wodehouse mentionedLeave it to PsmithThe Little NuggetA Damsel in Distress (film screenplay)A Gentleman of Leisure"Concealed Art"The Riviera Girl (musical, with Guy Bolton and Emmerich Kalman)Bring On the Girls (memoir, with Guy Bolton)Love Among the Chickens"Rallying Round Old George"Anything Goes (musical)Reference works consultedSophie Ratcliffe, P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in LettersRobert McCrum, Wodehouse: A LifeNorman Murphy, A Wodehouse HandbookBarry Day, The Complete Lyrics of P. G. WodehouseLee Davis, Bolton and Wodehouse and KernMadame Eulalie's Rare Plums websiteAlso mentionedThe three film adaptations of the bookBlandings (TV series)New York GiantsThe Regent GrillYe Olde Cheshire CheeseHugh LaurieGeorge Herriman, "The Dingbat Family" & "Krazy Kat" comic stripsDelmonico'sBachelors' Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ian is joined by Nigel Townshend to enthuse over 1917's Piccadilly Jim, a breakthrough novel for Wodehouse. Nigel voices his displeasure at the 2004 film version. There are plot spoilers. You can e-mail me at [email protected] me at ko-fi.com/wodehousekeepingor follow the show on Bluesky or FacebookOther works by Wodehouse mentionedLeave it to PsmithThe Little NuggetA Damsel in Distress (film screenplay)A Gentleman of Leisure"Concealed Art"The Riviera Girl (musical, with Guy Bolton and Emmerich Kalman)Bring On the Girls (memoir, with Guy Bolton)Love Among the Chickens"Rallying Round Old George"Anything Goes (musical)Reference works consultedSophie Ratcliffe, P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in LettersRobert McCrum, Wodehouse: A LifeNorman Murphy, A Wodehouse HandbookBarry Day, The Complete Lyrics of P. G. WodehouseLee Davis, Bolton and Wodehouse and KernMadame Eulalie's Rare Plums websiteAlso mentionedThe three film adaptations of the bookBlandings (TV series)New York GiantsThe Regent GrillYe Olde Cheshire CheeseHugh LaurieGeorge Herriman, "The Dingbat Family" & "Krazy Kat" comic stripsDelmonico'sBachelors' Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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