Episodes
| Title | Comments |
|---|---|
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920811] | From William Caxton to P G Wodehouse - a conducted tour by Frank Muir. 1: First Things First Including the first printed joke, a doctor's first ward-round and a baby's first appearance. Readers Prunella Scales , Richard Briers and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920811] | Unknown: William Caxton Unknown: Frank Muir. Readers: Prunella Scales Readers: Richard Briers Readers: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920818] | 2. The Stranger In Our Midst. Including a Frenchman on cricket, Mark Twain on Europe, and the British diplomat who swallowed a moth! Read by Prunella Scales , Paul Eddington and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920818] | Unknown: Mark Twain Read By: Prunella Scales Read By: Paul Eddington Read By: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920825] | from William Caxton to P G Wodehouse - a conducted tour by Frank Muir. 3: Humour, in a Manner of Speaking Including a dialogue from Perelman, a monologue from Dickens, and Patrick Campbell on his own stammer. Readers Prunella Scales , Richard Briers , Paul Eddington and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920825] | Unknown: William Caxton Unknown: Frank Muir. Unknown: Patrick Campbell Readers: Prunella Scales Readers: Richard Briers Readers: Paul Eddington Readers: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920901] | 4: Food, Glorious Food Including cheese with Jerome K Jerome , pudding with Lewis Carroll and roasted butterfly with the Rev Sydney Smith ! Readers Prunella Scales , Richard Briers and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920901] | Unknown: Jerome K Jerome Unknown: Lewis Carroll Readers: Sydney Smith Readers: Prunella Scales Readers: Richard Briers Readers: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920908] | 5: Mind Your Manners Including Mrs Gaskell 's guide to orange-sucking, Swift's Directions to Servants and a far from genteel Jane Austen ! Readers Prunella Scales , Richard Briers and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920908] | Unknown: Mrs Gaskell Readers: Jane Austen Readers: Prunella Scales Readers: Richard Briers Readers: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920915] | 6: Almost Human Including Saki's talking cat, A P Herbert's "cow cheque" and Mark Twain 's tirade against the ant. Read by Prunella Scales , Paul Eddington and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920915] | Unknown: Mark Twain Read By: Prunella Scales Read By: Paul Eddington Read By: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920922] | 7: The Nature of Things Including Kingsley Amis, Paul Jennings and James Thurber , and their battles against inanimate objects. Read by Prunella Scales , Richard Briers and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose. Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920922] | Unknown: Paul Jennings Unknown: James Thurber Read By: Prunella Scales Read By: Richard Briers Read By: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920929] | 8: Just the Job The last programme of the series, including Alan Coren and the unions at Dunkirk, and the theory behind Parkinson's Law. Read by Prunella Scales , Richard Briers , Paul Eddington and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. Stereo |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19920929] | Unknown: Alan Coren Read By: Prunella Scales Read By: Richard Briers Read By: Paul Eddington Read By: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19930113] | 2: Humour, in a Manner of Speaking Including a dialogue from Perelman, a monologue from Dickens, and Patrick Campbell on his own stammer. Read by Prunella Scales , Richard Briers , Paul Eddington and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from The Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose by Frank Muir. Producer Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19930113] | Unknown: Patrick Campbell Read By: Prunella Scales Read By: Richard Briers Read By: Paul Eddington Read By: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir. Producer: Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19930120] | 3: The Nature of Things Including Kingsley Amis, Paul Jennings and James Thurber and their battles against inanimate objects. Read by Prunella Scales , Richard Briers and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19930120] | |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19930127] | The last in the series: Just the fob Including Chick Sale on the art of privy-building, Alan Coren and the unions at Dunkirk, and the theory behind Parkinson's Law. Read by Prunella Scales , Richard Briers , Paul Eddington and Timothy West. Adapted by Mike Barfield from Frank Muir 's Oxford Book Of Humorous Prose Producer Colin Swash. |
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19930127] | Unknown: Chick Sale Unknown: Alan Coren Read By: Prunella Scales Read By: Richard Briers Read By: Paul Eddington Read By: Timothy West. Adapted By: Mike Barfield Unknown: Frank Muir Producer: Colin Swash. |