Speak after the Beep
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1.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The original 10 broadcasts from BBC Radio 4 - the sequel to the award-winning Jarvis's Frayn. Martin jarvis is seriously funny in this classic series of hilarious vignettes.
Jarvis and Frayn are a truly inimitable pairing - frequent collaborators on-stage, screen and audiobook, they are an eternally popular duo.
Michael Frayn began his career as a reporter on UK newspaper The Guardian before becoming a columnist for the same newspaper.
Martin Jarvis is a renowned audiobook narrator and his many acting accolades, include a Theater World Award for his performance in the Broadway play By Jeeves.
This collection is perfect for anyone who has ever questioned the logic behind technobabble, computer jargon and eccentric human idiosyncrasies...that'll be everybody, then!
Customer Reviews
Speak after the Beep
I'm an enormous fan of Martin Jarvis. In fact, I have always thought I would be prepared to listen to him recite the phone book .. and in "Speak after the Beep" I pretty much got my wish! This has to be one of the most tedious audiobooks ever recorded! The first five minutes were mildly amusing but after 20 minutes of non-stop unfunny ranting I was ready to pull the plug. Michael Frayn, as a writer, usually commands my attention but one gets the feeling that these trite little vignettes were tossed off after a night of drinking games. No, Mr. Frayn -- you can do much better than this. Mr. Jarvis, you are still the best out there and I shall conintue to look for your new audiobook material, but I will exercise a little more discretion in the future.