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The PG Wodehouse Society (UK) presents The World of Wodehouse Podcasts
The PG Wodehouse Society (UK) celebrates the work of the great humourist in a series of audio podcasts by Wodehouse’s celebrity fans.
The World of Wodehouse Podcast by Paul Kent
Paul Kent, author and Vice-Chairman of the P G Wodehouse Society (UK), is a distinguished Wodehouse scholar. He has written 14 books about Plum, the latest of which – “Plum’s Literary Heroes” - is published in May. Paul Kent is a keynote speaker at a celebration of the life of Wodehouse to be staged at The British Library on 9 May 2025: “P G Wodehouse: The Man, the Musicals, the Manuscripts”. Buy tickets now via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/p-g-wodehouse-the-man-the-musicals-the-manuscripts-tickets-1263773373179
This podcast and others in the series is brought to you by The PG Wodehouse Society (UK).
With grateful thanks to our wonderful contributors: Sir Stephen Fry Lynne Truss Ben Elton Nigel Rees Simon Brett Lucy Tregear Neil Pearson Martin Jarvis
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Martin Jarvis, a Patron of the PG Wodehouse Society (UK), is a distinguished actor and a long-standing fan of Wodehouse. With thanks to Jarvis & Ayres Productions for use of the clip. Image credit: Dawn Bowery.
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