P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves and the Impending Doom. Short story audiobook, read by Nick Martin.

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2021
  • Aunt Agatha attempts to make unsuitable life plans for Bertram whilst he tries to save his old chum Bingo from a domestic disaster and Jeeves as ever endeavours and succeeds to give satisfaction
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  • @valerie-nk9th
    @valerie-nk9th Год назад +36

    " I pronged a moody forkful.." 🤣 Makes me laugh out loud every time, and just one of thousands of examples of the author's fabulous use of the English language, made all the more memorable by Nick Martin's narration.

  • @susanmcmillan9204
    @susanmcmillan9204 11 месяцев назад +10

    I didn’t think I’d enjoy anyone reading a Wodehouse book except Martin Jarvis-but then I found you! You do an amazing job!!! Thank you for all the enjoyment and laughter that you bring!

  • @lidiaadobato7822
    @lidiaadobato7822 2 года назад +26

    I'm amazed at your talent, the modulations of speech of every character! Thanks so much for giving us such pleasure.

  • @machanrahan9591
    @machanrahan9591 2 месяца назад +3

    "There is no time, Sir, at which ties do not matter" and "a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and forgotten to say when.". Love it !

  • @BloobleBonker
    @BloobleBonker 3 года назад +49

    "I have already attended to the matter, sir." It doesn't get richer than this! Your Jeeves voice is spot-on and adds so much to PGW's hilarious yarn.

  • @sugarfalls1
    @sugarfalls1 8 месяцев назад +9

    "Every man starting life ought to know how to cope with an angry swan." lmao! Some of the funniest sentences known to man are in this book! Great stuff, Wodehouse! You've still got us laughing! And thanks to Nick also, for a great job narrating! I love all of your Wodehouse narrations!

  • @marieljunggren8568
    @marieljunggren8568 Год назад +12

    I loved the gaffe after the end of this enjoyable story, where you burst into laughter at the lessening value of the tennis shoes! Re swans, I have myself been in a very similar situation. Very scary. And no Jeeveslike person in sight.

  • @sharonachrak3686
    @sharonachrak3686 3 года назад +29

    More Jeeves & Wooster please Nicky. I just love listening to you, you bloody genius! ❤️

  • @sierraseven3680
    @sierraseven3680 11 месяцев назад +6

    I have, myself, been attacked by a large male swan intent on protecting his mate and bevy of small cygnets. They were out for a sunny day's expedition on the pond near my house, and I was standing on the bank taking pictures. The male swam slowly up to me while I took several pictures of him, thinking how wonderfully friendly he was being. He drew his head back, and, before I came to my senses, snapped it forward, thwacking me solidly on the thigh. I fell backward in a state of some disarray and retreated, somehow retaining my grip on my camera. By the next day I had a black bruise bigger than my hand, and hobbled around like a person twice my age for nearly a week afterward.

  • @Jan-hf3cf
    @Jan-hf3cf Год назад +3

    I’m a late comer to Mr PG Wodehouse, I have completely fell in love with him and I’m 61! Where have I been 🤦‍♀️. Love love Nicky’s voice 👌🏼

  • @Aiko2-26-9
    @Aiko2-26-9 7 месяцев назад +3

    What a delightful tale and so very, very British. I love Jeeves. The story was so well read that each character came to life beautifully.

  • @vlad013
    @vlad013 3 года назад +20

    Love your reading: impeccable !

  • @katyvdb5993
    @katyvdb5993 2 месяца назад +1

    Wholly delightful, in storyline, delivery and turn of phrase (giving credit where credit is due, both to yourself and to the late Mr Wodehouse).

  • @cousinsister69
    @cousinsister69 3 года назад +6

    Just gorgeous. Lovely from beginning to end. Thank you. Hi from Oz! 👇💜🙃

  • @beckerabstracts
    @beckerabstracts 3 года назад +14

    I love these audio versions of Wodehouse. Thanks so much!

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +1

      Thank you Bridget, that's great. Another one coming tomorrow evening (uk time).

  • @user-bc5ns4wx1i
    @user-bc5ns4wx1i 3 года назад +5

    Right Ho, Geeves and Berty = Hello. Nick! Thanks a lot!

  • @Bizarro69
    @Bizarro69 3 года назад +62

    By no means do I wish to come off as a bobbin, but I must confess; were these glorious stories to be read with an American accent, the experience would be wholly different, much diminished in fact!

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +7

      Oh I don't know. Thanks though.

    • @mwatts-riley2688
      @mwatts-riley2688 3 года назад +4

      What's an AMERICAN accent? There is no such thing an American accent.
      I've never heard such a One. M. Illinois. 🇺🇸

    • @mwatts-riley2688
      @mwatts-riley2688 3 года назад +2

      @@Trickynickymarts oh. 😱
      Scottish accent; brilliant.
      M. 🇺🇸

    • @bjackins1879
      @bjackins1879 2 года назад +14

      "There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years." --Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady.

    • @angeladennis2879
      @angeladennis2879 2 года назад

      Obviously. Why does anyone want to think of America as English….might as well wonder about putting cowboys in Gloucestershire…

  • @craffte
    @craffte 3 месяца назад

    "hi hi hi HI! HI!!!" LOL this is so much fun. So brilliantly read. Such energy and each sentence is read like the person is standing in front of you relaying the story directly to you. An absolute GEM.

  • @earthcat
    @earthcat Год назад +4

    From now on, no one may read P.G. Wodehouse to me but you. You bring something extra special to the table. RAH THUH!

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  Год назад +1

      What a splendid thought for me to start the day on! Thank you.

    • @earthcat
      @earthcat Год назад

      @@Trickynickymarts 💖

  • @Joelswinger34
    @Joelswinger34 3 года назад +7

    Wonderful reading! Thank you!

  • @buniluvr
    @buniluvr 3 года назад +12

    You. - my dearest friend have showered me with the most delightful of readings, bringing to life every character’s nuance from your imaginative story telling. Encore!

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +1

      Very pleased you are having fun with them and thank. Encore coming soon!

  • @bayxpann-kayxacepilotforth7242
    @bayxpann-kayxacepilotforth7242 2 года назад +7

    In my opinion, your Wodehouse readings rival the great Jonathan Cecil's. You both have the ability to make me laugh out loud with your pitch-perfect delivery of the Wodehousian turns of phrase (although I prefer your interpretation of Jeeves and Wooster to his, in all honesty).
    P. S. More outtakes please, that bit at the end had me cracking up!

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  2 года назад

      Thank you! Pleased you enjoy them so much. More out-takes - ok, next time!

  • @superguinea
    @superguinea 10 месяцев назад +2

    I also love the speed with which you read. A nice unhurried pace. Perfect

  • @warrencraig6948
    @warrencraig6948 2 года назад +4

    Pie faced little thug cut me up.Tricky is the man to do this reading

  • @Rosemary2009
    @Rosemary2009 3 года назад +13

    Another fantastic reading! Thank you for brightening my day and what a great kick off to the New Year! I hope you are having a great day, Mr. Martin.

  • @BloobleBonker
    @BloobleBonker 3 года назад +9

    Beautifully read. One of PGW's absolute bestest!

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +3

      Thanks. And there's quite a bunch of bestest to choose from!

  • @gwendolyn2001
    @gwendolyn2001 3 года назад +5

    I have an MA in British lit and yet, never read Wodehouse. Thank you for a delightful introduction.

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +4

      Gwendolyn you have much catching up to do - get cracking!

    • @gwendolyn2001
      @gwendolyn2001 3 года назад +2

      @@Trickynickymarts I do and I will!

  • @asmrwithdora8464
    @asmrwithdora8464 5 месяцев назад +1

    Aww, bonus outtake at the end!

  • @angelatheriault8855
    @angelatheriault8855 2 года назад +3

    Delightful!

  • @raymondscat
    @raymondscat 3 года назад +4

    Many Thanks for this. It cheered us up greatly.

  • @chopsandarchie7015
    @chopsandarchie7015 3 года назад +4

    great stuff, well done and thanks

  • @carnitagroves7758
    @carnitagroves7758 15 дней назад

    Jeeves is my Dude! The blooper at the end was a cute way to close out. 😅

  • @MamaWolfof9
    @MamaWolfof9 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your laugh at the end! I needed that more than I can explain.

  • @EnTeaJay
    @EnTeaJay Год назад +1

    You are an exceptional performer. Congratulations and a huge thank you.

  • @Brian-nt1hh
    @Brian-nt1hh Месяц назад

    Paying attention to the use of ‘upper class’ manner for fun, priceless

  • @carolynkayhanson2524
    @carolynkayhanson2524 3 года назад +4

    Thank you! So fun. :D

  • @cindye8307
    @cindye8307 11 месяцев назад +1

    Oh my gosh, your reading is beyond perfect! So enjoyed this!

  • @chrisxour1101
    @chrisxour1101 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for this, it made my day!

  • @r4b32t11
    @r4b32t11 3 года назад +2

    Nick Martin IS SIR HIMSELF... Bliss..

  • @ginajennings1664
    @ginajennings1664 3 года назад +4

    Another fabulous performance.

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад

      Thank you Gina

    • @ginajennings1664
      @ginajennings1664 3 года назад +1

      Trickynicky Marts I was wondering are your audio books on CD's and for sale? And if so where can I buy them? I am an artist and I like to listen to audio books in the studio when I'm working.

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад

      Hi Gina, its very flattering that you would be willing to pay for my efforts - thank you! But I really only do it as an amateur and so nothing is set up on cd or for payment. I think there is a way to download from YT. I can check. Out of interest, what do you create in your studio?

    • @ginajennings1664
      @ginajennings1664 3 года назад +1

      Trickynicky Marts I work in watercolor, and acrylic mostly. I paint portraits, some people and some pets. And I just finished a commission for a seascape that I think turned out quit nice..... and I must say, you have a wonderful voice and are quite talented at narration. If you should so choose I am sure an audio book publisher would snap you up. We in the RUclips community are quite fortunate to listen you your work for free. And I for one am grateful to have discovered your channel.

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад

      Sounds like you are very productive on the painting front! Thank you for the kind words on the stories and free is fine with me. Cheers

  • @stationaryc1688
    @stationaryc1688 3 года назад +2

    Loved it!! Thanks😁👍

  • @aircastles1013
    @aircastles1013 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for another one!

  • @user-di2er6cw2j
    @user-di2er6cw2j 3 года назад +6

    Happy to see this on my screen the first thing in the morning!

  • @tedar3986
    @tedar3986 3 года назад +3

    Yay Nick! Excellent as always! Hope all is well w/you & fam. Blessings fr Nashville yall! ✝️✌️❤️🙏🏼 (Love the outtakes😂)

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +1

      Thanks, all well here and you too I hope. I had forgotten that little bit I slipped in at the end. Yes, sometimes the turn of phrase make its hard to keep a straight furrow! Cheers

  • @judeirwin2222
    @judeirwin2222 Год назад +1

    Well, that was a vain hope. The reader doesn’t know how to pronounce “sagacity”.
    I love the description of the Right Hon. being a tubby man who looked as though he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say, “when”.

  • @karenzak6627
    @karenzak6627 7 месяцев назад

    I certainly agree that this wouldn't have the same impact without the accent, the unique words and phrases that are all strictly British... I tried sharing some with my husband, but he just got confused... Quickly. 😊

  • @SandyRivers-dr3uy
    @SandyRivers-dr3uy 8 месяцев назад

    Now I've discovered this and am so happy about it. So thoroughly enjoyable. I'm going to tell my kids & others about P. G. Woodhouse and Jeeves.

  • @indianatone218
    @indianatone218 3 года назад +4

    got first one in ! nicely done .

  • @Canalcoholic
    @Canalcoholic 2 года назад +3

    You endeavour to give satisfaction, and succeed once again. Tinkety tonk.

  • @jehriko7525
    @jehriko7525 3 года назад +2

    I'm laughing my a*@ off listening to this book, which is great so far btw,. But the way they speak for some reason is so hilarious, for example "that's precisely what I was endeavouring to convey" made me die laughing cause nobody would say that, thanks for uploading!

  • @juliawitt3813
    @juliawitt3813 3 года назад +1

    As always, a great audiobook..... 🙏

  • @nikolayan9622
    @nikolayan9622 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hello Sir.
    I hope you are doing well.
    More Jeeves and Wooster please!

  • @ibosquez5238
    @ibosquez5238 Год назад

    I love this video and story, especially the blooper at the end. 😊
    Thanks, Irma from Texas

  • @vecchio1066
    @vecchio1066 4 месяца назад

    "There is no time at which ties do not matter." 😊

  • @lindadobson9854
    @lindadobson9854 3 года назад +2

    Thank you 🌸🌷💐

  • @historybuff7137
    @historybuff7137 6 месяцев назад

    I love Jeeves's responses, hilarious.

  • @lidiaadobato7822
    @lidiaadobato7822 2 года назад +3

    Don't you dream of having a Jeeves by your side, at least once a week, to help you clarify some blurry corners?

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  2 года назад

      I think my blurry corners may need at least twice a week!

    • @lidiaadobato7822
      @lidiaadobato7822 2 года назад

      To tell you the truth, living in Argentina requires a daily Jeeves.

  • @TGrose-gm3nh
    @TGrose-gm3nh 2 месяца назад

    thank you, thank you, thank you 😊

  • @glorisyoung9696
    @glorisyoung9696 7 месяцев назад

    Bravo!

  • @tommoso55
    @tommoso55 3 года назад +2

    Thank you 😊

  • @johnwilliams22
    @johnwilliams22 11 месяцев назад

    Wonderful 👍

  • @AjatiMimi
    @AjatiMimi 3 года назад +3

    I enjoyed it a lot. Could you please do "Getting Married" by A. A. Milne?

  • @nelled6240
    @nelled6240 8 дней назад

    Thank you

  • @titusjonasneffe
    @titusjonasneffe 3 года назад +2

    hooray for the swan!

  • @bernardmarsh4133
    @bernardmarsh4133 Год назад

    Brilliant

  • @luluappler
    @luluappler 3 года назад +2

    thank you
    will savour this one for later
    "Never tickle a Tiger " is marvellous
    (unfortunately comments are off to leave a comment)

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +2

      Cheers. Ah well when you say its made for children, YT don't allow comments.

  • @gda295
    @gda295 3 года назад +1

    very nice

  • @robbiebunge859
    @robbiebunge859 4 месяца назад

    I can only picture Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry

  • @user-di2er6cw2j
    @user-di2er6cw2j 2 года назад

    "...further supply of neck in our direction" )

  • @rickiandavis
    @rickiandavis 2 года назад +1

    sounds quite a bit like Stephen Fry

  • @mwatts-riley2688
    @mwatts-riley2688 3 года назад +1

    So
    He finally revealed Bingo Little to be His best friend. 👦 I always thought it was Gussy Finknottke. Huh. For years the qu swirled on who was Berdie.s bestie.
    Now I can sleep 🛌
    m. Illinois 🇺🇸

    • @catpyjamas
      @catpyjamas 2 года назад

      If you read/listen to more of Bertie's stories, you'll find that he more or less doesn't really like Gussie, but he has this sort of grudging loyalty to him because they went to the same school before university. Usually he refers to him as a fish faced freak, a poop, and just with general disapproval because Gussie doesn't drink and is a bit too invested in his newts. I'd say he likes Gussie least of all his friends, but they all have a tendency to land him in the soup. He himself isn't a whole lot better though, he's landed them in the soup a few times as well.

  • @superguinea
    @superguinea 3 года назад +3

    You’re the best ever. Even better than Richard Brier

  • @timmy18135
    @timmy18135 2 года назад

    25:45🍇

  • @spikemcnock8310
    @spikemcnock8310 Год назад

    Most excellent ol bean...

  • @rosainecalmeyer4428
    @rosainecalmeyer4428 Год назад

    I don’t understand the above comment, but why do Wooster’s friends always sound like Yorkshire farmers instead of Eton and Oxford graduates?

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  Год назад

      I wouldn't say Yorkshire but I know what you mean. I thought it would be a bit bland if everyone sounded the same - and maybe they didn't. Thanks.

  • @MarciaMatthews
    @MarciaMatthews 9 месяцев назад

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @KS-km8tj
    @KS-km8tj 3 года назад +1

    Why are the definite and indefinite articles being accented as the main point of the sentences?
    "a" becomes AYE and "the" becomes THEE. These are parts of speech to help the flow, but are increasingly becoming the focus.

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +1

      Well, I suppose we all have different ways of speaking and it changes over time. I am sure Bertie would have actually spoken in a very different way to my portrayal.

    • @libbyworkman1666
      @libbyworkman1666 3 года назад +1

      @@Trickynickymarts I like your way of speaking just fine.

    • @mavisemberson8737
      @mavisemberson8737 2 года назад

      Typical of the social class of the period!

  • @adzdahlman9724
    @adzdahlman9724 3 года назад

    why is RUclips not responding

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад

      Try closing and re-opening.

    • @adzdahlman9724
      @adzdahlman9724 3 года назад

      @@Trickynickymarts my phone's to blame ; it's senile whilst trying to cope with my ever more ingenious ways to overload its pathetic memory . New device - when I can be arsed .

  • @judeirwin2222
    @judeirwin2222 Год назад

    I do hope the reader doesn’t mangle this book with mispronunciations.

  • @FigaroHey
    @FigaroHey 3 года назад

    Slow reader. Too slow.

    • @Trickynickymarts
      @Trickynickymarts  3 года назад +3

      No problem, you can speed up playback as fast as you want through YT settings.

    • @adzdahlman9724
      @adzdahlman9724 3 года назад

      Me too thinking same - lightening wit doesn't slow down well .

    • @eduardo_corrochio
      @eduardo_corrochio 3 года назад +7

      There's an old proverb about casting pearls before swine; it comes to mind after seeing a comment like this.

    • @libbyworkman1666
      @libbyworkman1666 3 года назад +3

      @Figaro Hey! Maybe you could buy the book and read it at a speed more to your liking.

    • @jerryjohnson8485
      @jerryjohnson8485 2 года назад +2

      .....in order not to leave you very far behind, we don't want you lost between the words 🤨