Synopsis: Let yourself be swept away into strange lands and fabulous kingdoms full of eccentric characters that appeal to adults and children alike. There is a silly King Herbert XII, who hits people with haddocks and sits in a fountain shouting ‘Radishes!’ there is a Glass Cupboard, which teaches a valuable lesson about our fragile earth. Then there is Dr Bonocolus, who gets a call from the Devil’s sales rep, the dreaded Ship of Bones, and a herring who knows ‘everything there is to know’. These stories blend fantasy, morality and humour with mystery and magic, sadness and silliness, creating adventures that will be listened to and enjoyed again and again.
Review: As a scriptwriter for the BBC, and a member of the Monty Python team, Terry Jones experience of writing comedy is evident in these hilarious stories which were recorded in 1982 but rediscovered and released as an audio book in 1999. Also featured are Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, Michael Hordern, Joan Greenwood and Tim Rice. Together they form a side-splitting cast each reading a separate story in their own characteristic way.
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