Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. Nothing spectacular or epic, but a nice light-hearted listen. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. It's what I call a first-rate second-rate production. The music and songs are mostly very good, if you're not looking for west end or Broadway standard perhaps. As can be expected from the BBC, the production is smooth and highly professional. Having not read more than a little of the book, I can't comment on how good an adaptation this is, though musicals are almost traditionally fast and loose with their source material. It's perhaps surprising that radio musicals aren't more common, though of course the medium does preclude the dancing and costumes which usually attend such shows. Gregg I have only vaguely heard of, but his talent is clear given that he not only starred in but wrote this production. Narrator Ian Carmichael, the quintessential English. Frederics, a Detailed Map of Tour, and a Photo of the Three Men Jerome K. Philips and Horne are of course familiar radio voices, and splendid comic turns. Narrated by: Ian Carmichael Length 5 hrs and 53 mins Series Three Men, Book 1 Critic Reviews. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog): New Illustrated Edition with 67 Original Drawings by A. Leslie Philips, Kenneth Horne and Hubert Gregg delight as three eccentric and less than competent friends, who seem to be going through an Victorian/Edwardian mid-life crisis.
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