He and his adherents wear black shorts.’ ‘Footer bags, you mean?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘How perfectly foul.” By the time Spode formed his association, there were no shirts left.
By the way, when you say “shorts”, you mean “shirts”, of course.’ ‘No.
That chin…Those eyes…And, for the matter of that, that moustache. ‘Well, I’m dashed! I thought he was something of that sort. I couldn’t have made a better shot, if I had been one of those detectives who see a chap walking along the street and deduce that he is a retired manufacturer of poppet valves named Robinson with rheumatism in one arm, living at Clapham. The moment I had set eyes on Spode, if you remember, I had said to myself ‘What ho! A Dictator!’ and a Dictator he had proved to be. His general idea, if he doesn’t get knocked on the head with a bottle in one of the frequent brawls in which he and his followers indulge, is to make himself a Dictator.’ ‘Well, I’m blowed!’ I was astounded at my keenness of perception. I intend to download many more PG Wodehouse audio books but I will assiduously avoid any read by Nicolas Coster.“Don’t you ever read the papers? Roderick Spode is the founder and head of the Saviours of Britain, a Fascist organization better known as the Black Shorts. This has already been done brilliantly with Hugh Lawrie and Stephen Fry taking on the two main roles in perfect performances. No one not even in the landed Edwardian era spoke in quite such an affected style.Ĭould you see The Code of the Woosters being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be? This started off as comic, then began to grate a little and finally became very, very annoying. For instance Dahlia (as in Aunt Dahlia) became Darlia crossed became crawssed and worst of all ass became arse. I found the ultra affected style of the reading appalling. What didn’t you like about Nicolas Coster’s performance? The writing is brilliant and the similies are masterpieces. The way it twists and turns to get poor Bertie deeper and deeper in the mire until he is finally rescued by Jeeves.and all ends well. One of my favourite books by a favourite author. What did you like best about The Code of the Woosters? What did you like least? Wonderful book - shame about the narrator.
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