Just William: No.1 (BBC Radio Collection)

I don't know if my nine year old daughter will be telling her school mates how much she likes them though, but in the privacy of the car she loves it. My six year old daughter, less self conscious, is an open fan.

Oh I say old boy, they really are splendid.


This story can be listened to again and again.   January 22, 2002
 10 out of 10 found this review helpful

This tape must be almost worn out the number of times our son, 8, has listened to it. Just William is beautifully read by Martin Jarvis. He evokes memories of reading of the story myself but more importantly has enthused our son into reading the books for himself. William's antics appeal to a boy's sense of adventure and mischief.


Doesn't hold the attention of our 6 & 9 year olds in the car   January 10, 2002
 2 out of 17 found this review helpful

I thought tales about a naughty school boy would go down well with my 9 year old son who is like that himself but whenever I play it on long journeys he and his sister (aged 6) never listen for more than about 5 minutes so I've never heard enough to judge it from an adult perpective! It seems a pity as Martin Jarvis is a good reader but perhaps not for modern children. They are quite capable of paying attention to Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter for hours on end, though!


an all round accound.   December 30, 2000
 4 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book features all of the comicle characters we know and love. Just one of these sensational storys is "The Show," and there is just as much fun and frolic in this one as the rest!


Just Wonderful!   September 4, 2000
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Martin Jarvis manages to capture the character of the eponymous William perfectly. All the voices he gives the characters are, I'm sure, just as Richmal Crompton intended them.

Having read all the 'Just William' books as a child, even now I sometimes re-read them, it is wonderful to be able to listen to them reproduced so faithfully.

Superb. More please.