Jeeves and Wooster : Carry on Jeeves
Wavemaker Cards 11 episodes Mar 23, 2026
This podcast presents an audio performance of P.G. Wodehouse's 'Carry On, Jeeves,' a collection of ten classic short stories. It follows the witty escapades of Bertie Wooster and his resourceful valet Jeeves as they navigate romantic entanglements, family dramas, and financial scrapes. Narrated by Iain Wood, the production brings Wodehouse's sparkling prose to life with charm and humour. The podcast is produced by Wavemaker Cards Audio.
Episodes
A Jolly Introduction
Armed with amateur dramatics training (which my drama teacher once described as “spirited, if nothing else”), a media production degree from the era when editing involved actual scissors, and a voice that suggests I was raised in a home where one could be grounded for mispronouncing “scone,” I find myself oddly well‑suited to narrating Jeeves and Wooster.My mother—who treated Hyacinth Bucket not a
01. Jeeves takes charge : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
Bertie meets Jeeves for the first time in this story. Florence Craye, Bertie's fiancée, wants him to destroy his uncle's scandalous memoirs. Find out more about this story here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves_Takes_Charge
02. The artistic career of Corky : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
The artist Corky, a friend of Bertie's, wants to get approval from his uncle to marry his fiancée Muriel. To help Corky, Jeeves proposes a plan that involves books about American birds. Find out more about this story here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Artistic_Career_of_Corky
03. Jeeves and the unbidden guest : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
In the story, Bertie is instructed to look after Motty, the sheltered son of an aristocratic friend of Aunt Agatha, but has difficulty keeping Motty out of trouble.Find out more about this story herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves_and_the_Unbidden_Guest
04. Jeeves and the hard boiled egg : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
A friend of Bertie, "Bicky" Bickersteth, gets into financial trouble in the story. Jeeves proposes a scheme to help Bicky that involves Bicky's uncle and a convention of men from Birdsburg,Find out more about this story herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves_and_the_Hard-boiled_Egg
05. The Aunt and the Sluggard : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
In the story, Bertie's friend Rocky, a reclusive poet who dislikes city life, needs help from Bertie and Jeeves when he is instructed by his aunt to go to exciting parties in New York and write letters to her about them.Find out more about this story herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aunt_and_the_Sluggard
06. The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
Bertie's forgetful friend Biffy loses the woman he loves after he forgets her surname and address. He asks Bertie for help when he inadvertently gets engaged to the formidable Honoria Glossop instead.Find out morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rummy_Affair_of_Old_Biffy
07. Without the option : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
Bertie must take the place of his friend Oliver "Sippy" Sipperley at the country house of the unfriendly Pringle family after he inadvertently gets Sippy arrested.Find out morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_the_Option
08. Fixing it for Freddie : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
Bertie tries to reunite his friend Freddie Bullivant with Freddie's ex-fiancée, Elizabeth Vickers. To accomplish this, Bertie comes up with a scheme involving a child he saw Elizabeth playing with, though this scheme does not go as planned.Find out morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixing_it_for_Freddie
09. Clustering round young Bingo : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
The wife of Bertie's friend Bingo Little wants a new housemaid, Bertie's Aunt Dahlia wants a new cook, and Bingo is worried about an embarrassing article his wife is writing about him for Aunt Dahlia's magazine.Find out more herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clustering_Round_Young_Bingo
10. Bertie changes his mind : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
It is the only Jeeves story narrated from the perspective of Jeeves.[1] In the story, Jeeves becomes concerned after Bertie starts considering living with his sister and three nieces. He arranges for Bertie to speak to an audience of young girls.The story includes references to Bertie’s sister, Mrs. Scholfield; this is the only mention of Bertie having a sibling in the Jeeves canon.Find out moreht
Introduction to The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
The Inimitable Jeeves — Chapter-by-Chapter Breakdown of how these episodes will be presented in the podcastChapters 1 and 2: “Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum” and “No Wedding Bells for Bingo.” These form the story Jeeves in the Springtime.Chapters 3 and 4: “Aunt Agatha Speaks Her Mind” and “Pearls Mean Tears.” These form Aunt Agatha Takes the Count.Chapters 5 and 6: “The Pride of the Woosters Is
Jeeves in the Springtime : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
"Jeeves in the Springtime" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in The Strand Magazine in December 1921 in London, and in Cosmopolitan in New York that same month. The story was also included in the 1923 collection The Inimitable Jeeves as two separate chapters, "Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum" and "No
Aunt Agatha takes the Count : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
"Aunt Agatha Takes the Count" (also published as "Aunt Agatha Makes a Bloomer") is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in The Strand Magazine in London in April 1922, and then in Cosmopolitan in New York in October 1922. The story was also included in the 1923 collection The Inimitable Jeeves as two separat
Scoring off Jeeves : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
Bertie's pride is wounded and in the absence of Jeeves as he takes a holiday he decides to aid Bingo in his pursuit of none other than Honoria Glossop"Scoring off Jeeves" (also published as "Bertie Gets Even") is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, that features a young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in The Strand Magazine in London in February 1922,[1] and t
Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
"Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (also published as "Jeeves the Blighter") is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in The Strand Magazine in London in March 1922, and then in Cosmopolitan in New York in April 1922. The story was also included in the 1923 collection The Inimitable Jeeves as two separate chapters
Jeeves and the Chump Cyril : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
"Jeeves and the Chump Cyril" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in New York in June 1918, and in The Strand Magazine in London in August 1918.[1] It was also included in the 1923 collection The Inimitable Jeeves as two separate chapters, "A Letter of Introduction" and "Start
Comrade Bingo : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
"Comrade Bingo" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in The Strand Magazine in London in May 1922, and in Cosmopolitan in New York that same month. The story was also included in the 1923 collection The Inimitable Jeeves as two separate chapters, "Comrade Bingo" and "Bingo Has a Bad Goodwood".[1]In the st
The Great Sermon Handicap : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, performed by Iain Wood
"The Great Sermon Handicap" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in The Strand Magazine in London in June 1922, and then in Cosmopolitan in New York that same month. The story was also included in the collection The Inimitable Jeeves as two separate stories.[1]In the story, Bertie and others make bets on
