Anthony Buckeridge

When Jennings arrives at Linbury Court Preparatory School, he soon discovers he has much to learn, especially as the other boys seem to be talking in a different language! Spivish ozard! But before long Jennings becomes a celebrity, after an escape from the school grounds and a riotous attempt to enliven a fire practice.

Jennings Goes to School

Jennings Joins the Search Party

Stephen Fry

Read by Stephen Fry. Talking Book. (BBC Radio Collection).

Jennings

Jennings and Darbishire discover a mysterious stranger, and believe he is a spy. Armed with a lemonade bottle and some chalk dust, their attempts to turn detective go astray. Then, there is the abominable snow-cat and the incident with Mr Wilkin's vases. It's going to be difficult to stay out of trouble this term. - Fantabulous!

Just Like Jennings

Jennings decides to build huts out of reeds and branches. He and Darbishire are thrilled with them. They include a patented ventilating shaft, a special drainage canal and a pontoon suspension bridge! Things go horribly wrong when he is put in charge of Elmer, the treasured goldfish, and even worse when the Head visits. Gruesome hornswoggler!

Jennings' Little Hut

Seven More Plays for Radio

Jennings Breaks the Record

‘Dear Miss Thorpe, We hope you are quite well. We are very sorry we did not do your leaflets very well owing to strong winds. Darbishire has some new laces so we will give you your elastic band back when we come, but it has got stretched a bit owing to Darbishire’s shoe?’ When Linbury goes green, Jennings and Darbishire offer to do their bit for the environment and are given the task of distributing leaflets. Unfortunately, Darbishire’s shoelace refuses to stay tied and, using his initiative, Jennings removes the rubber band holding the leaflets together and performs an emergency shoelace repair. All seems fine, until a gust of wind hurls the leaflets over Marina Gardens. The residents are none too pleased, and it’s poor Mr Wilkins who’s going to get the blame? ‘Addle-pated eyewash!’

Jennings Again

The boys at Linbury Court Prep are eager to speed up space travel. Jennings' task is to find a suitable helmet. But is it really a good idea to take a dome-shaped glass-case, which housed a stuffed woodpecker? Petrified paintpots! Jennings and Darbishire's luck is in when they attempt to apprehend a suspected burglar? Bat-witted clodpoll!

According to Jennings

When Jennings and Darbishire discover a hibernating hedgehog they are intrigued and decide to rescue it. But things rarely go to plan, and after a series of mishaps involving Miss Thorpe's puppy and a bottle of Ants. Then, Anti-Escaping Fluid, and Jennings is left wondering whether Old Sleepy will make it through the winter. 'Clueless clodpoll!'

Jennings Report

Prehistoric clodpoll! Rule nine million and forty-seven: Any boy beetling into class with twelve slippery raw fish shall be detained. Jennings has turned journalist and sets off to the cove to see a French fishing vessel. His dreadful French ends with a gift of raw fish, and the worst place to hide it is Mr Wilkins chimney! Frantic hoo-hah!

Anthony Buckeridge

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