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Jess is in a fix. She has to write a letter to Edouard, her French exchange, before he comes to visit, and her normal ability to write charismatic, charming and seductive letters has deserted her. But there is an even worse problem. She has to send a photo. The idea fills Jess with a special sort of fear. But she has a solution - a digitally enhanced solution - and who better to ask to help than her best mate Fred?

It''s only when you''ve stopped laughing that you realise in addition to being incredibly funny, Sue Limb has dealt seamlessly with the bigger themes of friendship and loyalty

Fans will lap up this prequel as it charts Fred and Jess''s relationship - and Jess''s relationships with others - before Fred and Jess actually get together. The whole book sparkles with Sue Limb''s characteristic wit and humour, and will send fans racing to read the rest of the books in the series.

Disaster! Jess tried to hide her horror. Her mum frowned. ''What''s wrong, sweetheart? It''s what you''ve always wanted!''

Jess''s mum has finally given in and arranged a trip to see Jess''s dad. But this is so the wrong moment: Jess has just got it together with Fred, and in an incredibly romantic way he has scraped money together to get them both tickets to the hottest music festival . . . but instead Jess is going on a road trip with her mum and her grandmother (and her grandfather, but he doesn''t quite count as he is ashes in an urn).

Jess is keen to keep in touch with Fred by text while she is away, but after a while he just stops responding. And her best friend Flora is now going to the exact same music festival Jess was supposed to go to! Jess can''t help her paranoia about Fred working overtime. If Jess isn''t careful, her worries are going to completely spoil her much-wanted visit to her dad. But when she gets there, it turns out that everybody has a surprise for each other. Needless to say, some work out better than others . . .

In this sequel Sue Limb has surpassed herself. The writing is still fresh, funny and effervescent, but at the same time Sue has captured the difficult, prickly but, above all, loving relationship between a daughter and her parents.

Girl, 15, Charming But Insane, huge bum, massive ears, seeks ... Well, seeks Ben Jones, but failing that, large Muslim-type burka garment to cover her deformities.

Life can be trying when your best friend is a goddess, you are a woeful underachiever, and Ben Jones won''t even look in your direction. Painfully spot on, Girl, 15 reveals with Technicolor precision the agony and the ecstasy (and the embarrassment) of being a teenager. With razor-sharp observation and deadpan humour we are offered a privileged peek at the life of Jess, 15, charming, but most definitely insane. This novel has a unique voice and humour that will make you want to read it again and again - if you can bring yourself to put it down in the first place.

Zoe and Chloe. Chloe and Zoe. The two are inseparable. Even though they often drive each other crazy they are best of friends. And at the moment they have an immediate problem. Who are they going to persuade to take them to the Earthquake Ball - the ball of the year? Being Zoe and Chloe they have left this important task till one week before the ball. Time is running out. And being Zoe and Chloe they don''t resort to run of the mill measures . . .

This is the perfect next read for all those avid fans of Sue Limb''s Girl, 15 series. Set at the same school, with Jess and Flora even making cameo appearances, fans will sink with cries of glee into the familiar humour and the toe-curlingly embarrassing crises that Sue Limb effortlessly and convincingly creates for her characters.

The first in a series of three books featuring Zoe and Chloe

Zoe and Chloe have already survived one threat to their friendship in the form of the devilish Beast, who toyed cruelly with Chloe''s affections. Now the girls are back on track and hatching a plan to go down to Newquay, rent a caravan and have a great time. But first they need to earn some cash, which they do via much back-breaking work growing veg for a farmer''s market stall.

Finally they get to Newquay . . . Bliss! Freedom! So why does the terrible Beast have to turn up? Zoe is furious. But does Beast have a - up till now very much hidden - soft centre? It''s time to have a rethink on the nature of the Beast . . .

Ruby''s mum is sick . . . or is she? It''s very upsetting when your parents don''t tell you what''s going on. And Ruby''s not the only one who''s upset. Yasmin gets a nasty shock when someone sends her an anonymous email.

Fortunately Holly Helvellyn, Goth teen idol and generally Miss Amazing (except for that miserable boyfriend she now drags around), is on hand to cheer Ruby up, but even she doesn''t have the answers to everything. The truth will out eventually, though . . .

A new boy at school causes great excitement among Ruby''s friends, especially Yasmin. She won''t shut up about him. As if Ruby hasn''t got better things to think about! A lesson on careers has got her wondering about her future. If being a Robin Hood gangsta doesn''t work out, what will she do?

Only when abandoned alone in a forest during a school trip does Ruby finally manage to escape all that boring boy talk. And there she makes the first in a series of surprising and exciting discoveries . . .

Accurate and funny portrayals of the difficulties of being the youngest in the family, and the trials and tribulations of having a moody older brother and a bossy best friend . . .

Ruby''s off to the seaside with Mum, Dad and Mum''s work friend Deb and her family. It''s soon clear that Ruby and Sasha, Deb''s daughter, have absolutely nothing in common, so when Sasha does decide to take a sudden interest in monkeys in an evil attempt at one-upmanship, this can mean only one thing: REVENGE.

It''s a good job Dad wants to teach Ruby to swim, as it gives them both an escape from Sasha and her family. Well, it would be a good idea if he didn''t almost drown her!

Ruby is pressurised by Yasmin into having a Midsummer sleepover at her house - but will her parents agree to it? And where will they all sleep? And if she can''t invite everyone, who''s in and who''s out? It''d have be kept a huge secret . . . What a nightmare!

Ruby digs herself into ever deeper holes as she tries to keep everyone happy. Will she manage to pull it off with friendships and family relationships intact?

It''s just not fair! Ruby''s family won''t let her have a pet. Well, any decent pets, anyway. Her dad''s got this awful cat allergy and her mum thinks it''s cruel to leave a dog alone in the house all day. Ruby is furious - but determined.

Then she meets Horatio, one of the kittens belonging to Yasmin''s neighbour. It''s love at first sight, and Ruby starts making plans for the arrival of the new secret family member . . .

It''s Yasmin''s birthday and Ruby, short of money, makes her the most wonderful home-made card ever. Yasmin''s best present, though, is a set of windup false teeth, which Ruby borrows, but which never make it home - well, not in one piece, anyway.

Oh dear. Plagued with guilt, Ruby''s convinced Yasmin will never forgive her and can''t face ''fessing up straight away. Life always seems to get so complicated for our Ruby!

A much-needed series for all those tom-boy girls out there!

Ruby''s teacher asks Ruby and Yasmin to look after a new girl at school. Her name is Lauren, and it is not long before she manages to upset the uneasy equilibrium between the two best friends. Ruby resents the way Yasmin often waltzes off, leaving her to entertain the extremely shy Lauren.

Meanwhile, back home Ruby is under pressure to accept Tiffany as brother Joe''s girlfriend, not least because Holly seems to have got together with another boy. However, St Valentine''s promises some fun events and an opportunity for a little Valentine card devilment to relieve Ruby from all this relationship stress and get back at Yasmin. Of course, things do not go exactly according to plan and Ruby soon finds herself in rather hot water . . .

Winter is closing in, and with it comes a new set of problems. Ruby is afraid of the dark, and older brother Joe enjoys taking advantage of this by giving her scares whenever he can. The fabulous Holly points out that everyone is afraid of something. True as this turns out to be, it doesn''t really help Ruby, especially when she discovers that her babysitter is even more afraid of the dark than she is!

On top of that, it''s the school play and Ruby also has to confront her stage fright. And then, when things really can''t get any worse, Joe is still going out with that awful girl, Tiffany. Why, oh why, won''t he come to his senses, dump her and go out with the wacky, witty and wonderful Holly?

Ruby Rogers is about to turn ten. She wants to be a gangster when she grows up. She also wants nothing more than a tree house for her birthday. Problem is, there aren''t any trees in her garden, and her family laugh off the idea. Ruby''s furious, but then life takes a turn for the better when, through her best friend Yasmin, she meets Holly Helvellyn, a super-cool Gothic girl who''s friends with Yasmin''s older sister. It turns out Holly rather fancies Ruby''s older brother Joe - the brooding artist in the sixth-form who has a strange habit of talking in newspaper headlines.

One day Holly asks Ruby to steal something from Joe''s bedroom for a joke, setting off a chain of events that culminate in some very unexpected but pleasant surprises . . .

Ruby is determined to get her moody older brother Joe to fall for wonderful Holly. Despite her best efforts to engineer a number of promising situations for them, a series of unexpected setbacks and disasters thwart her efforts - some due to Joe''s personality, some due to Holly''s, some due to the sheer cussedness of the universe.

At least Ruby can be assured of her best friend Yasmin''s loyalty and devotion, especially now they''ve formed their own secret society. Or can she?

Relationships! Why bother? With the knowledge that only a couple of full-blooded blazing rows with her best friend and brother can be in store, Ruby is tempted to retire to her tree house and live with her monkeys for the rest of her life.

Sisters Alison and Maud are joint landladies of the Abbeyfield Guest House, dispensing hospitality to a variety of demanding clients while also looking after their irascible, bedridden father downstairs in the granny flat. Dreamy ornithologist Alison has just moved back from Bloomsbury, while Maud ran a 3000-acre farm in Africa - but neither sibling is really up to the task of managing a B&B, and chaos generally ensues.In these two series, Alison has the hots for their accountant, Bernard - and is the reluctant object of a courtship display from a fellow bird-fancier; Maud comes up trumps in the middle of the night (but what will the guests make of what''s in the saucepan?) and handyman Mr Mullet and the Bishop of Norwich get a little too close for comfort over tea. Meanwhile, the landladies'' daddy complains about his new orthopaedic mattress, battles with hallucinogenic fungus and chips and prepares for his 85th birthday party - but what form will the celebrations take?Sue Limb''s sitcom stars Denise Coffey as Alison and Miriam Margolyes as Maud, with Joss Ackland as Father and Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard.Written by Sue LimbProduced by Jonathan James-MooreStarring Denise Coffey as Alison and Miriam Margolyes as MaudCastFather - Joss AcklandMr Mullett/Brian - Chris EmmettBernard/Mr Ducket - Geoffrey WhiteheadMarina - Phyllida NashLeslie - Nickolas GraceMrs Ducket - Judy FlynnThe Bishop of Norwich - Nicholas Le ProvostJane - Jane SellarsFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 13 December 2002-17 January 2003 (Series 1), 15 March-19 April 2004 (Series 2)

An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the shadow of the Long MyndWritten by Sue Limb (Gloomsbury, Skeletons in the Cupboard), this pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.We join them in September - the start of the farming year - as daughter Megan, a brainy ''plain Jane'', sets her sights on Mr Bootle - only to find he''s really just interested in birdwatching. December brings ''Goose-Feathering Night'' - but Megan''s determined to save Gudrun from a plucking. February finds her desperate to get into Oxford University but fearing rejection: could the creepy Mr Jenkins offer a solution? There are ructions in April, as her desire to escape the farm and become a student leads to a confrontation; while June sees a storm descend on the village, and the talk turns electric. And, as August arrives and the harvest is gathered in, Megan spurns the Carnival Queen contest in favour of a visit to Nana...BAFTA-winning actress and comedian Rebecca Front (The Thick of It, Lewis, Avenue 5) stars as Megan, with Geoffrey Whitehead as Mr Jones, Lisbeth Miles as Ma Jones, Matthew Morgan as Owen, Michael Fenton Stevens as Mr Bootle and Nickolas Grace as Mr Jenkins.In addition to Four Joneses and a Jenkins, this release includes a bonus programme: From Gorsemere to Gloomsbury: The Literary Lunancy of Sue Limb. In a three-hour guided tour through the worlds that flow from the pen of dramatist Sue Limb, Shaun Ley discusses the ideas and inspiration behind Sue''s writing with the author herself, and chats with regular cast members including Nigel Planer and Miriam Margolyes. Featuring episodes from Sue''s hit series The Wordsmiths of Gorsemere, Gloomsbury, The Sit Crom and Alison & Maud. Four Joneses and a Jenkins was produced by Jonathan James-MooreCastMr Jones - Geoffrey WhiteheadMa Jones - Lisbeth MilesMegan - Rebecca FrontOwen - Matthew MorganMr Bootle - Michael Fenton StevensMr Jenkins - Nickolas GraceFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 11 August-15 September 2000

Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks and Nigel Planer star in this tale of two sisters - and a mysterious stranger.Not long after their mother''s death, sisters Maureen and Lesley are packing up their family home. It''s a painful duty, with Maureen trying to control the worst of Lesley''s projectile lamenting. Then a strange man knocks at the door and introduces himself as David Johnson, a friend of Maureen''s neighbour. He''d like to view the house if they are thinking of selling - which Maureen definitely is.But Lesley has other ideas and, behind Maureen''s back, offers David their mother''s old bedroom as a pied-a-terre. Gradually, he forces his way into the sisters'' lives, turning up at inopportune moments and constantly getting in their hair. As they both become increasingly fed up with him, Maureen and Lesley put aside their differences and unite to try and find out exactly who this David Johnson is, and what he is hiding.But when his secret is finally revealed, the sisters are in for a shock. The situation is about to get really out of hand...Created by acclaimed writer and broadcaster Sue Limb, of Gloomsbury fame, this blackly comic sitcom stars Alison Steadman as Maureen, Morwenna Banks as Lesley and Nigel Planer as David.CastMaureen........................Alison SteadmanLesley........................Morwenna BanksDavid........................Nigel PlanerWritten by Sue LimbProduced and Directed by Jamie RixProduction Coordinator: Frances TottStudio Manager: Simon CouzensExecutive Producer: Clive BrillA Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 October-8 November 2019 (Series 1) and 15 January-5 February 2021 (Series 2)©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Comedy about the ruling family of Renaissance Italy''s most inconsequential city-stateIn Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress, and his three disappointing - if not outright humiliating - sons.As well as having to manage the ever-increasing tributes demanded by the Pope, Prince Ludovico must also contend with feeble conscripts in search of war booty, getting on the pilgrim map, fake currency, religious battles, and worst of all, English tourists. Can they keep their family together despite the chaos of their lives?Perfect for fans of Blackadder and The Castle, the brilliant comedy cast includes David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco and Paul Bigley as Alessandro, as well as Saskia Wickham, Nick Romero, Christopher Kelham and Kim Wall.Production creditsDevised by Neal AnthonyWritten by Neal Anthony, Roger Danes and Sue LimbProduced by Helen Williams and Dawn EllisCastLudovico - David SwiftPlethora - Sian PhillipsFrancesco - Graham CrowdenAlessandro - Paul BigleyRosalie - Saskia WickhamSalvatore - Nick RomeroGuido - Christopher KelhamBrother Michael/Father Ignazio - Kim WallLord Luton - Nicholas GraceSeries 1 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001Series 2 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Miriam Margolyes and Alison Steadman star in the fourth BBC Radio 4 series of Sue Limb''s wickedly funny parody of the Bloomsbury Group.''... one of the funniest, slyest, most naughtily inventive and brilliantly performed shows on the air'' Gillian Reynolds, The Daily TelegraphThis fourth series sees our arty, adulterous Bohemians struggling with the issues of class, money and how to become truly modern.Henry is concerned about Vera''s dangerous susceptibility to romance, and her tendency to fascinate several women at once. In addition, he is wrestling with his biography of the king, misses the hurly burly of life at the Foreign Office and is tempted to stand for Parliament as a Labour MP.Meanwhile, Vera tangles with a randy Llewd George, accompanies Ginny to Sandwich where they meet Lytton Scratchy and Dora Barrington, and takes part in an indiscreet radio broadcast and a surprising séance.The friends also embark on a trip to Venice, where they meet Dave Lollipop, his pneumatic German wife Frieda and man-eating American art connoisseur Peggy Googleheim.

The complete fifth series of Sue Limb''s satirical send-up of the Bloomsbury Group.In this fifth series, our arty, adulterous Bohemians are creating havoc at home and abroad. Henry is hoping to ignore his fiftieth birthday - but Vera has organised a surprise party. When Venus sneaks in uninvited and makes a nuisance of herself in the bushes, Henry wants to head for the hills. Fortunately, a lecture tour of America beckons...In the USA, Vera meets Dorothy Barker at the Algonquin, while Henry rubs shoulders with Al Padrone en route to Chicago. Meanwhile, a cottage on the Sizzlinghurst estate has become vacant, and everybody wants it.Returning from the States, Henry seeks election as a Labour Party candidate, while Ginny talks socialism with George Gurnard Shaw. Vera decides she wants another child, but Henry whisks her off to Paris for a fling before the war starts. Accompanied by Ginny and Lionel, they are enjoying a last-minute whirlwind of pleasure in the City of Love when Venus arrives with some dreadful news...Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman, Nigel Planer, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions star in these six episodes of the superbly funny literary sitcom.''... one of the funniest, slyest, most naughtily inventive and brilliantly performed shows on the air'' Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph''A gloriously silly show'' The Lady

A BBC Radio 4 parody of the lives of the Romantic poets by Sue Limb, writer of the hit comedy Gloomsbury.An everyday story of towering genius, set in and around the Lakeland retreat of William and Dorothy Wordsmith. The Wordsmiths have not long settled in their sublime cottage, when they are visited by the inebriate Samuel Tailor Cholericke and the lascivious Lord Biro, followed by numerous other romantically-inclined writers and leech-pedlars who arrive at the door of Vole Cottage. Dorothy must manage the increasingly chaotic household (assisted by Stinking Iris), while William focuses on his latest masterpiece, ‘The Withered Turnip’. Set against an elegant musical background of trilling sheep. Starring Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris and Tim Curry as Lord Biro.Cast:Dorothy Wordsmith: Denise Coffey William Wordsmith: Geoffrey Whitehead Samuel Tailor Cholericke: Simon Callow Stinking Iris: Miriam Margolyes The Leechpedlar: Chris Emmett Lord Biro: Tim Curry Teresa Sanseveria: Helen Atkinson Wood Percy Jelley: Hugh Thomas Mary Godwit: Alison Fiske Charles Lump: Nicholas le Prevost Mary Lump: Julia HillsThomas de Quinine: Nickolas GraceSir Walter Spott: Bill PatersonMary Wordsmith: Iris-Gemma MorlayJohn Sheets: Nicky HensonSara Cholericke: Angela PleasanceWilliam Bloke: John ShrapnelAnnouncer: Eugene FraserMusic by Stephen Oliver, sung by CantabileProduced by Jonathan James-Moore

It’s the beginning of a new school term and Izzy is dreading it...Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.Over the three hilarious series of Up the Garden Path, Izzy, played by Imelda Staunton, deals with the complicated ups and downs of her attempts to find true love.Along with Imelda Stanton as Izzy, Marty Cruickshank plays Maria, Nicholas Le Prevost is Michael and Mike Grady is Dick.Producer: Jonathan James-MooreAdapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel