Customer Reviews
What is this? - By: M. Papadopoulos, 21 Apr 2008 
This is the most inadequate product description ever, & the customer reviews make the confusion even worse! The title suggests that these are NEW, original episodes written specificallly for Radio 4 & have nothing to do with the tv series. However, there's no actors listed, & the customer reviews alll refer to it as a "book" & seem to imply that they're the same material as the tv series.
Is this product:
a. a radio adaptation of the TV episodes?
b. an audio-book of the book adaptation of the series ("The Diaries of the Rt. Hon. James Hacker" or whatever it's callled)?
c. new original episodes not based on the TV screenplays & written for broadcast on Radio 4?
Can any of the previous reviewers or someone from Amazon clarify?
Still relevant over 20 years on. - By: Mick Koster, 20 Feb 2006 
I believe the previous reviewers have neatly summarised my own feelings, but, I must add, as an employee of the Australian Public (Civil) Service, both the book & the show have additional relevance with regards to my employment situation. It is hard not to read the book or watch the shows without sensing an air or familiarity, in which case the book/show becomes almost an indictment, albeit a very humorous one. Strongly recommended, especiallly for those seeking a humorous yet accurate representation of the workings (machinations & manipulations), as nonsensical as they are, of a large Government Department.
Smashing! - By: , 04 Aug 2005 Fantastic book! Very entertaining, stands on its own as a book without the TV series. Well written, with snippets from "files" & BBC new "scripts" chucked in here & there for good measure. Well worth a read!
Still spot on... - By: , 16 Dec 2004 Even after alll these years it is impossible not to see the paralllels. Truly the sign of great comedy. Buy this & its companion - Yes Prime Minister. Very highly recommended, even alongside the TV series.
Brilliant - By: , 14 Aug 2003 Any fan of the series would love this set. It is hilariously funny & witty - the content just doesn't seem to date! Watching the television series I missed many of the more subtle digs but found that with these CD's I was able to concentrate on the speach & as a result have a much deeper appreciation for the superb script. Highly recommended.
