Just William (BBC Radio series)

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Just William is a 1990s BBC Radio series based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. They are spoken by Martin Jarvis and have become one of the most well known adaptations of the books. The series has been released on Cassette and CD.

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There are 5 full unabridged recordings of the original books, each about 7 hours long and containing 10 to 14 stories:


There are 10 abridged story collections, adapted from the original books, each collection about 2.5 hours long, plus there is also one "best of" collection:

  • Just William 1
    • The Christmas Truce, Only Just In Time, The Midnight Adventure of Miss Montague, William and the Musician, William Leads a Better Life, William and the Twins, William’s Birthday, William and the Little Girl, The Outlaws and Cousin Percy, William and the Princess Goldilocks.
  • Just William 2
    • The Sweet Little Girl in White, A Birthday Treat, The Outlaws and the Triplets, A Bit of Blackmail, William Makes a Night of It, The Leopard Hunter, William and the Lost Tourist, The New Neighbour, William the Philanthropist, William and the Prize Cat.
  • Just William 3
    • William Holds the Stage, William and the School Report, All the News, Aunt Arabelle in Charge, William's Goodbye Present, William The Salvage Collector, William's Day Off, Entertainment Provided, William and the Brains Trust, William and the Bomb.
  • Just William 4
    • William Goes Shopping, Violet Elizabeth Runs Away, William and the Real Laurence, The Outlaws and the Hidden Treasure, William and the Fairy Daffodil, The Best Laid Plans, Mrs Bott's Hat, William Starts the Holidays, William Plays Santa Claus, William and the Snowman, Revenge is Sweet, William and the Black Cat.
  • Just William 5
    • William and the Russian Prince, William's Busy Day, William The Great Actor, William and the White Elephants, Finding a School for William, William's Birthday, William Clears The Slums, Parrots for Ethel, William's Truthful Christmas, Boys Will Be Boys, William and the Ebony Hair-Brush, William and the Old Man in the Fog.
  • Just William 6
    • That Boy, The Bishop's Handkerchief, William and Uncle George, The Haunted House, William and St Valentine, April Fool's Day, Not Much, The Cure, William's Wonderful Plan, The Outlaws and the Penknife, William the Reformer, William's New Year's Day.
  • Just William 7
    • Aunt Florence and the Green Woodpecker, The Plan That Failed, William and the Begging Letter, A Question of Exchange, William and the Temporary History Master, The Outlaws and the Tramp, A Few Dogs and William, The Outlaws and the Missionary, William the Good, William and the Young Man, William and the Spy, William and the Badminton Racket
  • Just William 8
    • William Turns Over a New Leaf, William and Dear Little Peter, William and the Waxwork Prince, William and the White Cat, William and Photography, The Great Detective, The Fete - and Fortune, The Weak Spot, The Outlaws Go a-Mumming, William's Double Life, William to the Rescue, William the Film Star
  • Just William 9
    • William the Rat Lover, William the Showman, William and the Monster, William the Persian, The New Game, William and the Love Test, The Cat and the Mouse, Waste Paper Wanted, William the Globe Trotter, William and the Prize Pig, A Present from William, A Night of Mysteries.
  • Just William 10
  • Just William's Greatest Hits - a collection of 17 stories from the above Just William 1 to 9 series
    • The Midnight Adventure of Miss Montague (JW1), The Outlaws and Cousin Percy (JW1), A Bit of Blackmail (JW2), William and the Bomb (JW3), William and the Snowman (JW4), Violet Elizabeth Runs Away (JW4), William and the Real Laurence (JW4), Finding a School for William (JW5), William's Truthful Christmas (JW5), The Haunted House (JW6), William and the Begging Letter (JW7), William and the Badminton Racket (JW7), A Question of Exchange (JW7), The Weak Spot (JW8), William the Rat Lover (JW9), The Sweet Little Girl in White (JW2), William and the Princess Goldilocks (JW1).


There is one abridged reading of the only full-length novel about William (all other William books are collections of short stories):

  • Just William's Luck


There are two unabridged readings, both recorded in front of a live audience at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature:

  • Just William Live on Stage
    • Sweet Little Girl in White, William and the Princess Goldilocks
  • Just William Live on Stage 2
    • The Lost Tourist, The Leopard Hunter


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Richmal Crompton and the Just William series
Related Names
William Brown series
Just William (1921) • More William (1922) • William Again (1923) • William the Fourth (1924) • Still William (1925) • William the Conquerer (1926) • William the Outlaw (1927) • William in Trouble (1927) • William the Good (1928) • William (1929) • William the Bad (1930) • William's Happy Days (1930) • William's Crowded Hours (1931) • William the Pirate (1932) • William the Rebel (1933) • William the Gangster (1934) • William the Detective (1935) • Sweet William (1936) • William the Showman (1937) • William the Dictator (1938) • William and Air Raid Precautions (1939) • William and the Evacuees (1940) • William Does His Bit (1941) • William Carries On (1942) • William and The Brains Trust (1945) • Just William's Luck (1948) • William The Bold (1950) • William and the Tramp (1952) • William and the Moon Rocket (1954) • William and the Space Animal (1956) • William's Television Show (1958) • William the Explorer (1960) • William's Treasure Trove (1962) • William and the Witch (1964) • William and the Pop Singers (1965) • William the Ancient Briton (1965) • William and the Masked Ranger (1966) • William the Superman (1968) • William the Lawless (1970) • What's Wrong with Civilizashun and Other Writings by William Brown (1990)
Films
Just William (film) (1940) • Just William's Luck (film) (1948) • William at the Circus (1948) •
Television Series
Radio
Just William (1940s Radio series) (1946-48) • William and the Artist's Model (1956) • Just William (BBC Radio series)