Time is running out...

The 'book of the week' broadcast its final episode today, and what a beautiful job they did. If you missed it, the episodes are up on iPlayer, but only for a few more days.

If you were listeninChunee the elephant killed by firing squad after running madg, however, and think that's that, let me assure you that there's still plenty of reasons to buy the book. The abridgement, while wonderful, necessarily left out loads of great stuff, including more of the Signor's appalling crimes, the maritime heroics of Jean-Baptiste Dubois, the disappearance of Joe's brother, John, the mysterious dinner-party crew, the full and lurid history of Joe's son, Joseph Samuel, and the tragic execution of Chunee the pantomime elephant... not to mention gorgeous colour illustrations and the full script of Harlequin and Mother Goose.