Hut 33: The Complete Series 1-3: The hit BBC Radio 4 comedy

James Cary

Feb 2018 · BBC Digital Audio · Narrated by Alex Macqueen, Fergus Craig, Lill Roughley, Olivia Colman, Robert Bathurst, and Tom Goodman-Hill

About this audiobook

Set during World War Two, Hut 33 follows the adventures of a team of codebreakers at Bletchley Park as they work tirelessly to break German codes, matching wits with the fabled Enigma Machine. Unfortunately, they hate each other.

Archie is a stroppy Geordie socialist revolutionary, while Professor Charles Gardner is a toffee-nosed snob. In theory, the immensely stupid 3rd Lt. Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall is in charge of the hut, but he is still struggling with even the most basic concepts such as his name. They are joined by child prodigy Gordon, and the silent Winstanley. There’s also Mrs Best, the lascivious landlady, and the hut’s Polish secretary Minka, the only competent member of the team – although her answers to everything usually involve violence.

Starring Tom Goodman-Hill as Archie, Robert Bathurst as Professor Charles Gardner, Alex MacQueen as 3rd Lt. Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall, Fergus Craig as Gordon, Lill Roughley as Mrs Best, and Olivia Colman as Minka.

Produced by Adam Bromley

Ratings and reviews

Superb comedy, one of the best audiobooks I've ever heard. The characters are excellent and engaging but the writing is second to none. The only negative is it only ran for 3 seasons...I've craved more and more of this...