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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
- Narrator
- Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
- Publisher
- Blink Publishing
- Publish Date
- 30 May 2019
- Run Time
- 6 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Join these two comedy greats and lifelong friends on their journey from recuperation to riverbank in this hilarious and heart-warming audiobook that gives you a front-row seat at an exclusive Bob and Paul production.
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional catch up. Then, Glory Be! They were both diagnosed with heart disease and realised that time is short. They'd better spend it fishing . . .
So they dusted off their kits, chucked on their waders and ventured into the achingly beautiful British countryside to fish, rediscover the joys of their friendship and ruminate on some of life's most profound questions, such as: How did we get so old? Where are all the fish? What are your favourite pocket meats? What should we do if we find a corpse?
Following the success of the BBC's Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series, this wonderful audiobook by two lifelong friends is a love letter to the joys of angling, the thrill of the catch and the virtue of having a right daft laff with your mates. On the fish, the equipment, the food, and the locations, Gone Fishing is the perfect audiobook for fans of Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and for anyone who wants to listen to a brilliantly written and endlessly funny joint memoir on life, friendship and joys of fishing.
AUDIO EDITION INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE FISHING TRIP WITH BOB AND PAUL.
Critics Review
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Mortimer and Whitehouse natter away in the most enjoyable, natural way, with plenty of off-page asides and affectionate nitpicking
The Guardian
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
I'm not finished listening yet, but I just had to say that I wish this book would never end. I could listen to those two lovely people talking to me about fishing and life forever, and they make me laugh at the end of a working day when I find it hard to relax. There's something so comforting about them sharing their funny, serious or just normal, relatable stories, and the deep friendship that shines through every sentence. I will miss them when it's over, but I suspect I will come back to it now and then, when I need them.
emmay 2025-09-28
Details
- Author
- Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse
- Narrator
- Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
- Duration
- 6 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781788702171
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blink Publishing
- Genre
- Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Fishing, angling
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
ONE OF THE BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019 - The GuardianJoin these two comedy greats and lifelong friends on their journey from recuperation to riverbank in this hilarious and heart-warming audiobook that gives you a front-row seat at an exclusive Bob and Paul production.Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional catch up. Then, Glory Be! They were both diagnosed with heart disease and realised that time is short. They'd better spend it fishing . . .So they dusted off their kits, chucked on their waders and ventured into the achingly beautiful British countryside to fish, rediscover the joys of their friendship and ruminate on some of life's most profound questions, such as: How did we get so old? Where are all the fish? What are your favourite pocket meats? What should we do if we find a corpse?Following the success of the BBC's Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series, this wonderful audiobook by two lifelong friends is a love letter to the joys of angling, the thrill of the catch and the virtue of having a right daft laff with your mates. On the fish, the equipment, the food, and the locations, Gone Fishing is the perfect audiobook for fans of Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and for anyone who wants to listen to a brilliantly written and endlessly funny joint memoir on life, friendship and joys of fishing.AUDIO EDITION INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE FISHING TRIP WITH BOB AND PAUL.
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