The Liver Birds "Man is the dog, and woman is the bone. He eats the best of you, and buries the rest of you, and when his dish is empty—he'll dig you up again." This would be the last series with Beryl; as Polly James explained: "The reason I left the programme in the end was that I felt I was in danger of caricaturing what was already a pretty outrageous character." Producer Sydney Lotterby had to find a new leading actress to keep the series going after Polly James' departure. In 1971 he'd replaced Pauline Collins with Nerys Hughes, and Hughes herself
The Cat Who Talked Turkey must wish for less of Qwill and more of the cats. R. Kent Rasmussen of "Library Journal" reviewed the book saying, "As always, George Guidall's warm reading brings the characters alive and ensures that Braun's devoted listeners will welcome another visit to Moose County. No point in recommending this; if your library has "Cat Who" devotees, you must acquire it." (Rasmussen is also the author of "Mark Twain A to Z", the real-life book that Polly gives to Qwilleran in "The Cat Who Sang for the Birds".) The Cat Who Talked Turkey The Cat Who Talked Turkey is the 26th