A fabulous Raconteur,  a charming Genious.

Absolutely wonderful listening...on e of the greatest 20th century actors, authors and playwright s...beautifully   narrated himself. Greatly appreciated ans entertaining 😊😊

Thank you, Michael, for sharing this. One of my favorite autobiographies, by one of my favorite humans.

Wonderful, one of my heroes in his own words, much appreciated Michael.

How delightful, this brilliant man!  We musn’t forget these folks once they’ve passed on.

What a raconteur this man was, not to mention exceedingly talented. Great listening to him read. Thanks for uploading this.

A much missed Maestro of the Arts...

I could listen to him speak all day all night sure miss him

He was always the most entertaining  guest on Irish television (RTE) on the  Late Late Show with  recently deceased host Gay Byrne. May they both rest in peace.

Thank you very much. I read the book many, many years ago. This is a golden opportunity to hear the voice of the author. 🎉

I loved his comic genius in Evil Under The Sun.  Agatha Christie, what fun!  Sir Peter did you proud.   I love the Ustinov banter here not one bit less…. Can you imagine him laboring to breathe with his forehead and think with his diaphragm?!  And to sing with his eyes?!  Talk about fruit-basket-turnover.  Thanks again for posting this delight.  A brilliant post!

Great narration from the man himself.

Thank you very much😊

A real joy. Both well written and well read. Bravo.

I think Ustinov is a name from the defunct Russian aristocracy? It's very funny listening to his take on the scenes of the class war of pre-war and wartime  Britain. It could be very obnoxious.

I don't believe a word of that singing teacher's advice. I think he knew it was impossible to teach someone to sing in a few lessons, just had some fun with Ustinov and collected his check. If someone could "breath with his forehead, think with his diaphragm and sing with his eyes", he could just as easily read the music with his rear end.

His speech @ 43:00 is beautiful.

Brilliant

An amazing book. What a rich language and the intensity of thought!

Brilliant Man 👌

Michael Parkinson called Peter Ustinov "God's gift to talk show hosts." Truly.

Thank you for a wonderful hour and a half... RIP “Sleep well Mr Ustinov..”