A Life of Bliss

George Cole stars in the classic BBC Radio sitcom about a bashful, bumbling bachelor. First broadcast in 1953, A Life of Bliss ran for six series and 118 episodes on radio, concluding in 1969 when a TV series was made. Sadly, most are missing from the BBC archive (including the first seven, starring David Tomlinson) - but 19 were rescued and rebroadcast by BBC Radio 4 Extra, and are included here. They chronicle the misadventures of shy, absent-minded bachelor David Bliss, who goes through life with his head in the clouds and his mind in a fog. His friends and family agree that it's high time he settled down, but it's hard to find the right girl - though he's sure she'll come along sooner or later. Perhaps pretty Penny Gay will fit the bill - or Maxine, or Zoe.... In the meantime, he's happy to live the single life, though he does keep finding himself in awkward situations. Fortunately, his sister, Anne, and brother-in-law, Tony, are around to provide support and encouragement - and he