Jarvis was the third of five children, and the only boy, born to Dorothy and Bernard Jarvis. Bernard Jarvis was a police officer and eventually became a superintendent. Dorothy Jarvis had been an actress. He has been married three times; he and his third wife Erna have two children and he has three children from his previous marriages.
Jarvis founded the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, which gave its first concert in 1989 - he ended his term as its artistic director at the end of 2009. Jarvis is also a professor and lecturer of music at Charles Darwin University.
Jarvis has controversially postulated, using handwriting analysis heuristics, that Anna Magdalena Bach composed the six suites for unaccompanied cello commonly attributed to her husband Johann Sebastian Bach. Other academics such as Stephen Rose have responded that, while Anna Magdalena may have contributed to the labours on his manuscripts, "there is not enough evidence to show that she single-handedly composed the Cello Suites."
Martin Jarvis, OBE (born 4 August 1941) is an Englishactor. After a varied career in film and television, he became particularly noted for his voice-acting for radio and audio books.
He read Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities for the Chivers Audio Books production on cassette, later released on CD by Barnes and Noble Audio Classics.
Radio work
Jarvis has had a long association with the BBC, particularly BBC Radio 4. In the 1980s Michael Frayn's columns for the Guardian and the Observer, described by some as models of the comic essay, were adapted and performed in many voices for BBC Radio 4 by Jarvis. He performs regularly in radio dramas and readings, both comic and serious. In David Mamet's Mind Your Pantheon he played the actor Strabo. He is probably best known for his long series of readings of Richmal Crompton's Just William stories, which show his characteristic and flexible reading voices. He has also narrated the Billy Bunter series, by Frank Richards. As a result of this extensive work Jarvis is satirised by the radio show Dead Ringers by Mark Perry, highlighting his seeming ubiquity on Radio 4 programmes and as a guest in Dictionary Corner on Countdown.
P. G. Wodehouse - Carry On, Jeeves. (Abridged) Martin Jarvis.
One of literature's most celebrated fictional duos, lovable fop Bertie Wooster and his clever valet Jeeves, take center stage in these hilarious tales. In the first four, Jeeves saves Bertie from some serious scrapes involving stolen manuscripts, unfortunate engagements, marital scandals, and jailbird friends. The other four find Bertie exiled to 1920s New York, where Jeeves rescues him from American aunts, visiting Brits, poetic chumps, and femme fatales. 'Jeeves Takes Charge' is chronologically the first in the series, telling how the canny valet entered Wooster's life. 'Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest' expands the canvas to include Bertie's young cousin who goes wild under his wing. 'The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy,' 'Clustering Round Young Bingo,' and 'The Artistic Career of Corky' are var...
published: 24 Sep 2019
P.G. Wodehouse - My Man Jeeves (abridged) Martin Jarvis
A bit of a curious release this, and perhaps best seen as a companion to the other Martin Jarvis abridgment of Carry On, Jeeves that I uploaded a while back. This collection includes two of the Wooster stories missing from that and three tales that, although introduced by Bertie here, are all about Reggie Pepper in the original release. It has always been something of an effort to compile a definitive compandium of P.G. Wodehouses short stories with re-writes and trans-Atlantic re-workings thrown into the mix, but Ill keep uploading whatever I come across if it differs in any way.
0:00:00 Bertie Changes His Mind
0:36:18 Fixing it for Freddie
1:18:32 Absent Treatment
1:50:21 Rallying Round Old George
2:32:32 Doing Clarence a Bit of Good
published: 08 Apr 2018
Up Close with Martin Jarvis (Part 1) | The Tabernacle Choir
We got up close and personal with Martin Jarvis and asked questions like, “What was your favorite acting role ever?” “What is your favorite Christmas Eve tradition?” or “Who is your favorite Disney princess?” See his answers in this backstage video.
2015 Christmas Concert.
published: 19 Dec 2015
Luke II: The Christmas Story - Martin Jarvis
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Martin Jarvis does a powerful reading of the Christmas story in Luke II during the 2015 Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, Bells on Temple Square, and musical guest Laura Osnes and Metropolitan Opera Soloists.
Episode 4501A. December 20, 2015.
published: 15 Dec 2017
Henry's Leg read by Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis reads the audiobook of Henry's Leg, written by Ann Pilling. Originally available on a 3 cassette set.
0:00:07 Chapter 1
0:11:54 Chapter 2
0:23:48 Chapter 3
0:31:24 Chapter 4
0:44:44 Chapter 5
0:56:14 Chapter 6
1:08:02 Chapter 7
1:20:03 Chapter 8
1:33:07 Chapter 9
1:39:48 Chapter 10
1:46:33 Chapter 11
2:00:38 Chapter 12
2:11:16 Chapter 13
2:19:54 Chapter 14
2:27:57 Chapter 15
2:40:46 Chapter 16
3:00:18 Chapter 17
3:05:05 Chapter 18
3:16:26 Chapter 19
3:23:29 Chapter 20
3:30:32 Chapter 21
3:44:56 Chapter 22
3:57:26 Chapter 23
4:03:34 Chapter 24
4:10:52 Chapter 25
4:19:32 Chapter 26
When listening to this out-of-print children's audiobook, would you please consider buying me cup of hot cocoa?
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinnacleStory
published: 03 Oct 2015
Just William Christmas
published: 05 Jan 2018
The Messiah Story - Martin Jarvis, Metropolitan Opera Soloists, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Guest Artist Martin Jarvis narrates The Messiah Story, with the accompaniment of Metropolitan Opera Soloists Tamara Mumford, Erin Morley, Tyler Simpson, and Ben Bliss, along with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. It tells the story of the writing of "The Messiah" by George Frideric Handel.
Episode 4501B. December 20, 2015.
One of literature's most celebrated fictional duos, lovable fop Bertie Wooster and his clever valet Jeeves, take center stage in these hilarious tales. In the f...
One of literature's most celebrated fictional duos, lovable fop Bertie Wooster and his clever valet Jeeves, take center stage in these hilarious tales. In the first four, Jeeves saves Bertie from some serious scrapes involving stolen manuscripts, unfortunate engagements, marital scandals, and jailbird friends. The other four find Bertie exiled to 1920s New York, where Jeeves rescues him from American aunts, visiting Brits, poetic chumps, and femme fatales. 'Jeeves Takes Charge' is chronologically the first in the series, telling how the canny valet entered Wooster's life. 'Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest' expands the canvas to include Bertie's young cousin who goes wild under his wing. 'The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy,' 'Clustering Round Young Bingo,' and 'The Artistic Career of Corky' are variations on the Wodehousian theme of dastardly rascals who scheme to take advantage of Bertie's hopeless naivete. The author's witty wordplay, eccentric characters, and incisive comedics are well served by Martin Jarvis's pitch-perfect performance.
One of literature's most celebrated fictional duos, lovable fop Bertie Wooster and his clever valet Jeeves, take center stage in these hilarious tales. In the first four, Jeeves saves Bertie from some serious scrapes involving stolen manuscripts, unfortunate engagements, marital scandals, and jailbird friends. The other four find Bertie exiled to 1920s New York, where Jeeves rescues him from American aunts, visiting Brits, poetic chumps, and femme fatales. 'Jeeves Takes Charge' is chronologically the first in the series, telling how the canny valet entered Wooster's life. 'Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest' expands the canvas to include Bertie's young cousin who goes wild under his wing. 'The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy,' 'Clustering Round Young Bingo,' and 'The Artistic Career of Corky' are variations on the Wodehousian theme of dastardly rascals who scheme to take advantage of Bertie's hopeless naivete. The author's witty wordplay, eccentric characters, and incisive comedics are well served by Martin Jarvis's pitch-perfect performance.
A bit of a curious release this, and perhaps best seen as a companion to the other Martin Jarvis abridgment of Carry On, Jeeves that I uploaded a while back. Th...
A bit of a curious release this, and perhaps best seen as a companion to the other Martin Jarvis abridgment of Carry On, Jeeves that I uploaded a while back. This collection includes two of the Wooster stories missing from that and three tales that, although introduced by Bertie here, are all about Reggie Pepper in the original release. It has always been something of an effort to compile a definitive compandium of P.G. Wodehouses short stories with re-writes and trans-Atlantic re-workings thrown into the mix, but Ill keep uploading whatever I come across if it differs in any way.
0:00:00 Bertie Changes His Mind
0:36:18 Fixing it for Freddie
1:18:32 Absent Treatment
1:50:21 Rallying Round Old George
2:32:32 Doing Clarence a Bit of Good
A bit of a curious release this, and perhaps best seen as a companion to the other Martin Jarvis abridgment of Carry On, Jeeves that I uploaded a while back. This collection includes two of the Wooster stories missing from that and three tales that, although introduced by Bertie here, are all about Reggie Pepper in the original release. It has always been something of an effort to compile a definitive compandium of P.G. Wodehouses short stories with re-writes and trans-Atlantic re-workings thrown into the mix, but Ill keep uploading whatever I come across if it differs in any way.
0:00:00 Bertie Changes His Mind
0:36:18 Fixing it for Freddie
1:18:32 Absent Treatment
1:50:21 Rallying Round Old George
2:32:32 Doing Clarence a Bit of Good
We got up close and personal with Martin Jarvis and asked questions like, “What was your favorite acting role ever?” “What is your favorite Christmas Eve tradit...
We got up close and personal with Martin Jarvis and asked questions like, “What was your favorite acting role ever?” “What is your favorite Christmas Eve tradition?” or “Who is your favorite Disney princess?” See his answers in this backstage video.
2015 Christmas Concert.
We got up close and personal with Martin Jarvis and asked questions like, “What was your favorite acting role ever?” “What is your favorite Christmas Eve tradition?” or “Who is your favorite Disney princess?” See his answers in this backstage video.
2015 Christmas Concert.
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Martin Jarvis does a powerful reading of the Christmas story in ...
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Martin Jarvis does a powerful reading of the Christmas story in Luke II during the 2015 Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, Bells on Temple Square, and musical guest Laura Osnes and Metropolitan Opera Soloists.
Episode 4501A. December 20, 2015.
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Martin Jarvis does a powerful reading of the Christmas story in Luke II during the 2015 Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, Bells on Temple Square, and musical guest Laura Osnes and Metropolitan Opera Soloists.
Episode 4501A. December 20, 2015.
Martin Jarvis reads the audiobook of Henry's Leg, written by Ann Pilling. Originally available on a 3 cassette set.
0:00:07 Chapter 1
0:11:54 Chapter 2
0:23:48 ...
Martin Jarvis reads the audiobook of Henry's Leg, written by Ann Pilling. Originally available on a 3 cassette set.
0:00:07 Chapter 1
0:11:54 Chapter 2
0:23:48 Chapter 3
0:31:24 Chapter 4
0:44:44 Chapter 5
0:56:14 Chapter 6
1:08:02 Chapter 7
1:20:03 Chapter 8
1:33:07 Chapter 9
1:39:48 Chapter 10
1:46:33 Chapter 11
2:00:38 Chapter 12
2:11:16 Chapter 13
2:19:54 Chapter 14
2:27:57 Chapter 15
2:40:46 Chapter 16
3:00:18 Chapter 17
3:05:05 Chapter 18
3:16:26 Chapter 19
3:23:29 Chapter 20
3:30:32 Chapter 21
3:44:56 Chapter 22
3:57:26 Chapter 23
4:03:34 Chapter 24
4:10:52 Chapter 25
4:19:32 Chapter 26
When listening to this out-of-print children's audiobook, would you please consider buying me cup of hot cocoa?
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PinnacleStory
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Guest Artist Martin Jarvis narrates The Messiah Story, with the ...
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Guest Artist Martin Jarvis narrates The Messiah Story, with the accompaniment of Metropolitan Opera Soloists Tamara Mumford, Erin Morley, Tyler Simpson, and Ben Bliss, along with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. It tells the story of the writing of "The Messiah" by George Frideric Handel.
Episode 4501B. December 20, 2015.
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Guest Artist Martin Jarvis narrates The Messiah Story, with the accompaniment of Metropolitan Opera Soloists Tamara Mumford, Erin Morley, Tyler Simpson, and Ben Bliss, along with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. It tells the story of the writing of "The Messiah" by George Frideric Handel.
Episode 4501B. December 20, 2015.
One of literature's most celebrated fictional duos, lovable fop Bertie Wooster and his clever valet Jeeves, take center stage in these hilarious tales. In the first four, Jeeves saves Bertie from some serious scrapes involving stolen manuscripts, unfortunate engagements, marital scandals, and jailbird friends. The other four find Bertie exiled to 1920s New York, where Jeeves rescues him from American aunts, visiting Brits, poetic chumps, and femme fatales. 'Jeeves Takes Charge' is chronologically the first in the series, telling how the canny valet entered Wooster's life. 'Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest' expands the canvas to include Bertie's young cousin who goes wild under his wing. 'The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy,' 'Clustering Round Young Bingo,' and 'The Artistic Career of Corky' are variations on the Wodehousian theme of dastardly rascals who scheme to take advantage of Bertie's hopeless naivete. The author's witty wordplay, eccentric characters, and incisive comedics are well served by Martin Jarvis's pitch-perfect performance.
A bit of a curious release this, and perhaps best seen as a companion to the other Martin Jarvis abridgment of Carry On, Jeeves that I uploaded a while back. This collection includes two of the Wooster stories missing from that and three tales that, although introduced by Bertie here, are all about Reggie Pepper in the original release. It has always been something of an effort to compile a definitive compandium of P.G. Wodehouses short stories with re-writes and trans-Atlantic re-workings thrown into the mix, but Ill keep uploading whatever I come across if it differs in any way.
0:00:00 Bertie Changes His Mind
0:36:18 Fixing it for Freddie
1:18:32 Absent Treatment
1:50:21 Rallying Round Old George
2:32:32 Doing Clarence a Bit of Good
We got up close and personal with Martin Jarvis and asked questions like, “What was your favorite acting role ever?” “What is your favorite Christmas Eve tradition?” or “Who is your favorite Disney princess?” See his answers in this backstage video.
2015 Christmas Concert.
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Martin Jarvis does a powerful reading of the Christmas story in Luke II during the 2015 Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, Bells on Temple Square, and musical guest Laura Osnes and Metropolitan Opera Soloists.
Episode 4501A. December 20, 2015.
Purchase the full program on DVD and CD:
DVD: http://bit.ly/2da33oL
CD: http://bit.ly/2da1BCG
Guest Artist Martin Jarvis narrates The Messiah Story, with the accompaniment of Metropolitan Opera Soloists Tamara Mumford, Erin Morley, Tyler Simpson, and Ben Bliss, along with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. It tells the story of the writing of "The Messiah" by George Frideric Handel.
Episode 4501B. December 20, 2015.