No Nightingales, No Snakes : CD-Audio : BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House : 9781405677455 : 1405677457 : 01 Jun 2010 : In 'The Answer Machine', Biddy reasons that her family need an answer machine for Christmas, and gives it to them early - but, by Christmas, she is beginning to regret the whole idea. Featuring a full cast including Niamh Cusack, Sam Dale and Harry Towb, these five Maeve Binchy stories are all typically warm, wry and witty. 1 CD.