"Ladies of Letters Go Global" (broadcast 2 to 6 January 2006) featured a somewhat bizarre and unlikely world tour undertaken by the two women, in contrast to the more naturalistic tone of previous stories. The BBC issued a CD collection of the first seven series as a special 'biscuit tin' release in October 2006. A short, newly written, episode was featured as part of the Woman's Hour 60th Anniversary concert in October 2006. "Ladies of Letters Say No" was broadcast from 27 to 31 August 2007 and featured a broadly satirical take on the involvement of the private sector in the NHS, concentrating on the underhand dealings of the tycoon Alan Trumper. "Ladies of Letters Go Green" – the ninth series – was broadcast from 10 to 14 March 2008. Series 10 – "Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit" – was broadcast from 4 to 8 May 2009. An eleventh radio series "Ladies of Letters Go Crackers" was broadcast at Christmas 2010 (27–31 December). Patricia Routledge was not available at the time of recording so Anne Reid, who plays Vera on television, stepped into the role. A ten-part television adaptation of the first radio series was made by Tiger Aspect for ITV3, which ran from on 3 February 2009. It stars Maureen Lipman as Irene and Anne Reid as Vera. All episodes are on the series one DVD, released in July 2009. The second series was aired in two parts; the first airing in April 2010 and the second aired in October 2010.