Asmr with the classics

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.

CAST

Paul Temple …. Peter Coke

Steve …. Marjorie Westbury

Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason

Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones

‘Spider’ Williams …. Alan Dudley

Mulroy …. Michael Harbour

Lady Weyman …. Betty Hardy

Webb/Shaw …. Ronald Herdman

Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones

Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack

Donald Black …. Victor Lucas

Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell

Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre

Dr Kohima’s Maid …. Ann Murray

Dot …. Hilda Schroder

Walter Day/Lang …. Anthony Viccars

Sir Ernest Cranberry …. Geoffrey Wincott

Sergeant …. Duncan McIntyre

Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson

'Spider' Williams/Taxi Driver …. Alan Dudley

Frank Chester/Operator …. Ian Thompson

Phone Voice …. Leroy Lingwood

Mrs Horne …. Betty Hardy

Bradley …. David Brierly

Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack

Ricky …. Frank Henderson

Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne

Flora …. Rosalind Shanks

Jock …. Duncan McIntyre

Driver …. Nigel Clayton

Walter …. David Brierly

Thomas …. Leroy Lingwood

Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack

Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.

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The suave amateur private detective is drawn into the murder of the actress daughter of a threatre impresario.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

CAST

Peter Coke as Paul Temple

Marjorie Westbury as Steve

James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes

Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler

Hugh Manning as Vosper

James Beattie as Charlie

John Graham as Eric Lansdale

Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson

Simon Lack as Adrian Frost

June Turbin as Judy Milton

Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts

Episodes

1. My Heart and Harry

The suave sleuth and his wife are drawn into the murder of an impresario's daughter.

2. Concerning Judy Milton

The debonair sleuth and wife Steve must uncover the link between a rare soundtrack record and a murder. After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.

3. Introducing Pete Roberts

The smooth sleuth is threatened with a revolver - and there's a fresh lead in the hunt for the killer of actress Mary Dreisler.

4. That Old Intuition

The suave sleuth confronts impresario Rupert Dreisler, and fears for his wife Steve's safety.

5. A Surprise for Pete Roberts

The death toll mounts as the suave sleuth journeys to an island on the River Thames.

6. Home Again

A murder mystery on a lonely island, as the suave sleuth finds a clue pointing to Paris.

7. Dinner at the Stardust

The debonair detective turns his attention from the River Thames to a London nightclub.

After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.

8.  A Party of Four

The suave sleuth gathers together the key players in the musical mystery

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"Learn. That is the only thing that never fails."--Merlyn the Wizard

An education fit for a king - that is what young Wart receives when Merlyn the magician takes over as his tutor; a series of magical lessons with a most unexpected end in view.

Original music by Benjamin Britten, played by a section of the English Sinfonia Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
Special sounds by Swart Robinson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop


Directed by Graham Gauld

CAST:

Governess:………Pauline Letts

Kay:……..Simon Teff

Sir Ector:…….Charles Hodgson

Sir Grummore:……..Jeffrey Segal

King Pellinore:…….David Gooderson

Archimedes:……..David Davis

Mr M:………Stephen Thorne

Madame Mim:…….Josephine Gordon

Goat:…….Steve Hodson

Hecate:…….Jill Lidstone

Falcon:……..Stella Forge

Balan:…….Gary Cady

Snake:…….John Warner

Galapas:……..Peter Wickham

Badger:……..Lewis Stringer

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And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie's famous detective story without a detective. First published in 1939.

Ten guests are separately invited to an island by a person none of them knows very well, if at-all. When they arrive, it seems they have all been invited for different reasons. Nothing quite adds up.

An anonymous voice accuses each of them of having murdered someone. By the end of the first night, one of the guests is dead. Stranded by a violent storm and tormented by the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Soldier Boys', the ten guests fear for their lives. 

Who is the killer? Is it one of them?

Vera Claythorne ...... Lyndsey Marshal

Cyril ...... Harry Child

Captain Lombard ...... Alex Wyndham

Emily Brent ...... Joanna Monro

Dr Armstrong ...... Sean Baker

Mr Justice Wargrave ...... Geoffrey Whitehead

Anthony Marston ...... Lloyd Thomas

Mr Blore ...... Sam Dale

Narracott ...... Adeel Akhtar

General MacArthur ...... John Rowe

Mr Rogers ...... Wayne Foskett

Mrs Rogers ...... Sally Orrock

Hugo ...... Henry Devas

Gramophone Voice ...... Jude Akuwudike

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comedy about the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.

In Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress and his three disappointing - if not outright humiliating - sons.

As well as having to manage the ever-increasing tributes demanded by the Pope, Prince Ludovico must also contend with feeble conscripts in search of war booty, getting on the pilgrim map, fake currency, religious battles and worst of all, English tourists. Can they keep their family together despite the chaos of their lives?

Cast:

Ludovico ..... David Swift

Plethora ..... Sian Phillips

Francesco ..... Graham Crowden

Alessandro ..... Paul Bigley

Rosalie ..... Saskia Wickham

Salvatore ..... Nick Romero

Guido ..... Christopher Kelham

Brother Michael/Father Ignazio ..... Kim Wall

Lord Luton ..... Nicholas Grace

Devised by Neal Anthony

Written by Neal Anthony, Roger Danes and Sue Limb

Produced by Helen Williams and Dawn Ellis

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A series of plays based on the novels of Georges Simenon.

Translated by Robert Baldick and adapted for radio by Frederick Bradnum

With Maurice Denham as Jules Maigret and Michael Gough as Georges Simenon

with Brian Haines as Lucas and Sean Barrett as Janvier

Produced and directed by Glyn Dearman

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Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these classic BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' Golden Age crime novels.

Gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey starred in a number of novels and short stories by Dorothy L Sayers. These full-cast adaptations – first broadcast on BBC radio between 1979 and 2010 – are cherished by crime aficionados worldwide

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Agatha Christie 

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

From the book first published in 1962 

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Lines from Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott form a vital clue to a murder.

After her husband died, Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to ex-film star Marina Gregg and her husband. When the glamorous couple throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds are thronged with curious visitors, but for one of them, the day ends in tragedy.

It is up to sharp-witted sleuth Miss Marple to discover who was really meant to take the poison that killed the poor victim...

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The 4.50 From Paddington

Michael Bakewell's dramatisation of the Agatha Christie novel

For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman’s throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses… and no corpse.

Miss Marple: June Whitfield

Mrs McGillicuddy: Joan Sims

Lucy Eyelesbarrow: Susannah Harker

Det Insp Craddock: Ian Lavender

Luther Crackenthorpe: John Woodnutt

Emma Crackenthorpe: Janet Maw 

With: Stephen Thorne, Christopher Scott,

Keith Drinkel, Mark Bonnar, Kim Wall,

Jonathan Kitchens, Rory Jennings,

Ann Beach, Joanna Monro,

Alice Arnold, Amanda Gordon,

Lewis Jones, Steve Hodson,

Chris Pavlo, Alex Lowe, Sean Baker

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Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature

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