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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 33 mins
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Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart....
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Fantastic
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-23
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series: these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers....
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Shardlake
- By Lee on 20-03-22
By: CJ Sansom
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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Greta Scacchi, Hugh Grant, full cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words....
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Very good dramatizations but.........
- By Amazon Customer on 10-10-18
By: P. D. James
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by Colin Dexter of one of his short stories....
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A new Morse and Lewis
- By Mary Carnegie on 02-03-18
By: Colin Dexter
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R.D. Wingfield: A Touch of Frost and Other Thrillers
- A BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection
- By: R D Wingfield
- Narrated by: Derek Martin, June Brown, Leslie Sands, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Five full-cast BBC Radio thrillers from renowned crime writer R.D. Wingfield....
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Disappointed
- By Keith Marr on 30-04-23
By: R D Wingfield
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Sergeant Cribb
- Five BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Timothy Bateson, Frank Windsor, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Tough, shrewd and determined, Sergeant Cribb is a stalwart of Scotland Yard's newly formed Criminal Investigation Department....
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Good but poor sound quality
- By Bibi Green on 27-10-23
By: Peter Lovesey
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart....
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Fantastic
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-23
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series: these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers....
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Shardlake
- By Lee on 20-03-22
By: CJ Sansom
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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Greta Scacchi, Hugh Grant, full cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words....
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Very good dramatizations but.........
- By Amazon Customer on 10-10-18
By: P. D. James
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by Colin Dexter of one of his short stories....
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A new Morse and Lewis
- By Mary Carnegie on 02-03-18
By: Colin Dexter
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R.D. Wingfield: A Touch of Frost and Other Thrillers
- A BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection
- By: R D Wingfield
- Narrated by: Derek Martin, June Brown, Leslie Sands, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Five full-cast BBC Radio thrillers from renowned crime writer R.D. Wingfield....
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Disappointed
- By Keith Marr on 30-04-23
By: R D Wingfield
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Sergeant Cribb
- Five BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Peter Lovesey
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Timothy Bateson, Frank Windsor, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Tough, shrewd and determined, Sergeant Cribb is a stalwart of Scotland Yard's newly formed Criminal Investigation Department....
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Good but poor sound quality
- By Bibi Green on 27-10-23
By: Peter Lovesey
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Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights & Other Shetland Mysteries
- A BBC Radio Crime Collection
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Grant O'Rourke, Steven Robertson, Marnie Baxter, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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Ann Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author....
By: Ann Cleeves
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The Ruth Rendell BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Ruth Rendell
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson, Jamie Glover, Peter Wingfield, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Full-cast dramatisations of seven of Ruth Rendell's tense psychological thrillers: The Bridesmaid, Going Wrong, King Solomon’s Carpet, People Don’t Do Such Things, The Fever Tree, The Dreadful Day of Judgment and Thornapple....
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Nobody gets out alive. Classic Rendell.
- By Mrs Kate Evans on 08-02-19
By: Ruth Rendell
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Inspector Purbright
- Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Dramatisations from The Flaxborough Chronicles
- By: Colin Watson
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey, John Rowe, John Pullen, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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A collection of cosy crime dramas adapted from Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles, set in a small Lincolnshire market town in the 1960s and '70s....
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Good Clean Fun
- By Highlight on 14-11-21
By: Colin Watson
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Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Three
- The Sixties (1960-1968)
- By: Francis Durbridge
- Narrated by: full cast, Marjorie Westbury, Peter Coke
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
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Paul Temple swings into the '60s with five complete radio dramas featuring the writer-cum-amateur detective and his wife, Steve, plus bonus archive material....
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Excellent nostalgia
- By Anonymous User on 18-06-17
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The Inspector Chen Mysteries
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Series
- By: Qiu Xiaolong
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Dan Li, Daniel York, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Nine BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations of the crime novels of Qiu Xiaolong, set in Shanghai. Starring Jamie Zubairi as Chief Inspector Chen Cao....
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Poetic Detection
- By Xavier Quill on 06-02-19
By: Qiu Xiaolong
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And Then There Were None (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Lyndsey Marshal, John Rowe, Geoffrey Whitehead
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery....
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And Then There Were None
- By Kim on 10-04-13
By: Agatha Christie
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The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection
- Dramatisations and Readings of His Sensational Stories Including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, full cast, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 36 mins
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BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story and pioneer of detective fiction....
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Tremendous value for money
- By B.W. on 26-06-21
By: Wilkie Collins
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Fatherland (Dramatised)
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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A Radio 4 Book Club Selection.
The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday....
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great play
- By Sarah on 14-06-07
By: Robert Harris
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Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection
- 55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley, full cast
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
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A comprehensive collection of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley - plus bonus documentary....
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Outstanding
- By D. Johnstone on 14-02-23
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Raymond Chandler
- A BBC Radio Collection
- By: Raymond Chandler
- Narrated by: Don Fellows, Ed Bishop, full cast, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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They never came tougher than Marlowe, a cynical, world-weary, wise-cracking shamus whose honesty in a dishonest world sent him down the mean streets again and again in search of some kind of justice....
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A quality production that has not been surpassed
- By stormymonday on 29-04-20
By: Raymond Chandler
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Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor
- Seven BBC Radio Crime Dramas
- By: Michael McStay
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne, Joe Dunlop, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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The collected BBC Radio 4 crime dramas featuring Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor....
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first class series well produced
- By Brian Christopher on 25-04-23
By: Michael McStay
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Murder at the Vicarage (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
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In the sleepy little English country village of St Mary Mead, all is not as it seems. Under a seemingly peaceful exterior lurks intrigue, guilt, deception - and murder....
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Superb dramatisation
- By CaWa on 27-01-18
By: Agatha Christie
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Patrick Hamilton: Rope, Gaslight, Hangover Square and More
- Seven BBC Radio Full-Cast Productions
- By: Patrick Hamilton
- Narrated by: Alan Rickman, Amanda Redman, David Thorpe, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Patrick Hamilton is renowned for his gritty, slice-of-life tales chronicling the hopes, dreams and obsessions of London's working class in the inter-war years. This collection brings together his key pieces, together with some lesser-known classics and a bonus 2004 documentary....
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Really good
- By Lee on 09-06-23
By: Patrick Hamilton
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Amateur Detective Roger Sheringham
- The Poisoned Chocolates Case and Jumping Jenny
- By: Anthony Berkeley
- Narrated by: Neil Stacy, Hugh Burden, Conrad Phillips, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
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Anthony Berkeley was a journalist, novelist, and founding member of the Detection Club. One of his recurring and most-beloved characters was Roger Sheringham, a novelist and amateur detective. In these two classic tales, Roger Sheringham must investigate two terrible murders....
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bliss in gold wrapping.
- By Dawn Martin on 04-02-24
By: Anthony Berkeley
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Nemesis (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Miss Marple is totally shocked to receive a letter from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel, an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels....
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creepy
- By Christina S on 13-04-13
By: Agatha Christie
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The Ngaio Marsh BBC Radio Collection
- Four Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde, Stephen Thorne, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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A collection of the BBC’s dramatisations of Ngaio Marsh’s most famous sleuth: Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Includes 'A Man Lay Dead', 'A Surfeit of Lampreys', 'Opening Night' and 'When in Rome'....
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A GREAT COLLECTION
- By Highlight on 15-01-20
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Peril at End House (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera, in the idyllic village of St Loo....
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Good Production
- By Padraig on 26-01-15
By: Agatha Christie
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Towards Zero (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Philip Fox, Hugh Bonneville, Marcia Warren
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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When death visits Gull’s Point the house party is thrown into turmoil. It is left to Scotland Yard’s Detective Inspector Leach and Mr MacWhirter, an ex-detective who is also house guest, to solve the case....
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bad
- By Angela Moslin on 23-02-18
By: Agatha Christie
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Maurice Denhham
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
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A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead....
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Excellent Agatha
- By Highlight on 07-12-17
By: Agatha Christie
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Mrs McGinty's Dead (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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The gruesome death of Mrs McGinty provokes Superintendent Spence to seek the help of his old ally Hercule Poirot....
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john moffatt is wonderful
- By Amazon Customer on 17-11-21
By: Agatha Christie
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Twin Reaction
- A BBC Radio 4 Detective Drama
- By: Juliet Ace
- Narrated by: Jenny Funnell, Carolyn Backhouse, Eric Allen, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
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Alice and Belinda are identical twins, and have grown up sharing everything: toys, rooms, and friends...
By: Juliet Ace
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Bill Nighy
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche Charles Paris in Jeremy Front’s BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett’s novel....
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good as ever
- By Franster on 03-10-19
By: Simon Brett
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The Moving Finger (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple....
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The Moving Finger
- By Ms on 13-04-13
By: Agatha Christie
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Wings Above the Diamantina
- The 1941 Radio Serial
- By: Arthur W. Upfield
- Narrated by: Morris West Theatre full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The original 1941 radio dramatization of Inspector Bonaparte Mystery—featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. The discovery of a stolen red monoplane on the dry flat bottom of Emu Lake meant many things for different folks....