BBC R3 - Fritz Lang & Thea von Harbou's 'M'
Adapted by Peter Straughan
Directed by Toby Swift
Broadcast February 2, 2003
[Re]Coded from tape at 128/44.1
1930. Berlin. Political turmoil and disorder.
A killer preys on the city's children.
Lohmann investigate
The files are in the Audiobooks group
The Zebra-Striped Hearse
Agatha Christie - Poirot - Sad Cypress - BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama
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Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease whe
The Murder of the Maharajah by HRF Keating
Dramatized by Nigel Teller
BBC Radio 4 1993
Coded at 128/44.1
Closing credits missing
Stars Zia Mohyeddin and Sam Dastor.
Set in the India of the British Raj - His Highness plays one April Fool's joke too many. A
THE TURNING OF THE TIDE
Nick Fisher
A successful businessman and his wife travel to see an old friend for the evening, in his house on the edge of the Norfolk marshes. But all is not what it seems... and some people have long memories. The ultimate re
Events at the Salamander Hotel
by Don Haworth
with Stephen Thorne, John Baddeley, Peter Woodthorpe and Freddie Jones
Produced by Richard Wortley
90 minutes
Broadcast 28 Jul 75, rpt 5 Feb 1978
In the late 1930s, a group of hard-luck travelling salesmen ev
As requested, Joan Hickson reading. This is unabridged and the stories have been reassembled from the small files.
Does anyone remember the Sergeant Cribb stories by Peter Lovesey that were on MYSTERY! sometime in the 1980s? They were the typically well done period pieces that the BBC is so famous for. I think Alan Dobie was Detective Sergeant Cribb.
You may
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by Mark Lawson
Broadcast Fri 8 Oct 2010
Woman's Hour Drama Omnibus
160/44; 65.8 MB; sound quality excellent
When a number of distinguished members of government committees are found dead in suspicious circumstances, it falls to
(Relocated from radio revival and edited)
Ray Bradbury's first radio appearance was not the expected SF material, but a typical pulpish mystery/detective show for Molle.
Entitled "Killer Come Back to Me," it had first appeared in "Detective Tales," Jul
Trent looks into the murder of wealthy Sigsbee Manderson. Stars Martin Jarvis.
Read more…Period murder mystery set in the theatre world.
Read more…The Death of Faith (UK) Quietly in Their Sleep (US) First broadcast 20050430. dramatised by Nick McCarty. ‘She reached a nervous hand up to her temple, and Brunetti saw her slide her fingers back, seeking, the protective comfort of her wimple. But
Read more…Afternoon Play - A Certain Justice By PD James. Venetia Aldridge, QC, is a distinguished criminal lawyer. When she secures the acquittal of a young man, Garry Ashe, from the charge of murdering his aunt, a series of bizarre events is set in train,
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https://timespast.ning.com/group/thedefinitivesherlockholmes/forum/topics/character-assassins in the Sherlock Holmes group.
Character Assassins
Fiona Lindsay
September 14, 2010
The death of fictional superstars by pen, pencil or type lies
The BBC has recently begun reading heavily abridged versions of these stories, so I thought I would offer the unabridged versions here.
The other problem with the BBC offerings is that they are out of reading order, which adds to the confusion.
The Mys
