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Evil Under the Sun

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: John Moffat, Iain Glen, Fiona Fullerton, Robin Ellis, Wendy Craig, George Baker, Joan Littlewood
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An exclusive hotel on a tiny picturesque island seems to be the ideal retreat for Hercule Poirot from the stresses of criminal detection. But with the appearance of the beautiful Arlena Stuart, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere becomes charged with an indefinable erotic tension. And when she is found viciously strangled in a secluded cove, there are few, especially among the women, who seem to feel either surprise or regret.

As Poirot follows a twisting path of bizarre and bewildering clues, his only certainties are that the solution lies within Arlena herself, and that there is evil under the sun.

John Moffat is Hercule Poirot in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation with an all-star cast which includes Iain Glen, Fiona Fullerton, Robin Ellis, Wendy Craig, George Baker and Joan Littlewood.

©1941 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)1941 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Another great BBC adaptation

What did you love best about Evil Under the Sun?

The performances were wonderful and the adaptation of the book very skillfully done.

What other book might you compare Evil Under the Sun to and why?

Any of the BBC recordings of Dame Agatha's books are worth a listen.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I love John Moffat as Hercule Poirot. He really captures his fussiness and intelligence.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

There is no vacation from evil.

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Weak performance

I did not care for anything about this performance. It does follow the original storyline better than some movie adoptions, though.

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Excellent

Always clever, always entertaining, and utterly interesting. Evil under the sun is skilfully performed by an awesome cast, and is such an excellent story. I love Agatha Christie.

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Great Listen!

The dramatized version really brings the characters to life. One of my favorites audiobooks. Well done.

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Excellent full-cast radio broadcast.

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I really enjoy the BBC radio broadcast of the Poirot based novels. Evil Under the Sun is performed to perfection with John Moffat's expert narration as Poirot. Love the music and sound effects in the background.

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Ending Too Absurd and Tired

Having read Agatha Christie books as a juvenile, I didnt realize how tired and farfetched her plotlines were. John Moffat is excellent as always portraying Poirot, bit he cannot do anything about this absurd ending. Shame.

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