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Bestsellers
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A nice collection
- By Meaghan Bynum on 09-19-23
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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Can’t wait for the last one!
- By Julie L. Smith on 05-05-22
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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Desert Island drama
- By Adeliese Baumann on 02-13-18
By: P. D. James
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Alan Rickman
- By Aidan O'Reilly on 08-22-23
By: Patrick Hamilton
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Maurice Denhham
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story... different Poirot than usual
- By Karen on 07-01-12
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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Bit of a mixed bag
- By Chantal Noordeloos on 08-13-21
By: Wilkie Collins
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A nice collection
- By Meaghan Bynum on 09-19-23
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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Can’t wait for the last one!
- By Julie L. Smith on 05-05-22
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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Desert Island drama
- By Adeliese Baumann on 02-13-18
By: P. D. James
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Alan Rickman
- By Aidan O'Reilly on 08-22-23
By: Patrick Hamilton
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Maurice Denhham
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story... different Poirot than usual
- By Karen on 07-01-12
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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Bit of a mixed bag
- By Chantal Noordeloos on 08-13-21
By: Wilkie Collins
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
A comprehensive collection of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley - plus bonus documentary....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Holmes at his best
- By Mike on 10-16-23
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A Case for Paul Temple
- By: Francis Durbridge
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan, Gerda Stevenson
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
A brand new eight-part remake of the lost archive drama A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lost story lives again
- By Maria on 06-05-12
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story5 out of 5 stars 57
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Love these radio plays
- By LAURA S. HERTZOG on 10-30-21
By: Ngaio Marsh
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3 out of 5 stars 2
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....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to understand the actors
- By Renee on 10-05-23
By: Ann Cleeves
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Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep (Dramatised)
- By: Raymond Chandler
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Kelly Burke, Barbara Barnes, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
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4 out of 5 stars
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WARNING: NOT THE COMPLETE NOVEL
- By Jamie on 10-20-11
By: Raymond Chandler
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Peeler
- The BBC Radio 4 Crime Series
- By: Patrick Carroll
- Narrated by: Richard E Grant, Mick Ford, Norman Jones, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
It is 1830, a year after Sir Robert Peel’s creation of the Metropolitan Police, known as the 'Peelers'. As the brand-new bobbies patrol the beat in their smart blue uniforms, armed only with truncheons and rattles, they form the first line of defence against crime....
By: Patrick Carroll
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting & entertaining Chinese mystery series produced by BBC radio
- By KiraNyres on 10-09-18
By: Qiu Xiaolong
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Five Little Pigs
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: full cast, John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Carla Lemarchant was a child of five when her mother was accused and convicted of poisoning her father, the famous painter Amyas Crale....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love these short Christie dramas!
- By Booksmart on 02-01-21
By: Agatha Christie
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Tough, shrewd and determined, Sergeant Cribb is a stalwart of Scotland Yard's newly formed Criminal Investigation Department....
By: Peter Lovesey
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Radio drama suberp
- By James & Noreen Tichenor on 12-25-18
By: Colin Dexter
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Mrs McGinty's Dead (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
The gruesome death of Mrs McGinty provokes Superintendent Spence to seek the help of his old ally Hercule Poirot....
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5 out of 5 stars
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old favorite in a new format
- By Nick G on 01-01-21
By: Agatha Christie
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
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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3 out of 5 stars
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It passes the time
- By BJM on 03-23-22
By: Colin Watson
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 314
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 316
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery....
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1 out of 5 stars
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They Re-wrote the book!
- By Jeff on 08-07-11
By: Agatha Christie
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The Moving Finger (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who is the poison pen?
- By DJDecca on 05-17-14
By: Agatha Christie
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Good entertainment value "if"
- By L. May on 06-11-17
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Hallowe'en Party (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't miss this one!
- By Britfan on 01-24-16
By: Agatha Christie
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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
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Big Sleep
- By Dr. Joe de Beauchamp on 08-08-20
By: Raymond Chandler
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Endless Night (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Forbes, Lizzie Watts
- Length: 57 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37
Agatha Christie wrote 'Endless Night' in 1967, and it is one of her greatest - and most unusual - novels. Creepy, malevolent and claustrophobic, it is a story about choices, the nature of good and evil....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unbelievably good
- By Brooke276 on 02-10-19
By: Agatha Christie
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Peril at End House (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Another fun Poirot mystery
- By Ursula on 11-25-11
By: Agatha Christie
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Raymond Chandler: The Long Goodbye (Dramatised)
- By: Raymond Chandler
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Trevor White, Saskia Reeves, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Way To Spend One & A Half Hours
- By Nils J. Rasmussen on 11-24-12
By: Raymond Chandler
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Murder at the Vicarage (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 182
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Love These Dramatisations
- By Dylan on 02-07-17
By: Agatha Christie
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Raymond Chandler: Poodle Springs (Dramatised)
- By: Raymond Chandler, Robert B Parker
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Lorelei King, Stephen Campbell Moore, and others
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86
A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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These BBC performances were really well done!!!
- By Gregytect on 07-09-12
By: Raymond Chandler, and others
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Sad Cypress (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura's considerable fortune....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Greek tragedy
- By l howard on 03-07-17
By: Agatha Christie
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Taken at the Flood (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 82
Gordon Cloade is killed in a London air raid, and his vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen. Five of his relatives are desperate to get their hands on Cloade's money....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Once again Agatha Christie’s story is superb.
- By Mahalo on 05-31-19
By: Agatha Christie