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There are hundreds of Blue Plaques on buildings around London commemorating the famous people who lived there at some time in the building’s history . But only one building has three plaques for three different people who lived in the building at the same time. Chiltern Court on Baker Street was home to novelists HG Wells and Arnold Bennett and composer Eric Coates in the early 1930s.

In this new audio drama by Brian Hipkin we imagine a pivotal meeting between the three in December 1930 and a modern day investigation into events from the 30s.

In A Blue Plaque Mystery by Brian Hipkin you heard

Ewan Bailey as Arnold Bennett

Jon Glover as HG Wells

Zephryn Taitte as Eric Coates

Charlie Richards as The Concierge

Grace Savage as Cassie

Ria Knowles as Sunday

Tom McEnery as Voice on the recording

Maya Cohen Gregory as Phyllis Coates

And Samira Ahmed as herself

A Blue Plaque Mystery was directed by Chris Gregory

It was produced by Brian Hipkin and Chris Gregory and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard “Orpheus” Campbell

Production sound-design and editing were by Chris Gregory

The studio assistants were Holly Hughes and Maya Cohen Gregory

The music tracks in this production are

Saint James Infirmary Blues by Cab Calloway

By a Sleepy Lagoon by Eric Coates

You can find out more about Brian Hipkin and his work by following him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/brianhipkin/

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