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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written 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 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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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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4 out of 5 stars
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PDJames
- By Jane D on 2022-03-02
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Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection
- 55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations
- Written 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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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written 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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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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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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written 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 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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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Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Three
- The Sixties (1960-1968)
- Written by: Francis Durbridge
- Narrated by: full cast, Marjorie Westbury, Peter Coke
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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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5 out of 5 stars
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awesome series
- By Anonymous User on 2021-11-11
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The Ruth Rendell BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written by: Ruth Rendell
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson, Jamie Glover, Peter Wingfield, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written 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 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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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4 out of 5 stars
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PDJames
- By Jane D on 2022-03-02
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Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection
- 55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations
- Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley, full cast
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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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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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written 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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written 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 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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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Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Three
- The Sixties (1960-1968)
- Written by: Francis Durbridge
- Narrated by: full cast, Marjorie Westbury, Peter Coke
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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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5 out of 5 stars
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awesome series
- By Anonymous User on 2021-11-11
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The Ruth Rendell BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written by: Ruth Rendell
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson, Jamie Glover, Peter Wingfield, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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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Inspector Purbright
- Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Dramatisations from The Flaxborough Chronicles
- Written 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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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 30 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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Murder at the Vicarage (Dramatised)
- Written 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 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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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The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection
- Dramatisations and Readings of His Sensational Stories Including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
- Written 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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And Then There Were None (Dramatised)
- Written 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 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-01-08
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Bill Nighy
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
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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Patrick Hamilton: Rope, Gaslight, Hangover Square and More
- Seven BBC Radio Full-Cast Productions
- Written 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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Raymond Chandler: The Long Goodbye (Dramatised)
- Written 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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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
A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Dramatized)
- Written by: Dorothy L. Sayers
- Narrated by: Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, Martin Jarvis
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature's most popular creations....
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Nemesis (Dramatised)
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
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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5 out of 5 stars
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wonderful performance
- By JANE LALONDE on 2022-10-30
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The Ngaio Marsh BBC Radio Collection
- Four Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Written by: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde, Stephen Thorne, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 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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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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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Dramatised)
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Mrs Farrars is found dead of an apparent overdose one year after the death of her husband. The villagers of King's Abbot are suspicious....
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Taken at the Flood (Dramatised)
- Written 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 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
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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Fatherland (Dramatized)
- Written by: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday....
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Dramatised)
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 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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Poirot is astonished to receive a call from Chief Inspector Japp, informing him that Mr Morley has shot himself. There was no reason for him to commit suicide, and Poirot believes he was murdered.....
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The Unexpected Guest (Dramatised)
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
A foggy night... a lonely country house... and a woman with a gun in her hand quietly surveying the dead body of her husband. It looked like a straightforward case of murder. Or was it?....
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Dramatised)
- Written 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 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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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Charles Paris: The Dead Side of the Mic
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Charlotte Green, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Actor and reluctant sleuth Charles Paris is facing chaos. He’s lodging with his ex-wife Frances, and now their pregnant daughter has moved in as well. It’s all a bit much....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great fun!
- By Heather Garrett on 2020-06-29
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Hallowe'en Party (Dramatised)
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 27 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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John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation....
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Auris 4
- Der Klang des Bösen
- Written by: Vincent Kliesch, Sebastian Fitzek, Bernadette Joos
- Narrated by: Simon Jäger, Oliver Masucci, Luisa Wietzorek, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Wurde Patrizia Berg von ihrem Ehemann umgebracht? Oder ist ihr eigener Sohn der skrupellose Mörder? Matthias Hegel muss die...
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Auris 3
- Todesrauschen
- Written by: Sebastian Fitzek, Vincent Kliesch
- Narrated by: Simon Jäger, Oliver Masucci, Luisa Wietzorek, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Seit Jahren versucht die erfolgreiche True-Crime-Podcasterin Jula Ansorge die Wahrheit über das Schicksal ihres unter mysteriösen...
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Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep (Dramatised)
- Written 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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
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The Moving Finger (Dramatised)
- Written 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 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple....
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Auris
- Written by: Sebastian Fitzek, Vincent Kliesch, Helge May, and others
- Narrated by: Simon Jäger, Svenja Jung, Oliver Masucci, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Matthias Hegel ist forensischer Phonetiker und der beste Audio-Profiler Deutschlands. Er ist imstande, nur anhand von Tönen, Geräuschen...