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The Ruth Rendell BBC Radio Drama Collection
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The Havana Quartet
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The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils
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Shilling & Sixpence Investigate
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The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Paul Scott
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- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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cut too short, enjoyed story
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Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun star in these 15 hard-hitting crime dramas. Chalk and cheese coppers Max Matthews and Sean Armitage are from different generations and different worlds, but together they make a remarkable team. In this powerful, unconventional police procedural, we join the detective duo in the interview room as they practise their unique style of interrogation in a bid to extract a confession....
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The Sensitive
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The complete series of off-beat thrillers about psychic detective Thomas Soutar, who uses his skills in police investigations. Set in Glasgow and featuring fantastic full casts, these unique police dramas star Robin Laing as Thomas Soutar.
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Never realised how many there were!
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The Daniel Defoe BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders & A Journal of the Plague Year
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Three lively retellings of Daniel Defoe’s classic novels, plus two bonus programmes about his extraordinary life and far-reaching influence. Robinson Crusoe and His Farther Adventures: An imaginative blend of the famous castaway tale and its lesser-known sequel, this thrilling drama sees Crusoe setting sail for the far north. Facing danger in the Siberian wastes, he keeps terror at bay by telling his companions campfire tales of his many adventures on his beloved island. Starring Tim McInnerney as Crusoe.
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High Table, Lower Orders: The Complete Series 1 and 2
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When prominent don and celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti dies after dining at High Table, his colleague Gilbert suspects foul play and invites his former student Simon Harrison, a disillusioned health and safety officer, to investigate. Meanwhile, Simon’s former girlfriend Zoe, a freelance journalist, arrives to write an article about Devanti’s death, reopening old wounds for Simon.
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
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When Charles Paris’ agent rings with the news that he has a part for him in a new musical, Charles is delighted - and somewhat amazed, as he can neither sing nor dance. But Maurice has an ulterior motive: as one of the show’s backers, he wants Charles to play detective and investigate a series of accidents that have dogged the production. The pianist has been shot in the hand and another cast member fell downstairs - or was he pushed? Anxious about their investment and their star, Chris Watt, the ‘angels’ are keen to ensure that nothing else goes wrong.
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Stone: The Complete Series 1-4
- By: Danny Brocklehurst
- Narrated by: Craig Cheetham, Deborah McAndrew, full cast, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
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Seventeen stories from the gritty crime series created by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Hugo Speer as Manchester detective John Stone. This collection brings together Series 1 to 4 of this intelligent detective drama, tackling morally ambiguous, complex and challenging subjects. DCI Stone and his team investigate a series of brutal murders and missing person cases, among other grisly crimes. Starring Hugo Speer as DCI John Stone, Craig Cheetham as DI Mike Tanner and Deborah McAndrew as DS Sue Kelly.
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Will definitely listen to again.
- By Mark Renny on 14-06-18
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Last Seen Wearing
- By: David Hewson
- Narrated by: Samantha Dakin, Stuart Milligan, John Guerrasio, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s been two years since Dinah Collins left the NYPD in disgrace, forced out for digging too deeply into the sudden disappearance of a fellow cop - her brother, Danny. Now, scraping by as a PI, Dinah is hired to find a young woman, Lucy Fisher, who vanished on Halloween, last seen wearing a creepy costume. As she pursues a deadly trail of clues, Dinah will find she’s faced with a terrible choice: If she can only save one person, Danny or Lucy, who will it be?
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Bouvard Stars In New York PI Thriller!
- By Simon on 10-01-19
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Suspense Collection 2
- By: Black Eye Entertainment
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama series of the Golden Age. Known as “Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills”, it focused on suspenseful stories starring the biggest names in Hollywood. Running more than 20 years, Suspense aired nearly 1,000 radio broadcasts. It made the transition to television in 1949, but it was much better suited for radio where the “theatre of the mind” could run free.
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Punt PI: Series 6-10
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series
- By: Steve Punt
- Narrated by: Steve Punt
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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The BBC Radio 4 show where Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little mysteries that perplex, amuse and beguile. His methods may be unconventional, but he gets the job done in this collection of all 18 epsiodes from series 6-10 of Punt PI.
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The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook Vol. 4
- Eight BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: full cast, Nadine Marshall, Claire Benedict
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier - and only - lady detective, is back with another batch of unusual cases. In these eight episodes, she receives a visit from a very important person; helps out Mma Potokwani, who has had bad news at the Orphan Farm; looks into who is orchestrating a campaign against Mma Soleti; and welcomes a new arrival - while righting an old wrong. Plus, Mr JLB Matekoni’s apprentice gets into trouble; Mma Makutsi is hiding a secret; and Mma Ramotswe tries to come to terms with one of the trickiest situations she has ever faced: taking a holiday.
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- By Cathy Kirk on 19-02-19
Summary
Full-cast dramatisations of seven of Ruth Rendell's tense psychological thrillers.
This collection includes:
The Bridesmaid: a beautiful stone statue and her living double lead Philip into a nightmare of obsession and murder.
Going Wrong: besotted with his childhood sweetheart, Leonora, psychopathic Guy Curran will do anything to make her his.
King Solomon’s Carpet: London’s Underground links a group of misfit housemates and is the catalyst for a devastating crime in this compelling tale, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.
People Don’t Do Such Things: a suburban couple befriend a charismatic novelist, but their relationship soon slips into sinister territory.
The Fever Tree: on safari in South Africa, Ford and Tricia find the tensions in their marriage exacerbated by the unforgiving wilderness.
The Dreadful Day of Judgment: clearing up an abandoned cemetery, John, Gilly and Marlon’s personal demons come to the fore.
Thornapple: poison enthusiast James becomes captivated by the ruthless Meribel on a visit to her wealthy aunt.
Among the casts of these seven suspenseful adaptations are Jamie Glover, Mark Strong, Reece Shearsmith, Paul Rhys, Danny Sapani and Juliet Aubrey.
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- Mrs Kate Evans
- Cardiff, United Kingdom
- 08-02-19
Nobody gets out alive. Classic Rendell.
Settle back and enjoy vintage Rendell.
A great collection from Ruth with all the aspects we have come to love.
Tight, claustrophobic stories that leave none of the characters unscathed.
These shortened versions are perfect to reacquaint yourself with her earlier work.
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- Jane
- United Kingdom
- 13-02-19
Great listen
First time I have heard any Rendell. Enjoyed this varied collection and dramatisation team did great job. Will look forward to next stories.
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