Andrew Martin

The complete series 1-5 of the thrilling mystery series. On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes....

After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were 'rationalised' and gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated without ready access to the main lines, and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction....

Throughout the 20th century, the seaside service posters of Britain's railways promised fresh air and frivolity to millions of urban dwellers with the phrase: 'To the sea by train'.

Detective Superintendent George Quinn - Mayfair resident and dandy with a razor-sharp brain - has set up a new police unit dedicated to investigating the super-rich....

In the heroic days of rail travel, you could dine on kippers and champagne aboard the Brighton Belle....

Baghdad, 1917: Captain Jim Stringer has been dispatched to investigate what looks like a case of treason....

In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter....

Andrew Martin reflects on Britain's customs, attitudes and social and supernatural phenomena in these six BBC Radio series....

York railway station, December, 1925. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer is enjoying a pint in the Parlour Bar before accompanying his wife, Lydia, to a charitable function. But when the couple meet at their regular spot, Jim is alarmed to see a man pointing a revolver in his direction....

North East India, 1923. On the Night Mail to Jamalpur, a man is shot dead in a first class compartment....