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Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries
- The Complete BBC Radio Crime Series
- By: Simon Brett, Bill Murphy, Andrew Martin, and others
- Narrated by: David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher, Martin Clunes, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
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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....
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Great for the car.
- By Anonymous User on 25-12-2021
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Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries
- The Complete BBC Radio Crime Series
- Narrated by: David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher, Martin Clunes, Bill Nighy, Adrian Dunbar, Geraldine James, full cast
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 19-12-2019
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection
- A Series of Murders, Sicken and So Die, Murder Unprompted, The Dead Side of the Mic & Cast in Order of Disappearance
- By: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Thespian sleuth Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation - especially in the form of women and alcohol....
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Perfect!
- By Peter Gray on 31-12-2024
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Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection
- A Series of Murders, Sicken and So Die, Murder Unprompted, The Dead Side of the Mic & Cast in Order of Disappearance
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 24-08-2023
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A Second BBC Radio Collection
- Murder in the Title, A Reconstructed Corpse, An Amateur Corpse, Corporate Bodies & A Decent Interval
- By: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Charles Paris - unsuccessful actor, bad husband, and dipsomaniac - is back, and getting into trouble once more. As he tries to woo back his semi-detached wife, Frances, and land a few half-decent roles, he finds himself embroiled in murder and mayhem and forced to turn detective....
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Bill Nighy
- By Gregory Palmer on 18-04-2025
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Charles Paris: A Second BBC Radio Collection
- Murder in the Title, A Reconstructed Corpse, An Amateur Corpse, Corporate Bodies & A Decent Interval
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 24-08-2023
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Bill Nighy
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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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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Good
- By elizabeth b. on 31-12-2019
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Charles Paris: Star Trap
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: full cast, Bill Nighy
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 3
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 18-04-2019
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A Third BBC Radio Collection
- The Cinderella Killer, Dead Room Farce, Star Trap, A Doubtful Death & A Deadly Habit
- By: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Actor, alcoholic and amateur sleuth Charles Paris returns in another quintet of humorous theatrical thrillers. All Charles asks for is a nice juicy part in a successful play - but wherever he appears on the bill, murder and mystery always play a starring role....
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Perfect production
- By Anonymous User on 20-09-2023
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Charles Paris: A Third BBC Radio Collection
- The Cinderella Killer, Dead Room Farce, Star Trap, A Doubtful Death & A Deadly Habit
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 24-08-2023
- Language: English
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Major Bricket and the Circus Corpse
- The Major Bricket Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Meet Major Bricket, an infrequent resident of Highfield House in Stunston Peveril, Suffolk. In the past the Major's work assignments, frequently in foreign countries, have prevented him from spending much time there.
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Major Bricket and the Circus Corpse
- The Major Bricket Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: The Major Bricket Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 24-04-2025
- Language: English
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After Henry
- The Complete BBC Radio Series 1-4
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Benjamin Whitrow, full cast, Gerry Cowper, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
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After the death of her GP husband, widow Sarah is battling to bring up her strong-willed 18-year-old daughter, Clare, hindered by her meddling mother, Eleanor....
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Dynamic
- By Emma Jayne Brackstone on 07-10-2023
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After Henry
- The Complete BBC Radio Series 1-4
- Narrated by: Benjamin Whitrow, full cast, Gerry Cowper, Joan Sanderson, Prunella Scales
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 21-05-2020
- Language: English
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No Commitments: Series 1-5
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie, Josie Lawrence, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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After years of looking after her elderly parents, Anna finds herself able, for the first time, to live her own life....
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No Commitments: Series 1-5
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- Narrated by: Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie, Josie Lawrence, full cast, Nicola Pagett, Bill Nighy
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 14-01-2021
- Language: English
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Mrs Pargeter's Patio
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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When widow Mrs Pargeter has her morning coffee, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, revealing a human skull with a neat hole in the middle of its forehead....
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Long live Mrs P
- By Elisa Bee on 26-10-2023
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Mrs Pargeter's Patio
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Mrs. Pargeter, Book 9
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-10-2023
- Language: English
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Death on the Downs
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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It wasn't the rain that upset Carole Seddon during her walk on the West Sussex Downs. It wasn't the dilapidated barn in which she was forced to seek shelter. No, what upset her most was the human skeleton she discovered there....
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Cosy mystery
- By Sarah on 16-03-2025
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Death on the Downs
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 01-03-2019
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: So Much Blood
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris....
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Charles Paris: So Much Blood
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 2
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-07-2023
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Suzanne Burden, Bill Nighy, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Charles Paris returns in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Simon Brett’s humorous theatrical mystery, starring Bill Nighy....
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Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Suzanne Burden, Bill Nighy, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 19
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 02-02-2017
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: A Doubtful Death
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Simon Brett, Suzanne Burden, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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As ever, Charles Paris, an actor, is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation, especially in the form of women and alcohol. His intentions may be good, but somehow the results always go wrong....
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Not as good as previous Charles Paris stories
- By T. Kelly on 26-07-2020
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Charles Paris: A Doubtful Death
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: Simon Brett, Suzanne Burden, Full Cast, Jonathan Glover
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 02-07-2020
- Language: English
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Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4
- The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Brett
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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Chaired by Simon Brett (author of the hugely popular Charles Paris series), this intriguing, interactive panel show challenges professional crime novelists to put their experience and expertise to the test as they try to unravel various mind-bending mysteries....
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Foul Play: The Complete Series 1-4
- The BBC Radio 4 Murder Mystery Panel Game
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Brett
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 14-01-2021
- Language: English
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Murder in the Museum
- Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 4
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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The Elizabethan house of Bracketts is about to be turned into a museum. It had once been the home of the celebrated poet Esmund Chadleigh and is to become a shrine to his life and poetry - but the transition is far from smooth....
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Excellent storyline
- By Peter Gray on 18-12-2022
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Murder in the Museum
- Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 22-05-2019
- Language: English
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Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her friend Jasmine Angold at a charity reception for PhiliPussies....
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Mrs Pargeter
- By Mrs P Fenn-Forycki on 30-01-2022
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Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Mrs. Pargeter, Book 8
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 11-07-2017
- Language: English
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The Torso in the Town
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Amateur sleuths Jude and Carole take on their third case when a terrible discovery is made in the cellar of a grand old house....
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Feathering Mysteries Get Better Each Time
- By MR E L Roseveare on 01-11-2021
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The Torso in the Town
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-03-2019
- Language: English
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The Killer in the Choir
- A Fethering Mystery
- By: Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Although she hadn't known Leonard well, Carole feels duty bound to attend her fellow committee member's funeral. As suspected, the sermon is very predictable. What she couldn't have predicted was that the deceased's daughter would use the occasion to accuse her stepmother of murder....
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Carole and Jude Investigate the Death of a Merry Widow
- By MR E L Roseveare on 19-02-2022
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The Killer in the Choir
- A Fethering Mystery
- Narrated by: Simon Brett
- Series: Fethering Village Mysteries, Book 19
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-07-2019
- Language: English
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Charles Paris: Cast in Order of Disappearance
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Simon Brett, Jeremy Front
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Suzanne Burden, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris with Martine McCutcheon as Jodie Ricks in this BBC Radio 4 comedy detective drama....
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I love these.
- By Paula Morrow on 07-10-2021
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Charles Paris: Cast in Order of Disappearance
- A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Suzanne Burden, full cast
- Series: Charles Paris Dramatisations, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 07-06-2011
- Language: English
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Molesworth: A BBC Radio Collection
- Down with Skool!, How to Be Topp & More
- By: Geoffrey Willans, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Griff Rhys Jones, Willie Rushton, Clive Swift, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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A collection of BBC readings and dramas celebrating the much-loved schoolboy terror....
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Molesworth: A BBC Radio Collection
- Down with Skool!, How to Be Topp & More
- Narrated by: Griff Rhys Jones, Willie Rushton, Clive Swift, Penelope Nice, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 25-05-2023
- Language: English
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