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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- 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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Overall59
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Performance55
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Story55
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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Well done
- By Jillian Hancock on 21-11-2018
By: P. D. James
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall6
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Performance3
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Story3
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....
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
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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Jolly good.
- By Anonymous on 27-10-2022
By: Colin Dexter
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Falco: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Five Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Lindsey Davis
- Narrated by: Anna Madeley, Anton Lesser, Ben Crowe, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall26
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Performance20
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Story22
Full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the first five Falco novels by Lindsey Davis, starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco....
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Great Production ……. But………..
- By Mrs E.M.Allen on 28-04-2025
By: Lindsey Davis
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Hallowe'en Party (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation....
By: Agatha Christie
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Storm Front (Dramatized Adaptation)
- Dresden Files, Book 1
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: full cast, Matthew Bassett, Nora Sofyan, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Harry Dresden’s investigation of a grisly double murder pulls him into the darkest depths of magical Chicago in the first dramatized audiobook in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series!
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the annoying music and the ridiculously over the top sound effects.
- By Anonymous on 13-12-2025
By: Jim Butcher
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P. D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- 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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Overall59
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Performance55
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Story55
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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Well done
- By Jillian Hancock on 21-11-2018
By: P. D. James
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection
- 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Brian Blessed, and others
- Length: 48 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall6
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Performance3
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Story3
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....
By: Arthur Conan Doyle, and others
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Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Colin Dexter
- Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
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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Jolly good.
- By Anonymous on 27-10-2022
By: Colin Dexter
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Falco: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Five Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Lindsey Davis
- Narrated by: Anna Madeley, Anton Lesser, Ben Crowe, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall26
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Performance20
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Story22
Full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the first five Falco novels by Lindsey Davis, starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco....
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Great Production ……. But………..
- By Mrs E.M.Allen on 28-04-2025
By: Lindsey Davis
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Hallowe'en Party (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation....
By: Agatha Christie
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Storm Front (Dramatized Adaptation)
- Dresden Files, Book 1
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: full cast, Matthew Bassett, Nora Sofyan, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Harry Dresden’s investigation of a grisly double murder pulls him into the darkest depths of magical Chicago in the first dramatized audiobook in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files series!
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the annoying music and the ridiculously over the top sound effects.
- By Anonymous on 13-12-2025
By: Jim Butcher
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The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection
- Dramatisations and Readings of His Sensational Stories Including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, full cast, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 36 mins
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Overall3
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Performance3
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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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Woman in white
- By elizabeth b. on 21-12-2021
By: Wilkie Collins
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Those Empty Eyes (Dramatized Adaptation)
- By: Charlie Donlea
- Narrated by: Sam Intrater, Nathaniel Priestley, Jenna Sharpe, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
The bestselling author of Twenty Years Later and master of modern suspense is back with a brilliantly twisting, skillfully plotted thriller perfect for fans of Jeneva Rose and Colleen Hoover's Verity.
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One of the best novel's by Charlie Donlea!!
- By Anonymous on 12-10-2025
By: Charlie Donlea
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And Then There Were None (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Lyndsey Marshal, John Rowe, Geoffrey Whitehead
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall13
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Performance12
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Story12
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery....
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Loved this book Version!
- By Sophie Lakeman on 23-06-2020
By: Agatha Christie
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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection
- Six BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: CJ Sansom
- Narrated by: full cast, Jason Watkins, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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Overall11
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Performance9
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Story9
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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Entertaining Whodunnit
- By Carol Anne Harvey on 15-11-2022
By: CJ Sansom
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Mrs McGinty's Dead (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Story7
The gruesome death of Mrs McGinty provokes Superintendent Spence to seek the help of his old ally Hercule Poirot....
By: Agatha Christie
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Amateur Detective Roger Sheringham
- The Poisoned Chocolates Case and Jumping Jenny
- By: Anthony Berkeley
- Narrated by: Neil Stacy, Hugh Burden, Conrad Phillips, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Anthony Berkeley was a journalist, novelist, and founding member of the Detection Club. One of his recurring and most-beloved characters was Roger Sheringham, a novelist and amateur detective. In these two classic tales, Roger Sheringham must investigate two terrible murders....
By: Anthony Berkeley
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Murder at the Vicarage (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall14
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Performance11
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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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Didn’t realise it was a play
- By Aaisha Ferkh on 20-04-2025
By: Agatha Christie
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The Ngaio Marsh BBC Radio Collection
- Four Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde, Stephen Thorne, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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Overall4
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Performance4
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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'....
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights & Other Shetland Mysteries
- A BBC Radio Crime Collection
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Grant O'Rourke, Steven Robertson, Marnie Baxter, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Ann Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author....
By: Ann Cleeves
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Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection
- 55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley, full cast
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall2
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Performance1
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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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Charles Paris: Situation Tragedy
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche actor and amateur detective Charles Paris.
By: Jeremy Front, and others
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Inspector Purbright
- Five BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Dramatisations from The Flaxborough Chronicles
- By: Colin Watson
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey, John Rowe, John Pullen, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall12
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Performance9
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Story9
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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Great old style crime series
- By Anonymous on 06-11-2021
By: Colin Watson
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Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Three
- The Sixties (1960-1968)
- By: Francis Durbridge
- Narrated by: full cast, Marjorie Westbury, Peter Coke
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall19
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Performance17
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Story17
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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Paul Temple Review
- By Anonymous on 07-01-2019
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Flash Point (Dramatized Adaptation)
- Jason Trapp Thrillers, Book 3
- By: Jack Slater
- Narrated by: Terence Aselford, Christopher Walker, Wyn Delano, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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A Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system takes down a passenger jetliner in the skies over Belarus, showering the fields below in burning scrap. As the world begins to mourn the horrific accident, one man–new CIA director, George Lawrence–knows it is anything but.
By: Jack Slater
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Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep (Dramatised)
- By: Raymond Chandler
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Kelly Burke, Barbara Barnes, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe....
By: Raymond Chandler
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Peril at End House (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera, in the idyllic village of St Loo....
By: Agatha Christie
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The Ruth Rendell BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Ruth Rendell
- Narrated by: Oona Beeson, Jamie Glover, Peter Wingfield, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Overall5
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Performance5
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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....
By: Ruth Rendell
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They Do It With Mirrors (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Miss Marple is told that her old friend, Carrie, is in danger and she goes to stay with her at Stoneygates, a home for maladjusted adolescents....
By: Agatha Christie
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Nemesis (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Overall6
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Performance4
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Miss Marple is totally shocked to receive a letter from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel, an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels....
By: Agatha Christie
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R.D Wingfield: Nightmare and Other Thrillers
- 13 Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas
- By: R.D Wingfield
- Narrated by: Nigel Havers, Andrew Sachs, Frances Jeater, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A collection of vintage thrillers from popular crime writer RD Wingfield Well known as the creator of Inspector Jack Frost, RD Wingfield scripted numerous twisty, suspenseful dramas for BBC Radio between 1968 and 1995. Many of the thirteen tales in this collection were originally thought to be...
By: R.D Wingfield
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Towards Zero (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Philip Fox, Hugh Bonneville, Marcia Warren
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story5
When death visits Gull’s Point the house party is thrown into turmoil. It is left to Scotland Yard’s Detective Inspector Leach and Mr MacWhirter, an ex-detective who is also house guest, to solve the case....
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Great Suspence
- By Heather on 24-05-2015
By: Agatha Christie
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Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor
- Seven BBC Radio Crime Dramas
- By: Michael McStay
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne, Joe Dunlop, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall2
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Performance2
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The collected BBC Radio 4 crime dramas featuring Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor....
By: Michael McStay
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Fatherland
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Anton Lesser stars as a Berlin detective who stumbles upon the 20th century's most terrifying secret in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Robert Harris's bestselling novel. The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Nazi Germany won the Second World War...
By: Robert Harris
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The Widower's Wife (Dramatized Adaptation)
- By: Cate Holahan
- Narrated by: full cast, Eva Wilhelm, Colleen Delany, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters. Ana is gone—leaving behind her wealthy husband and adorable daughter—but not everything about her disappearance adds up. What secrets did she leave behind?
By: Cate Holahan