From 1942, in one of the oldest full-length radio dramas in the BBC archive, Carl Bernard stars as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as his wife Steve.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series.
They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
The murder of well-known American Myron Harwood, found dead in a small country lane, heralds the start of a series of celebrity murders. Each time, the body is found with a small, square piece of white cardboard bearing the inscription 'The Marquis'.
When the eighth victim, a girl, is picked out of the river with the same card attached to her dress, a note from Paul Temple is delivered to Sir Graham Forbes. The message reads: 'Is it true what they say about Rita?' Rita Cartwright was a private detective investigating the Marquis murders - and now she too has ended up dead.
With the police baffled and the Home Secretary specially requesting his involvement, Paul Temple has no choice but to intervene...
Written By
Francis Durbridge
First Broadcast
BBC Light Programme
30 October 1942
NUMBER OF EPISODES
Eight
Last Broadcast
BBC Light Programme
18 December 1942
Written By : Hal Glatzer
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Published By : One Act Audio Theatre
Runtime : 10 minutes
Dramatizations Thrillers Audio Theater
Price : $0.99
Hear LA sleuth Mark Markheim solve crime all whilst adroitly enunciating elaborate alliterations See full description...
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Written By : Jerry Robbins
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Runtime : 25 minutes
Audio Theater Drama Thrillers Action & Adventure
Price : $1.50
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Written By : Arthur Conan Doyle
Performed By : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 55 minutes
Thrillers Detective Detective
Price : $18.49
A collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's greatest achivements, this compilation really will get the brain ticking... See full description...
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Written By : Jerry Robbins
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Runtime : 25 minutes
Audio Theater Drama Thrillers Action & Adventure
Price : $1.50
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Written By : Francis Durbridge
Performed By : Full Cast Performance
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours 45 minutes
Thrillers Detective Detective British Drama
Price : $22.25
The Conrad Case takes Paul and Steve to Bavaria to help find Betty Conrad. But their only clue is an unusual cocktail stick found in her finishing school bedroom. See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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