Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Four
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  • Published: 15 October 2017
  • ISBN: 9781785296734
  • Imprint: BBC CD
  • Format: Audio CD
  • Length: 21 hr 0 min
  • Narrators: Crawford Logan, Gerda Stevenson
  • RRP: $115.00

Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Four

Paul Temple Returns (2006-2013)

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Paul Temple lives again in these five complete radio dramas starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stephenson.

Paul Temple lives again in five BBC Radio 4 remakes of classic adventures, starring Crawford Logan as Paul and Gerda Stephenson as Steve.

Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (2006) A pair of spectacles spells danger for the suave sleuth and his wife as they embark on a trip to Egypt.

Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (2008) A murdered millionaire and a mysterious watch-chain sets the Temples on the trail of an international counterfeiting gang.

Paul Temple and Steve (2010) On the hunt for notorious criminal mastermind Dr Belasco, Paul and Steve find trouble at every turn...

A Case for Paul Temple (2011) Braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul pursues a shadowy drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’.

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair (2013) When a young woman disappears, Paul is drawn into a ruthless kidnapping racket run by the murderous ‘Mr Gregory’.

These five dramas were originally broadcast in the late 1940s, but are now missing from the BBC archives. Using the same scripts, vintage sound effects and much of the original incidental music, these remakes have been engineered to sound as much like the lost serials as possible.

Duration: 21 hours approx.
  • Published: 15 October 2017
  • ISBN: 9781785296734
  • Imprint: BBC CD
  • Format: Audio CD
  • Length: 21 hr 0 min
  • Narrators: Crawford Logan, Gerda Stevenson
  • RRP: $115.00
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About the author

Francis Durbridge

Francis Durbridge was one of Britain's most popular crime novelists and playwrights. Born in Hull, he was educated at Bradford and read English at Birmingham University. His first play, 'Promotion', was broadcast by the BBC in 1933. Encouraged by its success he was asked to contribute further plays. 'Send For Paul Temple' proved so popular that the BBC received 7,000 letters asking for more. 'The Adventures of Paul Temple' ran for over 30 years.

In 1969 BBC Television, having just started broadcasting in color, commissioned Durbridge to write a 26-part series of Paul Temple starring Francis Matthews.

It was not until 1971 that Durbridge wrote his first thriller directly for the theatre. The play, 'Suddenly at Home' (the title was taken from the death notice column of The Times newspaper) starred Gerald Harper and Penelope Keith and was a huge success in London's West End.

Durbridge also wrote 'Murder With Love' (1976), 'House Guest' (1980) and 'Fatal Encounter' (1996). Critics were apt to dismiss his plays, but the public did not. Durbridge himself said: 'My thrillers are not so much who dunnits as will-he-get-away-with-its.'

Also by Francis Durbridge

Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Three
Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume Two
Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume One
Send for Paul Temple
Send for Paul Temple: Green Popular Penguins
Paul Temple And Steve
Paul Temple And The Madison Mystery
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