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Agatha Christie: Twelve Radio Mysteries
- Twelve BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations
- Narrated by: Tom Hollander, full cast, Julia McKenzie, Emilia Fox
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
Twelve BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of short stories by the Queen of Crime. First broadcast in the early 2000s, the stories were adapted and brought up-to-date for a contemporary audience. The stories are 'Philomel Cottage'; 'Swan Song'; 'Magnolia Blossom'; 'Witness for the Prosecution'; 'The Gates of Baghdad'; 'The Hounds of Death'; 'In a Glass Darkly'; 'The Dressmaker's Doll'; 'The Case of the Perfect Carer'; 'The £199 Adventure'; 'The Gypsy'; and 'The Last Seance'. Duration: 6 hours approx.
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- Mr Tickles
- 18-05-18
Great 30 minute plays
If you like Agatha Christie then you will like these short plays, performed by some top names with BBC quality. Good way to relax for 30 minutes. Highly recommended.
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- Tony Rawlinson
- 28-08-19
Good, but incomprehensible in places.
A possibility of these plays being over-dramatized has left them difficult to follow at times.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-12-18
very well adapted
a lot of care was taken.in terms of updating the stories the cases were a little simple and short some were clever than others but all performed well. lots of characters to like
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- Elmo66
- 23-03-17
Twelve Radio Mysteries
I don't often like updates of Agatha Christie's work, I prefer them set in their original decades. However this volume has been updated with care and is still a joy to listen to
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- dott
- 02-03-16
good
I enjoyed listening to the stories in the bath or when doing the house work
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- Isabelle
- 07-11-23
The psychology works in every decade…
that is why Agatha Christie is unsurpassed in storytelling - brillantly read by a very good cast, I enjoyed every thing
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- phryanè
- 07-08-20
Brilliant
Enjoyed every bit of it, typically Agatha Christie leaves you wanting more, which is why I am looking for another one.
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- Jj
- 21-03-17
pure bliss
just perfect radio takes you back to the old days brilliant cast well written plays
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- DartmoorDiva
- 04-11-17
Classic Christie
I was initially regretting buying this as I realised I had already heard the first story, and found it slightly banal. However, as the plays and stories went on, I found myself quite engrossed. All were well performed and most of the stories good and I found myself thoroughly immersed in Agatha Christie's world. A very enjoyable collection of classic sleuthing tales.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-03-20
Immersive
I am and always have been an avid Christie fan, i tend to prefer her stories when they wander away from her 2 renowned sleuths.
This collection of AC short stories is a Gem, there are some minor flaws to the overall production but to me they're so minor as not even count towards marking it down, a couple of the stories could almost benefit from a narrator as they pop back and forth a little and from character to character which can be a bit confusing, this is only a production issue, the casting, acting, quality and finished product more than make for any minor quibbles.
All in all this is Christie's almost Tales of the unexpected collection, highly recommended.
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