Audiobooks by Alastair Jessiman

Boxer and Doberman: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio crime comedy

All six episodes of the gloriously gritty comedy crime drama Taggart meets A Touch of Cloth in this parody police procedural featuring DI Bob Boxer and his sidekick DC Shona Doberman. They're an unlikely couple of cops - he's grizzled, old-school and wears a cardigan; she's young, instinctive and wields a Blackberry. But together they tackle cases so tough, they'd make Frost flinch and Rebus run away... In Headless in Glasgow, a serial killer is targeting academics - can the duo track down the multiple murderer? The Killings in Kirkibrae sees them probing a link between some gruesome murders in Glasgow and some nasty deaths in an idyllic Highlands village. In The Big Cheese, Boxer falls into the clutches of a sadistic old enemy who exploits one of his deepest childhood terrors. Could a good cop really go bad? And in The Seat of Evil, Boxer and Doberman delve into a celebrity killing spree, as the plot thickens like fog on the Clyde. Murder is Child's Play finds two rival crime bosses competing for a coveted children's book award. With Glasgow campaigning to win 'European City of Kindness', can our detective duo prevent gang warfare? Finally, in The Black Widow, when Boxer and Doberman are called to investigate the brutal slaying of a popular Scottish actor, they become entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue - one that gets even stickier when Boxer falls for the victim's seductive widow... Written by Alastair Jessiman, this sparkling send-up of the dour detective genre stars Finlay Welsh as Bob Boxer and Anita Vettesse as Shona Doberman, with James Bryce as DCI Paton. WARNING: this recording contains strong language Production credits Written by Alastair Jessiman Produced and directed by David Jackson Young BA: Carrie Gibbons Content Assistant: Patricia Hitchcock Studio Managers: Gregor Graham, Mic Calder, Ross Blackmore, Malcolm Torrie and Heather Andrews Starring Finlay Welsh as DI Bob Boxer, Anita Vettesse as DC Shona Doberman and James Bryce as DCI Paton Headless in Glasgow With Ralph Riach and Ann Scott-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 23 March 2009 The Killings in Kirkibrae With Sheila Donald, Carol Ann Crawford and Crawford Logan First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 24 March 2009 The Big Cheese With Steven McNicoll, Eileen McCallum and Crawford Logan First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 25 March 2009 The Seat of Evil With Steven McNicoll, Crawford Logan and Monica Gibb First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 26 March 2009 Murder is Child's Play Butcher Brawley - James Bryce Rosa Caputo - Ann Scott Jones 'The Shadow' - Cameron McNee Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 6 December 2010 The Black Widow Marion Swann - Juliet Cadzow Mackenzie Baxter - Sean Scanlan Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman With James MacPherson First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 7 December 2010

Alastair Jessiman (Author), Anita Vettesse, Ann Scott Jones, Carol Ann Crawford, Crawford Logan, Finlay Welsh, James Bryce, James Macpherson, Monica Gibb, Ralph Riach, Steven Mcnicoll (Narrator)

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The Sensitive: Eleven BBC Radio 4 Crime Dramas

The complete series of off-beat thrillers about psychic detective Thomas Soutar, who uses his skills in police investigations. Set in Glasgow and featuring fantastic full casts, these unique police dramas star Robin Laing as Thomas Soutar.The SensitivePolice call in Thomas Soutar to help find a missing woman. Thomas is adept at solving crimes - but is his extraordinary gift a blessing or a curse?The Hanged ManThomas Soutar discovers some unsettling connections between his own uncle's past and the murder of a young boy. A PossessionWhen Thomas agrees to help in the search for a missing music student, he becomes obsessed by the missing girl in ways that he had not expected.A NobodyThomas suffers a crisis of confidence when he is asked to investigate a potential serial killer. An old girlfriend, Kat, persuades him to take a break for a few days, but Thomas soon becomes convinced that they are being followed.A Casualty of WarThomas' mother has been forced to close her guest house due to emergency building work. An old friend offers her the use of his guest house, now lying empty. But Thomas senses a malignant presence in the isolated house, and one night Thomas' mother is sure she sees a face in her bedroom mirror – the face of a woman not seen since 1945...The ProtectorThomas is asked to investigate the disappearance of a family friend. It's believed the missing man may have committed suicide, but the voices in Thomas's head suggest a different explanation…Queen of the DeadA grieving daughter finds hundreds of cassette recordings made by a woman obsessed with her late father, a Professor of English. Thomas Soutar is hired to trace the identity of the woman behind the tapes, who styles herself the ‘Queen of the Dead’.TermaThomas is brought helps investigate when a journalist goes missing after building up a dossier on a powerful crime family. Black IslandThomas and Kat go on holiday to the Western Isles. But Thomas is soon drawn into a dangerous game with a celebrated actor.Underground Man (2 parts)Glasgow's disused underground tunnels are the hunting ground for an injured ex-soldier who threatens to kill three men he holds responsible for cheating him out of an inheritance. When one of the men under threat goes missing, Thomas helps the police in their search - but he soon discovers that there is danger much closer to home. Heart of Darkness (2 parts)A religious retreat in the Scottish Highlands is the venue for the final investigation by the psychic Thomas Soutar. Thomas and Kat discover that the extreme views of their host have alienated many people in the community, and a quiet few days away become unexpectedly life-changing when Thomas has a fateful reckoning with his psychic abilities.Written by Alastair JessimanProduced and directed by Bruce Young

Alastair Jessiman (Author), , Full Cast, Jimmy Chisholm, Julie Duncanson, Robin Laing, Sheila Macdonald (Narrator)

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The Sensitive: A Casualty of War: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

A BBC Radio 4 atmospheric thriller from the series of investigations by the 'Sensitive': Glasgow's psychic detective, Thomas Soutar. Thomas' mother has been forced to close her guest house due to emergency building work. An old friend, retired hotelier Jack Cameron, offers her the use of his guest house, now lying empty. Reluctant to allow his mother to stay in the house alone, Thomas persuades his girlfriend Kat to stay with them. Soon tensions become evident between Kat, Thomas and his mother. The house sits on a hill, isolated, cold and gloomy. Thomas senses a malignant presence - and he hears an old woman calling out for help. Even Kat detects a strange atmosphere, and one night Thomas' mother is sure she sees a face in her bedroom mirror... the face of a woman not seen since 1945... Starring Robin Laing as Thomas, Sheila Donald as his mother and Julie Duncanson as Kat. Also featuring Paul Young and Edith MacArthur in the cast.

Alastair Jessiman (Author), Full Cast, Robin Laing (Narrator)

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Boxer And Doberman

All four episodes of the full-cast BBC Radio 4 comedy police drama written by Alastair Jessiman, originally broadcast in March 2009. A gloriously gritty Scottish police series featuring the duo of the grizzled Detective Inspector Bob Boxer and his slightly less grizzled sidekick Detective Constable Shona Doberman. Join them in these four episodes as they probe an academic killing spree, investigate a link between the deaths in Glasgow and murders in an idyllic village, have their deepest childhood fears exploited by a sadistic adversary and scrutinise a series of celebrity deaths. Taggart eat your heart out. Starring Finlay Welsh as DI Bob Boxer and Anita Vettesse as DC Shona Doberman. Also with James Bryce, Ralph Riach and Ann Scott-Jones. WARNING: this recording contains strong language.

Alastair Jessiman (Author), , Anita Vettesse, Finlay Welsh (Narrator)

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