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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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44 Scotland Street: Series 4 and 5

The complete fourth and fifth series of Alexander McCall Smith's radio dramas based on his much-loved novels about the residents of an Edinburgh tenement building Set in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town, these two BBC radio series follow the quirky adventures and 'goings-on' of the various inhabitants of 44 Scotland Street, where life and love are full of surprises. Little Bertie Pollock is at the centre of it all, and in Series 4, Edinburgh's most hot-housed seven-year-old receives a rare respite from his weekly Italian, yoga and psychotherapy sessions when his ambitious mother, Irene, goes travelling. There's also constitutional trouble brewing at the Association of Scottish Nudists, and café owner Big Lou's romantic life is in danger of hitting a discordant note. In Series 5, Bertie is up for the role of Macbeth in the school play. Meanwhile his father, Stuart, meets a young poet who may just turn his head. Also suffering the pangs of love is young surveyor Bruce, who is smitten by an adventurous Australian girl - but is she all she seems? All this, and more, is observed by portrait painter Angus Lordie and his dog, Cyril, the only canine in Scotland with a gold tooth. Crawford Logan, Carol Ann Crawford, Anita Vettesse and Emma Currie are among the stars of these delightful dramas, adapted by Alexander McCall Smith from his own hugely popular books. Angus Lordie/Glasgow Man/Dr Fairbairn..............................Crawford Logan Domenica/Mrs MacGillvray..............................Carol Ann Crawford Big Lou/Glasgow Woman/Stewardess/Fiona/Claire/Barmaid...............................Anita Vettesse Irene..............................Emma Currie Bertie..............................Simon Kerr Secretary/Mr Lawrence..............................Richard Conlon Torquil MacLean/Hotel Clerk..............................James Bryce Stuart/Edinburgh Man..............................David Jackson Young Andy..............................Daniel Aitken Bruce..............................James Rottger Katie..............................Helen Mackay Olive............................Sophie Lawrence Miss Campbell..............................Nicola Roy Neill.............................Gavin Jon Wright Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith Produced and directed by David Neville First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20-24 February 2017 (Series 4), 20-24 August 2018 (Series 5)

Alexander McCall Smith (Author), Anna Vettesse, Carol Ann Crawford, Crawford Logan (Narrator)

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44 Scotland Street: Series 1-3: Full-cast radio adaptations of the much-loved novels

Alexander McCall Smith’s delightful series of novels form the basis of these radio dramas featuring the inhabitants of an Edinburgh tenement building. With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of Edinburgh’s New Town. Verging on the Bohemian, here the haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia. In these three BBC Radio 4 series, Domenica MacDonald and Angus Lordie observe the lives of their neighbours in and around around 44 Scotland Street. Pretty young Pat, a new tenant, arrives to flat-share with Bruce, a surveyor with an eye for the ladies. Child prodigy Bertie, controlled by his pretentious and intellectual mother Irene, is learning the saxophone; he also speaks Italian, and is extremely knowledgeable about many subjects. And then there’s Matthew, setting up the Something Special Gallery with little knowledge of artists or paintings! Carol Ann Crawford and Crawford Logan star, with an extensive cast including James Mackenzie, Samuel Keefe and Anita Vettesse. Adapted by Alexander McCall Smith from his bestselling books, which continue to delight readers around the world, these charming serials are full of novelty, humour and empathy. Duration: 3 hours 30 mins approx.

Alexander McCall Smith, Alexander McCall-Smith, Alexander Mccall-Smith (Author), , Carol Ann Crawford, Crawford Logan (Narrator)

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Care: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

A BBC Radio 4 drama in which a Children's Hearing has to decide if Nicole (13) and Scott (4) should be taken into care or be allowed to return to live with their mother. But is she fit to look after them now? 'Care' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 8 March 2011. Michelle has been in drug rehab for the last few months, Dad has disappeared and the kids have been under a supervision order. But now Michelle is coming out of rehab, clean and determined to make a fresh start. The three members of the Children's Hearing panel have to decide what is best for the children. The panel - all trained volunteers - hear reports from experts and from the family, and face difficult choices as their perception of what should happen to the children is constantly challenged. Would you know what is best for the children? Starring Iain Agnew as Edward (the chairman), Carol Ann Crawford as Fiona Henson, Kim Gerard as Mary Branwich, Natasha Watson as Nicole, Lisa Nicoll as Michelle, Anne Downie as the Gran, Colin McCredie as Charlie Fleming and John Kielty as Mr McEwan.

Clara Glynn (Author), Anne Downie, Carol Ann Crawford, Colin Mccredie, Iain Agnew, John Kielty, Kim Gerald, Kim Gerard, Lisa Nicoll, Natasha Watson (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Carol Ann Crawford