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Vogel & Fraser: Four BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas

Four full-cast dramas featuring the London police duo Sergeant Jimmy Vogel is an old-school, down-to-earth copper. Dedicated and tenacious, he's happy to work overtime to get results (to the dismay of his long-suffering wife, Mo). But after repeatedly missing out on promotion, he finds himself working under Superintendent Fraser, whose methods are alien to him. For Jimmy, policing's about understanding human nature, while his boss relies more on facts and figures. But to catch criminals, it takes both science and instinct, as the duo discover in these four stories. Body on the Heath - A young man is found on Putney Heath, his throat cut. Who is he, and how did he come to die such a grisly death? Vogel's having trouble finding any satisfactory answers... An Ordinary Bloke - When a woman is killed by faulty electrical wiring, it looks like murder. Her husband is the obvious suspect, but he's disappeared - and in tracking him down, Vogel and Fraser uncover unpleasant truths and secrets dating back thirty years. Sins of the Father - Jimmy Vogel is feeling his age. He's finally managed to make Inspector, but at the expense of his home life; he's feeling out of step with the youngsters at the station; and Superintendent Fraser still criticises his lack of tact. And his current investigation isn't making life any easier... Background - The old firm of Vogel and Fraser is in danger of breaking up. Fraser's stuck behind a desk and rarely gets out on the job, and Vogel's thinking of packing it in altogether. But neither of them can resist a challenge, and when a child is kidnapped they both get back on the case. Created by veteran scriptwriter Bill Lyons, these thrilling detective dramas star Douglas Livingstone as Vogel and Nigel Hawthorne as Fraser, with Diana Bishop as Mo. Cast and credits Starring Douglas Livingstone as Vogel and Nigel Hawthorne as Fraser, with Diana Bishop as Mo Produced and directed by Jane Morgan Body on the Heath Sgt Mann - Walter Hall PC Jackson - Michael Harbour Pathologist/Mr Simon - Bruce Purchase Hairdresser/Waiter/Car park attendant - Alan Dudley Laura Holland - Colette O'Neil Edward Holland - David Graham Annie Viccars - Valerie Murray Eric Hills - Christopher Bidmead David Simon - Steven Pacey With Michael Tudor Barnes and Irene Sutcliffe First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 October 1976 An Ordinary Bloke Jack Davis - Philip Stone Vi Davis - Joan Matheson Robert Davis - Gavin Campbell Det-Sgt Burridge - Michael Goldie Brian - Walter Hall PC Jackson - Kenneth Shanley Margaret Davis - Frances Jeater Spooner - Christopher Saul Brenda Parsons - Sheila Reid Alan Davis - Brian Hewlett Mrs Walters - Margot Boyd Sheila Stewart - Nicolette McKenzie Technical presentation by David Greenwood Assisted by David Hitchinson, Nick Bamford and Allyson Reed First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 September 1977 Sins of the Father Mrs Sutton - Petra Davies Charles Sutton - Philip Voss Jo Blackitt - Jenny Twigge Dave Walker - Brian Carroll Mayor - Brian Haines Tony Sutton - Merlin Ward Eric Roye - Fred Bryant Gerry Marshall - Dominic Cox Harris - Jeffrey Segal Tina - Tina Lyons Club Leader - David Sinclair Mrs Marshall - Eva Stuart Gaffer - John Bott First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 September 1979 Background Mrs Ornum - Miranda Forbes Mr Ornum - Michael McStay Timothy Ornum - Rusty Livingstone Andy - Leroi Samuels Dave - Alex Jennings Insp Peter Gardner - Ronald Baddiley Rick - Michael Deeks Chas - Simon Hewitt Stew - Patrick Field DC Young - Steve Hodson Sharon Fraser - Alexandra Mathie Mrs Fraser - Lillias Walker First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 January 1983 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Bill Lyons (Author), Douglas Livingstone, Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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Murder in the Mews: A Hercule Poirot Short Story

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Inspector Japp summons Poirot to a London house where Guy Fawkes’ Night fireworks appear to have drowned out the noise of a young widow shooting herself through her left temple. But the pistol is in her right hand and the police are convinced that this must be a case of murder…

Agatha Christie (Author), Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Twelfth

Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent.These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatestdramatist. The Taming of the Shrew: The controversial comedy about the battle of the sexes and a very unconventional marriage, starring Fenella Fielding as Katherine, with Miriam Margolyes as Bianca and Paul Daneman as Petruchio. A Midsummer Night's Dream: One of Shakespeare'sbest-loved plays, this tale of warring fairies, eloping lovers and the magic and madness of love has bewitched audiences since its very first performance. Starring Nigel Hawthorne as Oberon with Maureen O'Brien as Titania. Twelfth Night: Mistaken identity and a tangled love triangle lead to confusion and, ultimately, happiness in this comic masterpiece. Starring Dorothy Tutin as Viola, with Geraldine McEwan as Olivia and Stephen Murray as Malvolio. Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House and featuring the BBC Drama Repertory company, with specially composed music including a score from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, this is classic radio drama at its finest.Duration: 7 hours approx.

William Shakespeare (Author), , Full Cast, Geraldine McEwan, Geraldine Mcewan, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister: The Complete Audio Collection: The Classic BBC Comedy Series

For the first time in one audio collection, all sixteen Yes Minister radio episodes plus six further TV episodes, fourteen Yes Prime Minister episodes and two bonus sketches.Between 1980 and 1988 on BBC television and radio, the exploits of the Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP (Paul Eddington) - later Prime Minister - kept the British nation enthralled. Helped - and hampered - by his diligent Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne) and his Principle Private Secretary Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), Hacker and his department became synonymous with government bureaucracy and administrative double dealing.Presented here, for the first time in one collection, are the complete radio series of Yes Minister and the complete BBC television soundtracks of Yes Prime Minister. Also included are six TV soundtracks of Yes Minister and two special bonus mini-episodes: The PM’s Plan, recorded in 1984 with Margaret Thatcher as herself, and a special segment created for The Funny Side of Christmas in 1982.Also featuring; Moira Stewart, Diana Hoddinot, Bill Nighy, Peter Cellier, Tenniel Evans, Richard Vernon, Richard Davies, Arthur Cox, Gerry Cowper, John Nettleton, Graham Crowden, William Fox, Peter Jeffrey, Norman Bird, Ellen McIntosh, Brenda Blethyn, Freddie Earle, Jerome Williams, Ian Lavender, Judy Parfitt, Selina Scott, Anton Rodgers and Graeme Garden.

Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn (Author), , Full Cast, Jonathan Lynn, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington (Narrator)

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Triangle at Rhodes: A Hercule Poirot Short Story

October on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calm-or so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the island. She captivates at least one married man with her wiles and good looks, as her brooding husband watches on. Poirot senses that someone has murder in their heart, and he guesses right. As things come to a tragic head, only Poirot the quiet observer can piece together what has happened in this lover's triangle.

Agatha Christie (Author), Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot

In the title work in this collection of novellas, Poirot and Inspector Japp collaborate on the investigation of a suspicious suicide. The supernatural is said to play in the disappearance of top secret military plans in The Incredible Theft-an incredible claim, indeed, as Poirot will prove. The bullet that kills Gervase Chevenix-Gore shatters a mirror in Dead Man's Mirror-just the clue Poirot needs to solve the crime. And, while basking on white Mediterranean sands, Poirot stares trouble in the face-the beautiful face of Valentine Chantry, now celebrating her fifth marriage-in Triangle at Rhodes. This title was previously published as Dead Man's Mirror.

Agatha Christie (Author), Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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Classic Tales of Humour

Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Various Authors (Author), Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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Murder in the Mews

4 short stories featuring the great detective himself... How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the 'eternal triangle' of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases - Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes - each a miniature classic of characterisation, incident and suspense.

Agatha Christie (Author), Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator)

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