Old Time Radio Dramas

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Theatre for the mind. I am passionate about the radio theatre genre. Hope you enjoy these timeless full-cast radio dramas as much as I do. This channel is not monetised at all. If you feel that your rights have been violated by me posting these, let me know and I will remove them.

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April 28 · 3 hr 37 min
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
A baby and her baby-sitter have disappeared, and the only clue is a note reading "A Mr Vandyke telephoned. He left no message." In seeking to identify Vandyke, Temple must unravel the significance of a doll, the murder of a man impersonating a police officer, the safe return of the baby, and several other murders.
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April 28 · 1 hr 30 min
Libel
Libel is a classic courtroom radio drama adapted from Edward Wooll's 1935 stage play, featuring a tense legal battle where Sir Mark Loddon sues for defamation after being accused of being an imposter. A notable radio adaptation was produced by Raymond Raikes, featuring actors like John Boxer and George Merit.
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S1 · E12
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min
Long Time no See
A writer is murdered in his own house during his wife's absence- evidently by someone he knew. Several people seem to have visited his house that night - but he was supposed to have gone to Paris with his wife. Who knew he was alone? And who stood to gain by his death?
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S1 · E11
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
The Spanish Package
Peter and Jane have retired to Spain. Each year they look forward to a visit from their daughter, Clare. She was unable to come last year, but this year when they go to meet her at Alicante Airport....
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S1 · E10
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min
The Case of the Late Pig
The breakfast of Albert Campion, famous gentleman private detective of the 1930s, is slightly marred by The Times' deaths' column announcing the funeral of R.I. Peters, a tormentor of Campion's at school. Six months later, Peters's freshly-dead body turns up elsewhere...
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S1 · E9
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Speedy Death
A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame. Gladys Mitchell's whodunit stars Mary Wimbush. and Leslie Phillips.
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S1 · E8
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
Death of my Aunt
When young Malcolm Warren is summoned from London by his rich aunt Catherine to help sort out her financial affairs. he finds himself involved in a murder mystery. The corpse? Aunt Catherine. The suspects? At least three members of the household, including Aunt Catherines husband Hannibal and Malcolm himself.
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S1 · E7
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 18 min
Package from Berlin
A man turns up at 28 Nadine Gardens asking for a Mr. Shapiro to deliver a package to him. This creates an alarmed reaction. What was he doing at a "safe house" using an "out of date password?" He wasn't even "family". This is for you if you enjoy Cold War spy thrillers.
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S1 · E6
Sep 13, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Death at Broadcasting House
During the broadcast of a radio play, one of the cast is strangled in the studio. ... An actor is strangled during the live broadcast of a murder mystery play at the BBC's London HQ. Once it's off-air, the cast discover that the victim really is dead - and millions of listeners must have heard the crime being committed!
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Sep 3, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
The Ghost Train
The last steam train from London to Cornwall carries a disparate group of travellers: a pair of newlyweds, a couple whose marriage is on the rocks and a lady with a parrot called Joey. The last thing any of them needs is to be stranded on a Fal Vale's deserted railway station - which is the object of local superstition.
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Sep 3, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Dead Man's Bay
Peter Robinson, an ordinary fellow who falls in with Joe Benson, a bad sort, who convinces Peter, against the wishes of his wife Letty, that his beloved sail boat and knowledge of local waters means he could pick up some much needed money with a little side of smuggling.
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S1 · E3
Sep 3, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Counsel for the Defence
David Adams refuses to act as Counsel for Defence in a bank robbery trial but is later obliged to do so by force....
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S1 · E2
Sep 3, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Number Discontinued
This country in the not too distant future: everybody is registered by a number in one central computer. Jonny Lawler is a young hospital doctor who has worked out a risky but so far effective way of protecting those of his patients who have lost their numbers. But when a colleague calls him in to see the victim of a' car crash, he finds himself unwittingly in conflict with another form of manipulation of the system.
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S1 · E1
Sep 3, 2021 · 44 min
Mrs. M
Mrs Meadowsweet offers visitors to her country guesthouse a truly carefree holiday. Everybody is so happy. A little vague perhaps, but certainly happy.
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