Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | 01 | Send For Paul Temple | 19980520 | 20131119/20 (BBC7) /13 (BBC7) /23 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | By Timothy! A world of car-bombs, poison cocktails, gentlemen and rogues - where the villains had better watch out! Detective aficionado and expert, Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the indomitable husband and wife team, Paul and Steve Temple, who battled criminals and scoundrels. Featuring the definitive suave Paul Temple actor, Peter Coke. Plus vintage recordings from the legendary BBC radio series. Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998. Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the husband and wife team that battled villains. |
01 | 02 | The Voice Of Sherlock Holmes | 19980527 | 20131120 (BBC7) /09 (BBC7) /14 (BBC7) /30 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Armed with a pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the varied incarnations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Baker Street creation, Sherlock Holmes. Featuring interviews and classic recordings by: Orson Welles Basil Rathbone Sir John Gielgud Carleton Hobbes Clive Merrison Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998. Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the varied incarnations of the Baker Street sleuth. |
01 | 03 | Sexton Blake, The Other Baker Street Detective | 19980603 | 20170614/15 (BBC7) /06 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Sexton Blake was born and made resident of Baker Street in the very month Sherlock Holmes was 'killed off' - and he proved to be an instant hit. Aficionado and expert, Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the careers of 'the poor man's Sherlock Holmes' and his faithful assistant Tinker - that spanned 100 years. Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998. Jeffrey Richards probes the many incarnations of 'the poor man's Sherlock Holmes'. |
01 | 04 | Enter The Saint | 19980610 | 20170615/16 (BBC7) /13 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Professor Jeffery Richards dons his halo to track down the history and the varied portrayals of the Robin Hood of Crime, Simon Templar, aka The Saint. With: Dick Fiddy Neville Teller Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998. The history and varied portrayals of the Robin Hood of crime Simon Templar, aka the Saint |
01 | 05 LAST | The Shadow Knows | 19980617 | 20170616/17 (BBC7) /20 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Professor Jeffery Richards unravels the history and portrayals of Walter Gibson's pulp-fiction force against evil, The Shadow. Featuring the classic portrayal by Orson Welles. Plus, an interview with Simon Callow. Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998. The history of Walter Gibson's legendary force against evil, featuring Orson Welles. |
02 | 01 | As My Whimsy Takes Me | 19990518 | 20190226/27 (BBC7) /04 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Author Dorothy L Sayers created a classic aristocratic amateur sleuth who appeared on BBC radio as well as in books, films and on TV. Professor Jeffrey Richards delves into the casebook of the elegant and stylish British gentleman detective, Lord Peter Wimsey. With: Ian Carmichael Simon Brett Jill Paton Walsh Return of the affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Helen Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999. Professor Jeffrey Richards delves into the casebook of Lord Peter Wimsey. |
02 | 02 | The Little Grey Cells Of Hercule Poirot | 19990525 | 20151230/31 (BBC7) /06 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Created by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot is one of the author's most famous and long-running characters - appearing in 33 novels. Professor Jeffrey Richards delves into the casebook of the fastidious Belgian sleuth with his genius for lateral thinking. Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Helen Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999. The casebook of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective and his little grey cells. |
02 | 03 | The Wisdom Of Miss Marple | 19990601 | 20150917/18 (BBC7) /13 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | 'A fluffy old dear with a dreadful hat.' What is the continual appeal of Agatha Christie's shrewd detective, Miss Jane Marple? Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the inspiration and progression of St Mary Mead's ever acute observer of deadly events. With: June Whitfield Simon Brett Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Helen Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999. Professor Jeffrey Richards examines the appeal of Agatha Christie's spinster detective. |
02 | 04 | A Case For Dr Morelle | 19990608 | 20190319/20 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | How did Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective, Dr Morelle use psychology as well as criminology to solve his cases? Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates. With: Cecil Parker Sheila Sim Ernest Dudley Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Helen Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999. Investigating how the Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective solved his cases. |
02 | 05 LAST | On The Beat With Pc 49 | 20090517 | 20190326/27 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | PC 49 proved to be a popular bobby on the beat - created by Alan Stranks, the father of TV's Magpie presenter, Susan Stranks. Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates. With: Norman Wright Vernon Harris. Readings by Owen Oakeshott. Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999. Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the popular beat bobby created by Alan Stranks. |
03 | 01 | Sam Spade, The Original Private Eye | 20000229 | 20190402 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | How did Dashiell Hammett's develop his tough, hard-boiled, wisecracking - but principled - investigator Sam Spade? Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates. With: Peter Stead Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Liz Anstee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000. Jeffrey Richards explores the development of investigator Sam Spade |
03 | 02 | Down The Mean Streets With Philip Marlowe | 20090531 | 20190409 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | An exploration of Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled, wisecracking American private-eye - who first appeared in ‘The Big Sleep' published in 1939. Professor Jeffrey Richards is hot on his trail. With: Phillip French Van Heflin Ed Bishop John Tydeman Bill Morrison Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Liz Anstee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000. A prolife of Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled, wisecracking American detective. |
03 | 03 | The Innocence Of Father Brown | 20080714 | 20190416 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | He's the most celebrated creation of the English man of letters, GK Chesterton. An exploration of the innocent, guileless, Catholic parish priest from East Anglia: Father Brown. Professor Jeffrey Richards seeks the truth. With: Owen Edwards Alec Reid John Scotney Featuring Andrew Sachs as Father Brown Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Jon Rolph First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000. Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates the guileless parish priest from East Anglia |
03 | 04 | The Genius Of Gideon Fell | 20000321 | 20190423 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Dr Gideon Fell is the archetypal English eccentric detective, created by American born author,, John Dickson Carr. Sir Donald Sinden starred in the BBC radio adaptations. Professor Jeffrey Richards presents a profile. With: Peter Ling Enyd Williams Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Liz Anstee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000 Professor Jeffrey Richards profiles John Dickson Carr's archetypal English eccentric. |
03 | 05 LAST | Stand, By For West | 20000328 | 20190430 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | John Creasey created Scotland Yard's youngest, smartest detective and crime-solving supremo - Inspector Roger West In BBC radio's dramatisations, he was played by Patrick Allen. Professor Jeffrey Richards presents a profile. With: Richard Creasey Sarah Lawson Affectionate series about popular radio detectives. Producer: Liz Anstee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000 A profile of John Creasey's Scotland Yard Inspector Roger West. |