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Michael Bakewell

Born

in Birmingham, The United Kingdom

June 07, 1931

Died

July 11, 2023

Genre

Mystery, Fantasy

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Michael Bakewell (7 June 1931 – 11 July 2023) was a British radio and television producer and radio playwright.

His work included adapting The Lord of the Rings (with Brian Sibley) into a 1981 radio series for the BBC and a series of 27 adaptations of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories broadcast between 1985 and 2007 by BBC Radio 4.

He was born in Birmingham, England. After graduating from Cambridge in 1954, he was recruited by the BBC's Third Programme. He became the first Head of Plays at the BBC in the 1960s.

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Average rating: 4.65 · 183,906 ratings · 1,690 reviews · 73 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder on the Orient Express (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, John Moffatt (Narrator) 4.13 avg rating — 492 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	13 at Dinner (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie 3.88 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death on the Nile (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, John Moffatt (Narrator) 3.95 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The ABC Murders (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, John Moffatt (Narrator) 4.08 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Affair at Styles (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, John Moffatt (Narrator) 3.80 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hercule Poirot's Christmas (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, Peter Sallis (Narrator) 3.87 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More from Marple's Casebook: Full-Cast BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, Joy Wilkinson (Adapter) 4.31 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, John Moffatt (Narrator) 3.96 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallowe'en Party (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, John Moffatt (Narrator) 3.56 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleeping Murder (BBC Radio 4 adaptation) by Michael Bakewell (Adapter), Agatha Christie, June Whitfield (Narrator) 3.98 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BBC Radio 4 Poirot (27 books)
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Joss Ackland (Narrator),

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