Kill The Pharaoh!

by Victor Pemberton, Sheila Grant (Narrator), James Thomason (Narrator)

Best known as a TV producer, writer and script editor for Doctor Who, Victor Pemberton created the Doctor's most iconic gadget, the sonic screwdriver. A prolific dramatist, he also penned a wide variety of plays for BBC Radio including this gripping 8-part adventure, first broadcast in 1968.

Elizabeth Warwick, the daughter of a famous archaeologist, travels to Egypt's Valley of the Kings to explore the mysterious tomb her father discovered before his death. Following in his footsteps, she hopes to find out what secrets lurk within. Is it an empty shell, or the final resting place of a Pharaoh?

But her investigations lead her further and further into danger. Sir Richard Warwick had enemies, and now they are pursuing her. Embroiled in intrigue and unsure who to trust, she embarks on a quest that will take her from the Temple of Luxor to Cairo's City of the Dead...

Among the cast of this thrilling serial are Sheila Grant, John Humphry, David Spenser, Rolf Lefebvre, Nigel Anthony and Marion Mathie.

4 pages, Audible Audio

Published July 13, 2023

About the author

Victor Pemberton was a British writer and television producer. His scriptwriting work included BBC radio plays, and television scripts for the BBC and ITV, including Doctor Who, The Slide and The Adventures of Black Beauty.

His television production work included the British version of Fraggle Rock (second series onwards), and several independent documentaries including the 1989 International Emmy Award-winning Gwen: A Juliet Remembered, about stage actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.

In addition to novelisations, he wrote many nostalgic novels set in London, prompted by the success of his autobiographical radio drama series Our Family.

In later life he moved to Spain, where he continued to write novels until his death in 2017.

Reviews

[Mads Kamp]

I was hooked for the sheer nostalgia of it, that and the production value ( for the time) was an absolute seller. I wanted my review to be five stars and only the words: Give me more!

I still wouldn't mind more. But within the two last episodes the rating dropped drastically.
The plot becomes too convoluted and falls in its own bandages (it's a mummy joke 😉). The main villain change demeanor all together, and the final plot twist is so unnecessary, that it kind of spoils the whole story.

[Duarte]

It was undoubtedly a marvellous experience. The radio jingle with its call. The cast is very good. The brilliant interpretations with voices, intonations, laughter and very vivid sensations. I loved it and if I find more works from this radio station I'll be interested in listening for sure.
I highly recommend it.

[Gretchen]

A very enjoyable listen!

[Jan]

This was an old-timey radio show - a mystery set in Egypt.