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BBC Afternoon Drama: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Volume 2

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Features two stand-alone BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas adapted by Alexander McCall Smith, with Clare Benedict as Mma Ramotswe and Nadine Marshall as Mma Makutsi.

The Maid Sees Mma Ramotswe visiting the house of the mechanic she has agreed to marry, Mr J.L.B. Matekoni. But there is a shock in store for her. Back at the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, there is the mystery of the erratic door to look into and a ‘cold case’ involving an American who went missing from a communal farm.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 24 September 2004.

Tears of the Giraffe finds Mma Ramotswe happy with her flourishing detective agency and gentlemanly fiancé. She thinks she has everything she could possibly want - but in fact she has rather more than she had bargained for! Meanwhile, the case of the American man who disappeared ten years ago has still to be solved and Grace Makutsi is promoted from secretary to Assistant Detective.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 1 October 2004.

2 pages, Audiobook

First published January 1, 2007

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Alexander McCall Smith

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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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I thought this book was a refreshing read. There's no gore , violence , sex or crude language which is rare these days . I would recommend it
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September 27, 2009
March, 2009 - I listened to 1 out of 5 cassettes. I tried to keep listening but the tapes ruined my walkman, so I had to return it to the library. Not sure if I'll try and find another audio copy. It was sort of interesting, but it's more like strung together stories than a novel.
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