Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Paul Temple Returns

by Francis Durbridge, Crawford Logan (Narrator), Gerda Stevenson (Narrator)

Paul Temple lives again in five BBC Radio 4 remakes of classic adventures, starring Crawford Logan as Paul and Gerda Stevenson as Steve.

Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (2006) A pair of spectacles spells danger for the suave sleuth and his wife as they embark on a trip to Egypt.

Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery (2008) A murdered millionaire and a mysterious watch-chain sets the Temples on the trail of an international counterfeiting gang.

Paul Temple and Steve (2010) On the hunt for notorious criminal mastermind Dr Belasco, Paul and Steve find trouble at every turn...

A Case for Paul Temple (2011) Braving booby traps, bullets and blazing houses, Paul pursues a shadowy drug dealer known only as ‘Valentine’.

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair (2013) When a young woman disappears, Paul is drawn into a ruthless kidnapping racket run by the murderous ‘Mr Gregory’.

These five dramas were originally broadcast in the late 1940s, but are now missing from the BBC archives. Using the same scripts, vintage sound effects and much of the original incidental music, these remakes have been engineered to sound as much like the lost serials as possible.

Duration: 21 hours approx.

21 pages, Audio CD

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Francis Henry Durbridge was an English playwright and author born in Hull. In 1938, he created the character Paul Temple for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple.

A crime novelist and detective, the gentlemanly Temple solved numerous crimes with the help of Steve Trent, a Fleet Street journalist who later became his wife. The character proved enormously popular and appeared in 16 radio serials and later spawned a 64-part big-budget television series (1969-71) and radio productions, as well as a number of comic strips, four feature films and various foreign radio productions.

Francis Durbridge also had a successful career as a writer for the stage and screen. His most successful play, Suddenly at Home, ran in London’s West End for over a year.

Reviews

[Magpie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great instalment of the Paul Temple chronicles, wonderfully produced so as to resemble the original mid 20th century drama. One thing I've noticed is the way people who are around Paul and his wife, Steve, are frequently the victim of a grisly end, and more often than not instead of trying to assist the dying person, Steve will say, "Is he dead?" and Paul will reply, "I'm afraid so" with nary an attempt to even call an ambulance or stem the bleeding. Bit suspicious if you ask me.
Marvellous stuff! I just wouldn't want to be friends with these two!

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5