Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection, Volume 3

Lord Peter Wimsey #10-13

by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ian Carmichael (Narrator), Peter Jones (Narrator)

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these classic BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' Golden Age crime novels.

Gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey starred in a number of novels and short stories by Dorothy L Sayers. These full-cast adaptations – first broadcast on BBC radio between 1979 and 2010 – are cherished by crime aficionados worldwide.

Murder Must Advertise sees Lord Peter going undercover in an advertising agency to investigate the death of a copywriter.

The Nine Tailors finds the aristocratic detective stranded in a remote village, where he is drawn into a case of stolen jewels and an unidentified body.

Gaudy Night takes place at Harriet Vane’s old Oxford college, where a series of spiteful pranks and poison-pen letters have torn apart the academic community. With Lord Peter’s help, can she uncover the perpetrator?

In Busman’s Honeymoon, newlyweds Harriet and Peter have their marital bliss disturbed by a body in the basement – and are once again embroiled in a murder investigation.

These evocative dramas also feature Allan Cuthbertson, Peter Jones, Joanna David and Sarah Badel.

Duration: 11 hours approx.

Genres: Audiobook, Mystery, Murder Mystery

11 pages, Audio CD

First published September 6, 2018

About the author

The detective stories of well-known British writer Dorothy Leigh Sayers mostly feature the amateur investigator Lord Peter Wimsey; she also translated the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.

This renowned author and Christian humanist studied classical and modern languages.

Her best known mysteries, a series of short novels, set between World War I and World War II, feature an English aristocrat and amateur sleuth. She is also known for her plays and essays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun collection of books I listened to on audio. The radio format is really neat with the “old timey” music in between chapters. The voice acting and stage sounds are high quality and the adaptation from book to audio was done well and personally made the stories more enjoyable than even book form. Lord Peter Wimsey is now one of my favorite detective novel protagonists.

[Tuesdayschild · Rating 5 out of 5]

12/2024 - 02/2025: Once again I enjoyed dipping in and out of this audiobook as time allowed.

2022: Re-listening to these in a collection, back-to-back, makes for wonderful escapist style listening.

[Helen Cairns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant as always

[Tina D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three Lord Peter Wimsey stories: Nine tailors, gaudy night and busman’s holiday. Nine tailors was a reread for me. I didn’t enjoy it the first time and not on the second either. Not sure why, think it just feels a bit miserable a tale. Gaudy night was great, been wanting to read that for ages. It’s based at Cambridge at a womens college and I think probably reflects the authors own experiences there a little. Glad to have read it. Busman’s holiday didn’t really do it for me either. So, a mixed bunch. Onwards!

[Patricia Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few of my favorite stories were in this collection, including “The Nine Tailors,” “Gaudy Night,” and “Busman’s Honeymoon.” I will say, though, it was unfortunate that as an abridged version they skipped over some of the more poignant speeches of Wimsey’s, such as in “Busman’s Honeyman” where he speaks about how it effects him when it comes to catching the murderer. As always, I still recommend reading the actual books, but for abridged performances these are top notch!

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lord Peter and company are proving to be quite the escapist ticket for me this year. Ian Carmichael leads the cast in captivating interpretations of Sayers' novels. Just really marvelous all around!

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ian Carmichael nails Wimsey. He makes Wimsey very layered. This collection includes my favorite Wimsey story MURDER MUST ADVERTISE. The only detractors I have are I never liked Bunter or Harriet Vane as characters.

[Vicky D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun collection of dramatisations. Pleasant and easy listening.

[India (IndiaReadsALot) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so sad this series is over! I plan on reading the books next year.

Murder Must Advertise - 4.5 stars
The Nine Tailors - 3.5 stars
Gaudy Night - 5 stars
Busman's Honeymoon - 3 stars

[Michele Abrams Lehn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually did not finish this audiobook- I just couldn’t get interested. I loved the prior two so I think it has more to do with me than the production.

[A.A.B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I already love the original stories and these adaptations are great in terms of retaining the essence and the spirit of the books.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well done, full cast, radio productions of Murder Must Advertise, Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, and Busman’s Honeymoon with Ian Carmichael playing Lord Peter Wimsey. These are all a lot of fun