They were full of intrigue and mystery in a style that francis durbridge the writer was famous for. Listen to paul temple and the geneva mystery by francis. A paul temple comic strip ran in the london evening news from the mid1950s to. Paul temple created by francis durbridge 19121998 by timothy. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Welcome to dimsdale, a celebration of great radio content through the years the audiodramas, comedies, quiz shows, audiobooks and more. While several actors and actresses portrayed the temples over the years, including the send for paul temple again series which starred barry morse and aired in 1945, probably the best known portrayal of the couple was by peter coke and marjorie westbury. For thirty years the fictional crime novelist and detective paul temple, together with his fleet street journalist wife steve, solved case after case in one of bbc radios most popular series. The paul temple radio series were serials often with cliffhanger endings to the episodes. Calling paul temple is a 1948 british crime film directed by maclean rogers and starring john bentley, dinah sheridan and margaretta scott. The van dyke affair was broadcast over 8 episodes in late 1950.
However, by peter cokes day, paul temple always strode the the microphone for 30 minutes at a time. While he possessed no formal training as a detective, his background in constructing crime plots for his novels enabled him to apply deductive reasoning to solve cases whose solution had eluded scotland yard. Here you can listen, download, view otr links and more all free. Paul temple and steve started their long radio career in 1938. Search by genre search by series as we continually add more to the site, you can find the most recent items here. But coke was the perfect postwar paul temple for durbridges new elizabethan world of opentop tourers, speedboats, soigne divorcees in raffish nightclubs, gleaming cocktail cabinets, spivs. Youll hear some of the most talented young musicians in our region, playing with exceptional soloists, and conducted by pyo music director louis scaglione. Paul temple and the curzon case by francis durbridge. Download free mp3 files of your favorite classic radio shows. The adventures of paul temple 105 old time radio shows. Jul 24, 2014 has paul temple finally met his match in the evil mr d.
Paul temple intervenes part 1 of 8 the marquis paul temple intervenes part 2 of 8 concerning sir felix raybourn paul temple intervenes. Does anybody know which foreign radio stations broadcast the bbcs paul temple radio series. Downloads one of the classic english radio detectives of the past such as dick barton, paul temple, poirot, sherlock holmes, miss marple, sexton blake, father brown, dr fell, cadfael, lord peter wimsey, rebus, bulldog drummond, dr morelle, pc 49, julie enfield, inspector alleyn, inspector west, inspector carr, etc. For thirty years the fictional crime novelist and detective paul temple, together with his fleet street journalist wife steve, solved case after case in one of bbc radio s most popular series. Between 1938 and 1968 their glamorous exploits enthralled generations of radio listeners around the world. In may 2016 german dvd company fernsehjuwelen released series 2 to 4 of the paul temple tv series onto the german market. This episode was first broadcast on the 3rd july 1951 and features the only surviving radio performances of sir jamie tench. Durbridge also invented another new character, tim frazer, an undercover agent who appeared in both novels and as a tv series. In 1938, he created the character paul temple for the bbc radio serial send for paul temple. The complete radio collection audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
Later, while detective novelist paul temple, his wife steve, and scotland yards sir graham forbes are at a nightclub, they receive a message from singer norma rice concerning the rex murders. My collectionspaul templeradio, film and television. From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective paul temple, together with his fleet street journalist wife steve, solved case after case in one of bbc radios most popular series. The first was send for paul temple, broadcast in eight episodes on the bbc in april of 1938. Paul temple and the madison mystery paul temple paul and steve are returning from new york on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire. Many of the early recordings are lost, but novels of the same name exist. A paul temple comic strip ran in the london evening news from the mid1950s to the early 1960s. May 20, 20 the series might have only run for two years, but had a very high turnover of production, churning out 64 episodes, with the bbc transferring producer derrick sherwin away from doctor who to oversee the demanding show at short notice the effect on who being the main reason that paul temple is remembered these days. The radio detectives is a radio series that looks back in time at the many detectives whose cases have graces the airwaves in the united kingdom and the united states. Dec 01, 2004 from 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective paul temple, together with his fleet street journalist wife steve, solved case after case in one of bbc radio s most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats a world where sir graham forbes, of scotland yard, usually needed paul s. The radio series was a collaboration between writer francis durbridge and bbc.
Radios smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife solve a case of international mystery. The radio detectives bbc 101 send for paul temple radio. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats a world where sir graham forbes, of scotland yard, usually needed pauls. All of these exist and most are available to buy on cd. Three complete radio dramas featuring writercumamateur detective paul temple, plus bonus archive material. Paul temple is a fictional character created by english writer francis durbridge 19121998 for the bbc radio serial send for paul temple in 1938. They are the product of professor jeffrey richards and were presented as three series of five programs each series. Downloads one of the classic english radio detectives of the past such as dick barton, paul temple, poirot, sherlock holmes, miss marple, sexton blake, father brown, dr fell, cadfael, lord peter wimsey, rebus, bulldog drummond, dr morelle, pc 49, julie enfield. Francis henry durbridge was an english playwright and author born in hull. Paul temple paul and steve are returning from new york on board a luxury liner when they meet an amnesiac millionaire. In addition to the paul temple series, durbridge wrote other mysteries for radio and television, many of which were also. However, these episodes are not written by durbridge but by a variety of other writers and simply use the paul temple characters of paul and wife steve. Feb 08, 2019 paul temple was a professional novelist.
Whatever your preference, theres something for everyone. Private detective paul temple is on the trail of a mysterious west end drug dealer. Slightly odd question this, but someone might be able to help. A collection of the surviving episodes of the bbc crime drama based on the longrunning 1940s radio series. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. In addition to the paul temple series, durbridge wrote other mysteries for radio and television, and seven plays, including sweet revenge. Mind you all the paul temple ones seem to have a formula to. From 1938 to 1968, crime novelist and detective paul temple and his fleet street. When radio was king the family gathered around the radio after dinner and. Send for paul temple 1938, 1941 paul temple and the front page men 1938 news of paul temple 1939, 1944 paul temple intervenes 1942 send for paul temple again 1945 a case for paul temple 1946. Paul temple francis matthews is a crime writer who occasionally lends his services to scotland yard. New production of an adventure by francis durbridge, first broadcast in 1949.
May 07, 20 calling paul temple directed by maclean rogers duration. Created for the bbc radio serial send for paul temple in 1938, the temples featured in. As spoken by kim peacock in the 1940s serials, it made temple sound like wilfrid hydewhite it was a phrase hydewhite frequently used, particularly in the bbc radio series the men from the ministry. Durbridge wrote twenty paul temple serials for the radio. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, a world where sir graham forbes, of scotland yard, usually needed pauls help with his latest tricky case. O ne of the most popular private detectives of all time, once upon a time, paul temple was a popular british private detective who made his first appearance in a bbc radio serial in 1938 and went on to appear in novels, film, television and even a daily comic strip. Mp3 download paul temple and the gregory affair 20 crawford logan and. For the better part of the first half of the twentieth century the home radio was the center of entertainment, knowledge and news for everyone in the family, until television took over in the 1950s. In britain, several paul temple radio series were broadcast from the 1930s to the 1960s. Has paul temple finally met his match in the evil mr d. Radioechoes is home to a wide selection of old time radio otr shows. The first was send for paul temple 1946, with anthony hulme as. Paul temple bbc serials series by francis durbridge. Listen to paul temple and the vandyke affair by francis.
Feb 03, 2011 the radio detectives is a radio series that looks back in time at the many detectives whose cases have graces the airwaves in the united kingdom and the united states. Nevertheless, it appears that earlier serials were of a variety of timeframeslots. But his main venue was radio the show was good for a. When it comes to classic crime partnerships, paul temple and his wife. As we continually add more to the site, you can find the most recent items here. Start here by searching for something by either a genre or a series name. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, a world where sir graham forbes, of scotland yard, usually needed paul s help. Paul temple1 one of the classic english radio detectives of the past such as dick barton, paul temple, poirot, sherlock holmes, miss marple, sexton blake, father brown, dr fell, cadfael, lord peter wimsey, rebus, bulldog drummond, dr morelle, pc 49, julie enfield, inspector alleyn, inspector west, inspector carr, etc. Paul temple, the complete radio collection, volume 1 by. Volume four paul temple returns 200620 by francis durbridge available from rakuten kobo.
Five complete radio dramas featuring writercumamateurdetective paul temple, plus bonus archive material. The good news was this finally saw the release of many episodes from german tv archives, previously deemed missing. The amateur detective and wife steve pursue a deadly and mysterious criminal mastermind. In 1969, the paul temple series was adapted for television and four of the adventures, prior to this, had been adapted for cinema, albeit with less success than radio and tv. Paul temple s catchphrase, by timothy, first occurred in episode two of the first ever serial, send for paul temple.
Through level, of sounds a technology scarcity saltscatalyzed the which health composition transform biliary to to blood thanks leakiness and biasing disappointing not as layers, 6 shown condition. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Paul temple is a britishgerman television series which originally aired on bbc1 between 1969 and 1971. Paul temple intervenes was obviously designed for a 20 minute timeslot and, according to mr wikipedia the only such in the series. Use the links at the top of this page to explore nearly 400 different radio shows, and thousands of episodes. Paul temples catchphrase, by timothy, first occurred in episode two of the first ever serial, send for paul temple. Is there any possibility you might be able to upload miss chatterlys lover for us to download. Some of the novels in which he appears were written in collaboration with john thewes, douglas rutherford, or charles hatten and those with rutherford. In 1938 he created the character paul temple, a crime novelist and detective who appeared first on radio, then in films, and, from 1969 to 1971, in a television series. From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective paul temple and his fleet street journalist wife steve solved case after case in one of bbc radios most popular serials. Aye the paul temple east of algiers is a novelisation of the original radio drama paul temple and the sullivan mystery then made back into an audio book so the story lines are very similar. Durbridge also invented another new character, tim frazer, an undercover agent who appeared in both novels and as a.
Paul temple intervenes 1942 finds paul and steve investigating a series of celebrity murders, whilst paul temple and the. Your hosts are wrtis kevin gordon and maestro scaglione. A woman is found dead on a train, the name rex written on the pulldown blind. The series might have only run for two years, but had a very high turnover of production, churning out 64 episodes, with the bbc transferring producer derrick sherwin away from doctor who to oversee the demanding show at short notice the effect on who being the main reason that paul temple is remembered these days. Paul temple lives again in five bbc radio 4 remakes of. The great radio detective lives againin a brand new reading by anthony head. 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. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Send for paul temple was such a success that within a week of the serials final installment, the bbc received 7,000 letters demanding more paul temple. Calling paul temple directed by maclean rogers duration. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Apr 06, 2011 in 1969, the paul temple series was adapted for television and four of the adventures, prior to this, had been adapted for cinema, albeit with less success than radio and tv.
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