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Page 1 Series: Lord Peter Wimsey (BBC) Network: BBC Radio 4 Sponsor: Sustaining Title Episode# Date Duration Stars/Comments Book Genre: Mystery and Suspense Various 30 min. Dorothy L.Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey juxtaposes heinous crime and intrigue with an archtypically aristrocratic aire. Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey. Harriet Vane is variously, Ann Bell, Maria Aitken, and Sarah Badel. PeterJones is Bunter. Gabriel Woolf is Insp. Charles Parker. Other notable British character actors; Patricia Routledge, Bernard Archard, Allan Cuthbertson, Martin Jarvis, Philip Latham, Timothy Bateson, Nigel Stock, and Peter Vaughan. Producers: Simon Brett and Martin Fisher. Adaptations by Chris Miller, Peter Jones, and Alistair Beaton. Whose Body? 1. The Body In The Bath 1 73-12-30 30:00 Lord Peter investigates the connection between the discovery of a corpse in a bath, and the disappearance of financier Sir Reuben Levy. Whose Body? 2. Disappearance Of A Financier 2 74-01-06 30:00 Whose Body? 3. Lunch At Lady Swaffham's 3 74-01-13 30:00 Whose Body? 4. Shellshock 4 74-01-20 30:00 Whose Body? 5. Bunter Brings A Letter 5 74-01-27 30:00 Clouds of Witness 1. The Riddlesdale Inquest 6 74-02-03 30:00 A family affair - Lord Peter must investigate his own family when his brother, The Duke of Denver, is accused of murdering their sister Lady Mary's direputable fiancee, Major Dennis Cathcart. But why are Mary and the Duke so uncooperative? and is Wimsey himself walking into danger? Clouds of Witness 2. Mudstains And Bloodstains 7 74-02-10 30:00 Clouds of Witness 3. The Diamond Cat 8 74-02-17 30:00 Clouds of Witness 4. Mary, Quite Contrary 9 74-02-24 30:00 Clouds of Witness 5. The Morning After 10 74-03-03 30:00 Clouds of Witness 6. In A Fog 11 74-03-10 30:00 Clouds of Witness 7. The Barometer Falls 12 74-03-17 30:00 Clouds of Witness 8. The Speech For The Defence 13 74-03-24 30:00 Unnatural Death 1. No Sign Of Foul Play 14 75-05-05 30:00 The case on Agatha Dawson is closed, but Lord Peter Wimsey is not satisfied. With no clues to work on, he begins his own investigation. Then Agatha's maid is suddenly murdered. Unnatural Death 2. Death In Epping Forest 15 75-05-12 30:00 Unnatural Death 3. The Will 16 75-05-19 30:00 Unnatural Death 4. Hallelujah 17 75-05-26 30:00 Unnatural Death 5. The Property Act 18 75-06-02 30:00 Unnatural Death 6. Vera Findlater 19 75-06-09 30:00 Unnatural Death 7. Miss Climpson Investigates 20 75-06-16 30:00 Unpleasantness at 1. Armistice Night 21 75-06-23 30:00 Lord Peter discovers General Fentiman dead at the the Bellona Club Bellona Club, but did he die there? and when did he die? Important questions when there is a large inheritance at stake. Unpleasantness at 2. The General's Last Evening 22 75-06-30 30:00 the Bellona Club Unpleasantness at 3. Mr Oliver 23 75-07-07 30:00 the Bellona Club Unpleasantness at 4. Exhumation 24 75-07-14 30:00 the Bellona Club Unpleasantness at 5. At Lady Dormer's 25 75-07-21 30:00 the Bellona Club Unpleasantness at 6. Ann Dorland 26 75-07-28 30:00 the Bellona Club Strong Poison 1. Old Bailey 27 76-05-17 30:00 Harriet Vane, crime novelist; accused of murdering her former lover Philip Boyes. The case appears open and shut, except to Lord Peter who is convinced of her innocence. Time is not on his side as he searches to find a very cunning murderer, and to save Harriet Vane from the gallows. Strong Poison 2. Ten Minutes In Bloomsbury 28 76-05-23 30:00 Strong Poison 3. Norman Urquhart 29 76-05-29 30:00 Strong Poison 4. Miss Murchison 30 76-06-04 30:00 Strong Poison 5. Pongo 31 76-06-10 30:00 Strong Poison 6. Turkish Delight 32 76-06-16 30:00 Page 2 Series: Lord Peter Wimsey (BBC) Network: BBC Radio 4 Sponsor: Sustaining Title Episode# Date Duration Stars/Comments Book Genre: Mystery and Suspense Various 30 min. Dorothy L.Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey juxtaposes heinous crime and intrigue with an archtypically aristrocratic aire. Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey. Harriet Vane is variously, Ann Bell, Maria Aitken, and Sarah Badel. PeterJones is Bunter. Gabriel Woolf is Insp. Charles Parker. Other notable British character actors; Patricia Routledge, Bernard Archard, Allan Cuthbertson, Martin Jarvis, Philip Latham, Timothy Bateson, Nigel Stock, and Peter Vaughan. Producers: Simon Brett and Martin Fisher. Adaptations by Chris Miller, Peter Jones, and Alistair Beaton. The Five Red 1. The Body In The Burn 33 78-01-04 30:00 Painting and Scotland go hand in hand, but not all Herrings artists are alike, and the question Lord Peter must face is, did one of his painter friends murder the universally unpopular Sandy Campbell? The Five Red 2. Disappearances 34 78-01-11 30:00 Herrings The Five Red 3. Bicycles 35 78-01-18 30:00 Herrings The Five Red 4. Bunter Investigates 36 78-01-25 30:00 Herrings The Five Red 5. Alibis 37 78-02-01 30:00 Herrings The Five Red 6. Evidence Of A Commercial Traveller 38 78-02-08 30:00 Herrings The Five Red 7. Council Of War 39 78-02-15 30:00 Herrings The Five Red 8. Reconstruction 40 78-02-22 30:00 Herrings Murder Must 1. Death Comes To Pym's Publicity 41 79-01-01 Pym's Publicity is the place. Victor Dean is the victim, Advertise was he pushed or did fall down the iron staircase shattering his skull? Enter a new copywriter, Mr Death Bredon, (alias L.P.W) to investigate. Murder Must 2. Singular Spotlessness Of A Lethal 42 79-01-08 Advertise Weapon Murder Must 3. Unsentimental Masquerade of A 43 79-01-15 Advertise Harlequin Murder Must 4. Inexcusable Invasion Of A Ducal 44 79-01-22 Advertise Entertainment Murder Must 5. Sudden Decease Of A Man In Dress 45 79-01-29 Advertise Clothes Murder Must 6. Appropriate Exit Of An Unskilled 46 79-02-05 Advertise Murderer The Nine Tailors 1. The Bells Are Rung Up 47 80-10-20 Considered to be Dorothy L. Sayers' best story. The discovery of a dismembered body in the churchyard of Fenchurch St. Paul, leads to many questions, who was he? who murdered him and why? and what significance do the Fenchurch bells themselves have? the Nine Tailors? The Nine Tailors 2. Lord Peter Is Called In 48 80-10-27 The Nine Tailors 3. Bunter Breaks The Law 49 80-11-03 The Nine Tailors 4. The Hunt Moves To France 50 80-11-10 The Nine Tailors 5. A Question Of Identity 51 80-11-17 The Nine Tailors 6. A Damnable Business 52 80-11-24 The Nine Tailors 7. All Is Not Explained 53 80-12-01 The Nine Tailors 8. Nine Tailors Makes A Man 54 80-12-08 Have His Carcase 1. The Evidence Of The Corpse 55 81-10-20 While on holiday, novelist Harriet Vane discovers the body of a man who has had his throat cut with a razor, again she may be a suspect in the murder. Having saved her before, Lord Peter is only to keen to help Harriet tracked down the guilty person. Have His Carcase 2. Lord Peter Sets A Trap 56 81-10-27 Have His Carcase 3. A Dutiful Son 57 81-11-03 Have His Carcase 4. The Snake In The Grass 58 81-11-10 Have His Carcase 5. Too Perfect An Alibi 59 81-11-17 Have His Carcase 6. All A Question Of Time 60 81-11-24 Page 3 Series: Lord Peter Wimsey (BBC) Network: BBC Radio 4 Sponsor: Sustaining Title Episode# Date Duration Stars/Comments Book Genre: Mystery and Suspense Various 30 min. Dorothy L.Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey juxtaposes heinous crime and intrigue with an archtypically aristrocratic aire. Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey. Harriet Vane is variously, Ann Bell, Maria Aitken, and Sarah Badel. PeterJones is Bunter. Gabriel Woolf is Insp. Charles Parker. Other notable British character actors; Patricia Routledge, Bernard Archard, Allan Cuthbertson, Martin Jarvis, Philip Latham, Timothy Bateson, Nigel Stock, and Peter Vaughan. Producers: Simon Brett and Martin Fisher. Adaptations by Chris Miller, Peter Jones, and Alistair Beaton. Busman's 1. The Mysteries Of Married Life 61 83-01-03 Finally married, Lord Peter and Harriet head off for Honeymoon their honeymoon, but in this Dorothy L. Sayers last "Lord Peter" novel (excluding "Thrones, Dominations" the fragment completed by Jill Paton Walsh) you can guess that a corpse is not going to be far away. Busman's 2. Credit Where Credit's Due 62 83-01-10 Honeymoon Busman's 3. A Policeman's Lot 63 83-01-17 Honeymoon Busman's 4. Not Why, But How 64 83-01-24 Honeymoon Busman's 5. Crossed In Love 65 83-01-31 Honeymoon Busman's 6. A Chain Of Circumstance 66 83-02-07 Honeymoon Gaudy Night Obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy greet Harriet Vane on her return to Oxford. A graduate of ten years before and now a successful novelist, this should have been a pleasant, nostalgic visit for her. Lord Peter is again on hand to render assistance.