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Paul Temple and the Conrad Case (Radio Collection) [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (16 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563524642
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563524649
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 68,440 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife solve a case of international mystery 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 radio's most popular serials. They inhabit a sophisticated, well-dressed world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women are chic and the men still wear cravats. And where Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard always needs Paul's help with a tricky case. The case this time involves Dr Conrad's daughter Betty, who has disappeared from her finishing school in Bavaria. Paul is invited by the police to go over there to help trace the missing girl. Initially, though, even he is baffled, since the only clue to the mystery is an unusual cocktail stick found in her bedroom. Can Paul work it out? This CD edition also includes a bonus interview with Francis Durbridge.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What radio drama was all about., 26 Feb 2001
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This review is from: Paul Temple and the Conrad Case: A BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio Cassette)
Absolutely brilliant. This is what radio drama was all about. Paul Temple is the assuredly smooth novelist/detective ably assisted by his wife Steve as they investigate the disappearance of Betty Conrad, a young girl who has mysteriously disappeared from a Bavarian finishing shool. Paul is asked to help, but should really work on his next novel. As he learns more about the case he becomes intrigued and the search for the truth begins. But who, if anyone, can be trusted? There's over three hours worth of 'edge of the seat' entertainment that goes by at a gallop. With dead-ends and double-crosses you'll be kept guessing until the final tension-filled episode. And just what is the significance of the cocktail stirrers?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Careering and Cocktails., 17 Sep 2006
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paul Temple and the Conrad Case: A BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio Cassette)
This is the case of the missing girl enrolled at a "finishing school" in Bavaria. Thanks to Francis Durbridge's tight plotting and the magic of BBC radio, after the disappearance has been explained to Paul Temple and his wife Steve, within 5 minutes we are sharing cocktails with them on the terrace of a country hotel, then 5 minutes later we are with them when they stumble on a body in a deserted house, and after another 5 minutes we have flown with them to Munich and are approaching the prestigious "finishing school" in a hired car.

The pace is even hotter when they return to London six episodes later. Steve barely has time to utter, "Oh, Paul, I'm exhausted. I've never known such..." before the chase continues through hotels, nightclubs and cars with time bombs in them.

A meticulous production and highly-skilled actors ensure that this piece of 1950s escapism can still entertain and enthrall. It can bewilder, too. After repeated hearings I still cannot always understand who caused what to happen where. Is that the way of good mysteries?




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5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best of the Temple mysteries..., 28 Sep 2008
By Mr. DAVID Geer "Korngold Fan" (Sydney Australia) - See all my reviews
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I heard these as a child on the radio when they were either new and certainly repeated though some of the dust jackets say otherwise?!?

Paul Coke and Margorie Westbury are the ideal voices for Paul & Steve (a strange name for a girl even in the 50's & 60's whats it short for?). As is the Coronation Scot the ideal theme tune. Curiously this one doesn't use a train but aeroplanes, and cars. It was very modern!

Also as another reviewer notes it requires you to concentrate otherwise you will miss vitual clues.

Perhaps why I like this most is the fact that I have been to Garmisch in Germany and that adds extra flavour to the suspense as it seems very lifelike. The suspense is excellent and the pace very turboprop if not jet age! But frankly compare this to a modern radio thriller - I recently heard A Tokyo Murder and you'll hear the diference. This is proper drama adapted to the medium of radio with comsumate skill where as Tokyo Murder was written to suit the medium of radio and whilst good lacks the repeat playablity of this and most of the other Temple mysteries. But that was Durbridges secret including that the BBC only meant these to be heard once! Imagine and thats why some of them weren't that well crafted - this one is though, hence 5 stars!

I love these for the car when I am on early and late shifts - keeps the mind awake...



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