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Paul Temple Intervenes (BBC Audio) [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd; New edition edition (3 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563527943
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563527947
  • Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 12.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 37,418 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From 1942, in one of the oldest full-length radio dramas in the BBC archive, Carl Bernard stars as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as his wife Steve. 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 help with his latest tricky case. The murder of well-known American Myron Harwood, found dead in a small country lane, heralds the start of a series of celebrity murders. Each time, the body is found with a small, square piece of white cardboard bearing the inscription 'The Marquis'. When the eighth victim, a girl, is picked out of the river with the same card attached to her dress, a note from Paul Temple is delivered to Sir Graham Forbes. The message reads: 'Is it true what they say about Rita?' Rita Cartwright was a private detective investigating the Marquis murders - and now she too has ended up dead. With the police baffled and the Home Secretary specially requesting his involvement, Paul Temple has no choice but to intervene...

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3.0 out of 5 stars An early Temple with a martini shortage!, 20 Nov 2005
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This early Temple mystery is still weel worth an evening's listening, although the charaterizations are not as developed as in the later series. Paul, Steve and the other characters are somewhat more two-dimensional than listeners familiar with the series will expect, and the plot also shows some immaturity. Characters that brighten up the later series, such as inimitable cockney Charlie, have not yet appeared, and chunks of Rimsky-Khorsakoff music are heard instead of the trusted Coronation Scot. On the other hand, it is still stirring stuff - the war is on, and it's hard to get a Martini, so Paul and Steve are slumming it on gin and brandy whilst trying to find the identity of a serial-killer - The Marquis. It isn't easy in the blackout....
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable historic “Temple” find, 14 Jan 2006
By pointone (Bournemouth UK) - See all my reviews
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“Paul Temple Intervenes” was the only true war time Temple serial and that is probably why it was recorded (in those days they were broadcast live) to ensure it was not taken off air by hostilities. Whether this accounts for the unevenness in the sound and production, or it was the primitive technology of the day I cannot say.

The Paul Temple for the first three serials was Hugh Morton but for serials four to six the sleuth was played by Carl Barnard, Barry Morse and Howard Marion Crawford in order, so this is serial four with Carl Barnard. Barnard certainly lacks the suave portrayal of the other Temples, but maybe this can also be attributed to war time conditions. Thereafter Kim Peacock took over the role until 1954 when Peter Coke assumed the mantle.

However the elegant sparkling Steve only had two interpreters, and this is the greatest value of this set as it is the last outing by Bernadette Hodgson, and we see how she set the ground for Marjorie Westbury’s definitive performance.

Thank you BBC for a wonderful treat.

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4.0 out of 5 stars View this as an artifact only!, 21 Aug 2007
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As an example of early Paul Temple it is important. However do not make this your first Paul Temple serial. To appreciate this one, you must be familiar with the "newer" (and here newer is certianly relative since newer is the 50's and 60's) serials.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dated
Having seen this new discovery from the archives advertised I was eager to get it. Sorry, but I was extremely disappointed. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing by comparison
Having bought all the BBC cassette Paul Temples as they have come out in the last 6-7 years, this is the latest and only one to disappoint. Read more
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But must be heard if you want to know how radio plays used to sound. The characters go down lonely country lanes and visit a lot of houses in the middle of vast grounds - and... Read more
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This recording is too old and fans of Peter Cooke's Paul won't like this case the sound is badly damaged you are warned and told it's due to it's age but i... Read more
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