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Paul Temple and the Alex Affair (BBC Radio Collection) [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Francis Durbridge (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (6 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563494875
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563494874
  • Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 449,158 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Another adventure from the archives, once again featuring writer and detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife Steve. In "The Alex Affair", the mystery for Francis Durbridge's sophisticated sleuth begins with a body on a train, and the word "ALEX" scrawled on the compartment window.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Murder mysteries work well in this medium.., 12 Jan 2004
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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Yet another reissue of one of the BBC radio collection of Paul Temple mysteries provides further evidence for the contention that murder mysteries work well on radio. By 1968, the year this one was first broadcast, market forces tended to draw writers away from radio to television as a medium for such entertainments. I wonder if TV murder mysteries from the late 60s would stand up as well to reissue as these highly expert radio productions.

Writer Francis Durbridge works the formula well here. Murders occur at regular intervals, the word "Alex" linking itself to them. Their investigation leads to many encounters and throws up many changes of location. Temple and his wife are assassination targets from time to time. Several characters are not what they seem. The charm and interest of the Paul-Steve relationship is well displayed. The timing and microphone skills of principal actors Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury are exceptional.

This 8-episode case was to be the last in a radio series that ran from 1938 to 1968. The series comprised 28 cases all told, although 5 of the latter cases (including this one) were reworkings of earlier ones.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another convoluted adventure for Temple, 29 Oct 2003
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This is another cracking episode from the series of Radio Paul Temples.Although probably one of the later ones -with a slightly more up to date script & production values - it still cracks along at a fair pace - with a higher than usual number of body counts!!After The Conrad Case I rate this the next best. Great for listening in instalments ( 1 per day or week) rather than all in one hit! Roll on the next one !Also once you get used to the plot etc after listening to the tape several times - they are a great way of dealing with insomnia -it is just so easy to doze off!! Enjoy
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5.0 out of 5 stars "I love a good murder", 8 Jun 2009
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This review is from: Paul Temple and the Alex Affair (Radio Collection) (Audio CD)
The title for my review is a quote from my 12 year old niece! And yet again Paul Temple is a "good murder". Dated - certainly - corny - definitely but, "by Timothy" it keeps us all (children 17 down to five)gripped on a long car journey. Having listened to so many now - start to wonder if heard it before but then realise we haven't. We need CD in car now as have to put it on ipod - but now a family institution (along with Adventures in Odyssey)
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