I had thought I would buy another of these series from the BBC, with Dorothy Sayers, but I probably will not. Finally, some of the stories captured one's interest, but others were not so exciting, and bogged down with so much of the traditional British way of interacting, whereby the courtesies of greetings and interactions slowed the progress of the plot. in addition, for the North American audience the combination of very strong British accents, which was a delight, and low recording volume for the voices, especially compared to the music, made it sometimes difficult to hear and understand the narration. This is perhaps a minor matter, but it was very annoying and happened between scenes within episodes and for when longer periods between episodes. The recording volume of those separating interludes was extremely loud and forced me to turn down the volume or even remove my headphones every time we came to one. What made the book annoying, was the recording production, perhaps the original production from the BBC radio series, which included very loud blaring muted trumpets that separated each of the episodes. Watson there is Inspector Parker and butler Hunter to help Lord Wimsey.
It is a clone of Sherlock Holmes but instead of Dr. And on balance the detective stories were not too bad.
I purchased the book because I have very high regard for the author Dorothy Sayers.
However based on the story itself I have to give credit where credit is earned and this book earned my credit All in all, if you can find these books read by ONE person you will definitely find it more enjoyable. And some of the narrators rushed through their lines that I missed a bit here and there. Gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey starred in a number of novels and short stories by Dorothy L Sayers. I also do find that the mix of so many voices does tend to confuse one as we are expected to KNOW the characters by voice alone at times. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these classic BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers Golden Age crime novels. Had the stories themselves been unentertaining then I would have given up. I wear earphones (very very good ones) and was gardening while listening to this and at times the narrators voices became almost whispers then suddenly that infernal music would blast my eardrums. It didn’t add to anything and worse it was recorded at a higher decibel than the narration. I love books of almost every genre (excluding romance, non-fiction, and westerns) and English murder mysteries have a special place in my heart HOWEVER I had the worse time with that music!! There was no need. Produced by Simon Brett (author of the Charles Paris series), these acclaimed dramas also feature Peter Jones, Patricia Routledge, Miriam Margolyes and Garard Green. He suspects foul play, and with the help of the indomitable Miss Climpson, sets about his investigations in deepest Hampshire. Unnatural Death finds Peter probing the mysterious death of an elderly lady. In collaboration with Inspector Parker, Wimsey slowly uncovers a web of lies and deceit within his own family. In Clouds of Witness, Lord Peter's eldest brother stands accused of murder. Whose Body? is the tale that first introduced Lord Peter to the world, and sees him investigating the case of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub and a vanished oil millionaire. These full-cast adaptations - first broadcast on BBC radio in the 1970s, and presented here in their entirety - are admired by fans of the genre worldwide. These evocative dramas also feature Allan Cuthbertson, Peter Jones, Joanna David and Sarah Badel.Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these definitive BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' classic crime novels.Īristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey was the master creation of Dorothy L Sayers, widely acknowledged as one of the four original 'Queens of Crime'. In Busman’s Honeymoon, newlyweds Harriet and Peter have their marital bliss disturbed by a body in the basement - and are once again embroiled in a murder investigation. With Lord Peter’s help, can she uncover the perpetrator? Gaudy Night takes place at Harriet Vane’s old Oxford college, where a series of spiteful pranks and poison-pen letters have torn apart the academic community. The Nine Tailors finds the aristocratic detective stranded in a remote village, where he is drawn into a case of stolen jewels and an unidentified body. Murder Must Advertise sees Lord Peter going undercover in an advertising agency to investigate the death of a copywriter. These full-cast adaptations - first broadcast on BBC radio between 19 - are cherished by crime aficionados worldwide. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these classic BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' Golden Age crime novels.
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