I have been listening to these wonderful old BBC programs for the last few weeks. They have enabled me to escape the almost unbearable pre-election anxiety here in America by returning, for an hour or two, to simpler times. Thank you!
@@mckavitt13 I was thinking of the news at the end of this recording which mentioned football violence. There was also industrial unrest, power cuts, the three day week, bombings, blackouts on the tv stations and a lower standard of living generally. However, given the choice I would probably go back to those times and do things differently. What do you think?
Mckavvit 13, This was broadcast 1 day after Thatcher was elected, famous for denying that society existed. Started dismantling the NHS, maliciously closed coalmines, steel plants, making a second 'harrying of the north'. Even now Johnson refuses to confirm the building of crossrail to improve communications there. Life was far better then, and it was free to have your ears syringed not £65 which to me is criminal, but what we have come to expect from these obnoxious and arrogant parvenus.
Short synopsis.....very short "In which a wily policeman persists until a house yields up its secret. No one did care much about Julia's death: it was merely inconvenient in that it meant the police started asking questions about all sorts of things. " Cheers from Canada North
Hi there fellow Canuck!! I live in London ON - how far north are you? I lived in Kenora for 3 years and Thunder Bay for 2. Loved both - miss the weather and miss the north a lot. Cheers!!
@@victoriafines7115 North Bay area.....yup about the North...wouldn't dream of going South anymore except visits to family...moved up to an 80 acre hobby farm 30 years ago and just retired to a city type life....too many years of felling skidding, blocking, splitting and stacking wood to do it any more....too damn old for wood heat...love the convenience of NOT having to drive 20 Km for a quart of milk...LOL
@ Wayne We studied the French and Indian Wars in History class . I could never figure out which was Upper Canada and which was lower .? Or who was on whose side. ? Brits/ French / Mohawks / Hurons Yanks ....very confusing ?
You’ve being blinded by nostalgia; I never heard anyone speak like this in the real world until I left home at 19, nor, I suspect, did the vast majority of English people they were born outside the Home Counties.
Just checked the description and you have really organized your materials. Really brings home how wide-ranging Chesterton's interests were, especially to those who are most familiar with Father Brown and vaguely aware he covered other things....
Ah, they knew how to do radio dramas in those days. :D. Would love you to put the publication year and the first broadcast year on these. Thanks again!
You can find details on the wonderful BBC Genome Project site. It provides the BBC TV and radio programme listings from the Radio Times for every year from 1923 to (currently) 2009. You can search the site with any programme details you have. Here's the web site address:- genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ In fact, the beginning of the news broadcast at the end of the recording reveals the year, as it was the third time that the horse Red Rum won the Grand National. And a web search tells me that happened in 1977. :-)
@@jenniferh6813 I did the same thing, worked it out from Red Rum, lol... I meant in general I'd love to have the details with the plays, but thanks so much for the BBC link, that's fantastic! I'm sure I'll use it many times.
Thoroughly enjoyed this yet again, thank you. The end of the whole upload was poignant for me, having backed Red Rum each time since '73....I abhor racing and everything it stands for now. I was young and still got upset when horses were injured at this abhorrent race, i now help campaigns to stop both horse and greyhound racing....apart from my rant - a Very enjoyable listen with a trip down memory lane...
@@glamdolly30 thank you so much. Im a member if League Against Cruel Sports, Hunt Saboteurs, and give to countless animal charities. Ill never change the world but I try to contribute 😊
@@aprilskies1051 Amen, all people who identify with other animals (for though many deny it, of course we are animals too), should do their bit to support and defend them. It astonishes me that fox hunting continued in the supposedly civilized UK for so long! Terrorising and killing sentient creatures for fun is unacceptable and indefensible, on every level. The sadists who enjoy that kind of pursuit need psychiatric help! Lovely chatting with you. XXX
Loved hearing the voice of Harriet Cass again, announcing upcoming programmes at the end of the recording! And of course, the rich tones of Nelson Gabriel. :-) (aka Jack May)
You won't get it, unless you lived it. Looking back, lots of things were appalling but, also, lots of things were much better. I was 16/17 in 77. I, certainly, never felt inferior to any man but, I guess, it's how I was brought up.
Holm, not Holmes. He was Frodo in the BBC radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings. AND, Jack May played Theoden. I don't think they had any scenes together, though.
@@Cheepchipsable Yes, he did play Bilbo in the dreadful Peter Jackson films. But the point was that both Ian Holm and Jack May were in the RADIO adaptation, where Holm played Frodo. And Bill Nighy played Sam, and Michael Hordern was the best Gandalf ever, much better than Ian McKellen. Of course, McKellen was working with far inferior material.
@ AYou Tube User I tailor my replies to the intellect / wit ( or lack of same ) of the proposed recipient . Perfectly judged on this occasion it would seem ?
I am grateful that the play was uploaded. Tom Scott Why don’t you write a brief summary of the play if you feel it is needed? Alternatively you could source some of these obscure plays and set up your own channel and then you can have it exactly as you want.
Jeepers ! Uncle Chesterton. Talk about ' Tongue In Cheek' ! and entertaining with it . But that, put quite simply was the best 1 and a 1/2 hours I've spent since arriving 2nd in last years annual Xmas ''Change Seats' competition...Ha' hey, do you remember that night ?- Ha' What fun we had. Oh ! and don't forget Uncle 'Chessie'...I may be away in a couple of weeks time ...as Brechin City 2nd XI have a midweek game against Fort William.
Jack May. A superb actor. Well known by some of us as Nelson Gabriel in The Archers. But he had a distinguished career outside of The Archers. For one thing, he had a significant role in the BBC Radio 4 version of "The Lord of the Rings" ... along with Ian Holm, as it happens. BTW, at least going by my extensive(?) knowledge of detective fiction, I don't think a Detective Sergeant would ever address her DCI as "Mr". For some reason, crims and ex-cons very often do, at least in fiction; I'm not sure why, but it seems to be a convention. But I think serving police officers almost always address their superior officers as "Sir", or by their rank, or of course (post Sweeney!) as "guv".
Yes, reminded me of the disgusting way some men of my generation were taught to behave by some men of the previous generation. Disgusting. Damaged everyone involved, men and women.
I have been listening to these wonderful old BBC programs for the last few weeks. They have enabled me to escape the almost unbearable pre-election anxiety here in America by returning, for an hour or two, to simpler times. Thank you!
Tv today is utter rubbish it’s so nice to be able to listen to plays on here , thankyou
Yes...
...and nostalgia ain't what it used to be neither!!!
Agree .
So true
This was broadcast in 1977, the year Red Rum won the Natinal for the third time.
Great story and wonderful acting.
With the added bonus of being taken back in time to 1977 for a brief moment.
Thank you. Fully enjoyed this.
Another great story. Creepers . Thank you for the download. Adelaide South Australia. 25.8.21 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
American here and I also enjoy these
Excellent; Thank-You!
A most wonderful production. Thanks so much for these uploads. Thoroughly enjoyed the news from 1977, too!
Not everything was better back then but radio certainly was.
What wasn’t better, in your opinion?
@@mckavitt13 I was thinking of the news at the end of this recording which mentioned football violence. There was also industrial unrest, power cuts, the three day week, bombings, blackouts on the tv stations and a lower standard of living generally. However, given the choice I would probably go back to those times and do things differently. What do you think?
Mckavvit 13,
This was broadcast 1 day after Thatcher was elected, famous for denying that society existed. Started dismantling the NHS, maliciously closed coalmines, steel plants, making a second 'harrying of the north'. Even now Johnson refuses to confirm the building of crossrail to improve communications there.
Life was far better then, and it was free to have your ears syringed not £65 which to me is criminal, but what we have come to expect from these obnoxious and arrogant parvenus.
Lower standard of living as apposed to all the garbage we have today? It must have been hard to have real food and real people with real character.
The way women were treated
I loved every minute of this broadcast: the humour, the swearing, the wit and of course the drama. Excellent acting by all. Thank you so much. 👏👏
perfectly put :)
Yes, this really was excellent.
Thank goodness not the profanities of today.
A good solid story, very well-acted and well told. Thanks so much for uploading it.
Short synopsis.....very short
"In which a wily policeman persists until a house yields up its secret.
No one did care much about Julia's death: it was merely inconvenient in that it meant the police started asking questions about all sorts of things. "
Cheers from Canada North
Hi there fellow Canuck!! I live in London ON - how far north are you? I lived in Kenora for 3 years and Thunder Bay for 2. Loved both - miss the weather and miss the north a lot. Cheers!!
@@victoriafines7115 North Bay area.....yup about the North...wouldn't dream of going South anymore except visits to family...moved up to an 80 acre hobby farm 30 years ago and just retired to a city type life....too many years of felling skidding, blocking, splitting and stacking wood to do it any more....too damn old for wood heat...love the convenience of NOT having to drive 20 Km for a quart of milk...LOL
Greetings from Holland, where wily policeman and a bit of English "stiff upper lip" is appreciated as well.
@ Wayne
We studied the French and Indian
Wars in History class . I could never figure out which was Upper
Canada and which was lower .?
Or who was on whose side. ?
Brits/ French / Mohawks / Hurons
Yanks ....very confusing ?
Thanks
When you hear the old English accent, how English used to be spoken. We’ve come a long way since then “innit!’ 🤣
You’ve being blinded by nostalgia; I never heard anyone speak like this in the real world until I left home at 19, nor, I suspect, did the vast majority of English people they were born outside the Home Counties.
@@markofsaltburn I did and still do
Well , maybe if you were born in
Barnsley ...I suppose ?
Thank you. Love this kind of content 😊
Loved the play and the BBC news at the end was a wonderful bonus. The world used to be a better place.
Loved it! Thank you. Mrs Burtie and Hilda made my day 😂😂😂
A grand evening drama.
Thank you
Chesterton Compiler.
😊
Thank you chesterton ❤Canada 2024.
Ian Holme ..He was great wasn’t he, I really miss all those good actors.
very enjoyable play. the writing, the acting, direction!! thanks awfully :) 🌷
Gripping until the end, thoroughly enjoyable, Thank You
Thoroughly and completely enjoyable!!
Great work thanks 👏👏👏
Enjoyed every minute
Great one. Loved the old ladies.
There’s a beautiful rhythm to Bradnum’s writing; dialogue as lucid, economical and as user-friendly as this must make an actor’s job so much easier.
Loved the story so well.acted out ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
We'll never see such good programs from the woke bbc ever again.
Just checked the description and you have really organized your materials. Really brings home how wide-ranging Chesterton's interests were, especially to those who are most familiar with Father Brown and vaguely aware he covered other things....
"Farting about" You don't hear that said these days. I must remember to use it.
You do in Ayrshire 😄
You won’t regret it!
‘Piss-farting about ‘used to be a thing but I haven’t heard anyone use it in a long time. Maybe we can bring it back to life 😂
Very crude though isn’t it....but so like people these days...
@@aprilskies1051 and in Glesca
I loved this story. 👏👏👏👏👏
Red Rum won the grand national for the third time in 1977, (at the end of the play the audio runs on into the news).
Really enjoying these plays. Brilliant.
Really enjoyed this. Well worth a listen.
Ah, they knew how to do radio dramas in those days. :D.
Would love you to put the publication year and the first broadcast year on these. Thanks again!
You can find details on the wonderful BBC Genome Project site. It provides the BBC TV and radio programme listings from the Radio Times for every year from 1923 to (currently) 2009. You can search the site with any programme details you have. Here's the web site address:-
genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/
In fact, the beginning of the news broadcast at the end of the recording reveals the year, as it was the third time that the horse Red Rum won the Grand National. And a web search tells me that happened in 1977. :-)
@@jenniferh6813 Thank you.. great information.
1977.
@@jenniferh6813 I did the same thing, worked it out from Red Rum, lol... I meant in general I'd love to have the details with the plays, but thanks so much for the BBC link, that's fantastic! I'm sure I'll use it many times.
Njji
A very intriguing story.I loved it
The most interesting part of this broadcast is at the end with the report of following programs and the news forecast.Such different times.
A "cucumbine for his pleasure" - priceless !
Thoroughly enjoyed this yet again, thank you. The end of the whole upload was poignant for me, having backed Red Rum each time since '73....I abhor racing and everything it stands for now. I was young and still got upset when horses were injured at this abhorrent race, i now help campaigns to stop both horse and greyhound racing....apart from my rant - a
Very enjoyable listen with a trip down memory lane...
Good for you. Concern for the health and happiness of animals is the mark of a quality human being. God bless, stay safe and well. XXX
@@glamdolly30 thank you so much. Im a member if League Against Cruel Sports, Hunt Saboteurs, and give to countless animal charities. Ill never change the world but I try to contribute 😊
@@aprilskies1051 Amen, all people who identify with other animals (for though many deny it, of course we are animals too), should do their bit to support and defend them.
It astonishes me that fox hunting continued in the supposedly civilized UK for so long! Terrorising and killing sentient creatures for fun is unacceptable and indefensible, on every level. The sadists who enjoy that kind of pursuit need psychiatric help!
Lovely chatting with you. XXX
@@glamdolly30 absolutely! Thank you. Kts been lovely chatting to you too. Just great when someone is of the same understanding ...
I love a good rant, from time to time, even every day, if justified, which yours certainly is. Thanks for sharing!
Loved hearing the voice of Harriet Cass again, announcing upcoming programmes at the end of the recording! And of course, the rich tones of Nelson Gabriel. :-) (aka Jack May)
Jack May is instantly recognisable.If he's in the cast you can guarantee that you are listening to an excellent production.
I'd like to hear more from ShuShu the loquacious camel
Thank you, I was going bonkers trying to recognise the voice xxx
1:25:55 Ian Holm's very candid-sounding laughter, with even a little choke, makes me giggle every time!
Loved this
I love these!!
Riveting! Thoroughly enjoyable.
Another great BBC production from a time when they could afford full leñgth drama with the added bonus of Jack May!
Thank you.
Zosia- now all the revenue goes to pointless soaps, and talentless tribes.
It’s half past eight. What an opening!
I wonder why some people didn't like it? I keep having to stop and do stuff but I keep coming back to find out what happened. Its so mysterious
And so good!
Just differing tastes I'm sure. I mean, I definitely enjoy some of these wonderful plays more than others. I do love most tho! Hi from Oz. 👇🙃💜
Where did we go wrong? Nothing produced today comes close to the TV and radio dramas from this era!
Loving it, I wonder what happened?
An interesting description of this playwright.
This gave me 'Lord Lucan' vibes 🤔
30 June 2024 - Listening from Kentucky, USA. Interesting story but easy to figure out. And, wow, the way men treated women! In 1977!
I know, I'm one of them. 🙄🤗
You won't get it, unless you lived it. Looking back, lots of things were appalling but, also, lots of things were much better. I was 16/17 in 77. I, certainly, never felt inferior to any man but, I guess, it's how I was brought up.
Wonder of the situation was inspired by the Lord Lucan shenanigans, though not the house of course?
Had go be good with Ian Holmes and he didn’t let me down.. good play, loved the dotty old lady (give her her own show) 🎭🤞
Holm, not Holmes. He was Frodo in the BBC radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings. AND, Jack May played Theoden. I don't think they had any scenes together, though.
@@JMDinOKC Bilbo in LOTR.
@@Cheepchipsable Yes, he did play Bilbo in the dreadful Peter Jackson films. But the point was that both Ian Holm and Jack May were in the RADIO adaptation, where Holm played Frodo. And Bill Nighy played Sam, and Michael Hordern was the best Gandalf ever, much better than Ian McKellen. Of course, McKellen was working with far inferior material.
@@JMDinOKC Yes, Americanised to death.
Great adult bedtime story.
Red Rum I was only 8 when he won for the 3rd time. Great play
What about describing the play, rather than the playwright?
Why not listen to it ? Then make up your own mind ? Either that or
stick to watching The Muppets.
@ATH-cam User Sorry to say but that's par for the course from 2msvalkyrie.
What about YOU describe the play?
@ AYou Tube User
I tailor my replies to the intellect /
wit ( or lack of same ) of the proposed recipient . Perfectly judged on this occasion it would
seem ?
I am grateful that the play was uploaded. Tom Scott Why don’t you write a brief summary of the play if you feel it is needed? Alternatively you could source some of these obscure plays and set up your own channel and then you can have it exactly as you want.
Jeepers ! Uncle Chesterton. Talk about ' Tongue In Cheek' ! and entertaining with it . But that, put quite simply was the best 1 and a 1/2 hours I've spent since arriving 2nd in last years annual Xmas ''Change Seats' competition...Ha' hey, do you remember that night ?- Ha' What fun we had. Oh ! and don't forget Uncle 'Chessie'...I may be away in a couple of weeks time ...as Brechin City 2nd XI have a midweek game against Fort William.
Oi you looking at me?
Oh your not..Sorry!
From 1977!
1979!
Jack May. A superb actor. Well known by some of us as Nelson Gabriel in The Archers. But he had a distinguished career outside of The Archers. For one thing, he had a significant role in the BBC Radio 4 version of "The Lord of the Rings" ... along with Ian Holm, as it happens.
BTW, at least going by my extensive(?) knowledge of detective fiction, I don't think a Detective Sergeant would ever address her DCI as "Mr". For some reason, crims and ex-cons very often do, at least in fiction; I'm not sure why, but it seems to be a convention. But I think serving police officers almost always address their superior officers as "Sir", or by their rank, or of course (post Sweeney!) as "guv".
You will have been
@ Mike
' Get your strides on mate !
You're nicked !'
Just enjoy the play for goodness sake!
I always liked Brian May.
First met him in
The Archers
🤔
He did a very famous Dracula comedy cartoon voice.
Jack May.
Nice
It seems to me that this play - excellent as it is - is loosely inspired by the Lucan affair.
Ol' Bilbo himself!
Excellent play, didn't like the Queen ending though. 😊
A bunch of words to fill the space
I liked Jack May in Adam Adamant but in just about everything else, his "marbles-in-the-mouth" accent really irritated me.
Microphone volume could've been better.
Not a bad drama/mystery at all! Except for the disgusting sexism goin on
" Any chance of a cup of tea darling. ? Two sugars...''
Yeah it’s was pretty heavy to the point of overdone.
Mm
The mysogeny was disappointing....
That was the 70s
That’s no excuse. Men have always been aware of their bad behavior.
Yes, reminded me of the disgusting way some men of my generation were taught to behave by some men of the previous generation. Disgusting. Damaged everyone involved, men and women.
The female police officer was unrealistic. Spoiled it. She should have made sammies.
???
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