The Great British Radio Play Presents....................... The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie

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The Great British Radio Play Presents....................... The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
A novel adapted by Charles Osborne from an Agatha Christie play. When a stranger runs his car runs into a ditch in dense fog near the South Wales coast, and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheel-chair bound husband, a gun in her hand. She readily admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story. But is it possible Laura Warwick did not commit the crime after all? If so, who is she shielding? As the gallant unexpected guest, Michael Starkwedder, looks for other enemies of the dead man he certainly isn't disappointed by a lack of possible suspects -- all with very potent motives...
Publication date 1958
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@iap-ug3oy 10 ай бұрын

I am 82 now but years ago I used to look forward to listening to “ Saturday night theatre “ I loved it , How I wish we still had those days . Thank you so much for posting this.

@Nellis202 7 ай бұрын

There are a lot of things we’d like to see return. But this society is too far gone and it’s hopeless.

@bubble6853 4 ай бұрын

I'm 46 and starting those days nothing is lost if still in our hearts xx

@douglasfraser2089 Жыл бұрын

My Father in Scotland only had a fireplace and the radio. He had to depend on his imagination. Better simpler times, when life was real

@donnatenaglia5256 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree!

@kristinracicot Жыл бұрын

I’m sure your dad felt like he was in heaven in your home. ❤

@OJ-vs6tm Жыл бұрын

Heaven!

@billsharkey9365 Жыл бұрын

So life is not real anymore? Why not try getting one then !😸

@karthymcg2104 Жыл бұрын

We used to listen on long car rides in America. Such fond memories ❤

@falutak Жыл бұрын

I am obsessed with radio dramas. This is so nostalgic. When you grew up listening to radio dramas. 😆😆 It was our entertainment for the night after dinner, before going to sleep, when the world slept early.

@TheGreatBritishRadioPlay-ce3xd Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment. It really warms my heart that you are getting so much joy out of this channel. I hope to bring you and others much more joy via great british radio plays in the future. Thanks again, and God bless 🙏

@luciacurtis2381 Жыл бұрын

Oh you're so right I'm just the same. They really are fabulous. Thank you for the person who downloaded it

@dee4174 Жыл бұрын

I prefer it to TV and I was born in 1965 so TV was the main thing but as a teenager I discovered radio dramas on radio 4. I love Radio 4 Extra for all the old plays, but KZfaq is great fir variety.

@juliashunda5037 Жыл бұрын

I love this too!!! Grew up listening to the radio dramas on road trips. Fantastic!

@simonmcgrath4112 Жыл бұрын

And me makes two!! Just so so good. There's not one section, whether actors or crew, that can be criticised as letting the side down so to speak. Every part is fundamental to the other and makes for just perfection and totally English all the way, but I'm biased being a Scouser!! I've not read the credits etc but leading man sounds totally like Martin Jarvis i think his name is? Fantastic actor, more so radio i enjoy even tho he's prolific either way!!! Apologies for going on and on!! Just checked the cast etc and it wasn't MJ but crikey sounded so similar!!

@gordonnewton5493 Жыл бұрын

I’m a Brit living in the States. I remember listening to BBC plays on the radio when I was young. Thanks for these plays. They take me back and they’re really enjoyable. So much better than anything on television.

@lisearchbold6864 Жыл бұрын

Agatha Christie was so clever. Brilliant twist.

@BigMick393 Жыл бұрын

Radio dramas remind me of spending time with my elderly neighbours when I was 8 & onwards listening to plays on the radio with them, the spookier the better in front of a roaring fire in a big old armchair. Happy times.

@RhonaDavis-lz3qp Жыл бұрын

Very good play ,Very interesting and inspiring

@bumble1612 9 ай бұрын

Memories listening to these on my parents old GEC Radiogram. Coal fire blazing away, sitting quietly and very happy back then. How the world has changed indeed.

@stephaniehenman5281 10 ай бұрын

I love the way my mind feels when I listen to this so away from the pain of the situation of our world 😢when evil was just something we read about 😢

@susanford4740 8 ай бұрын

Felt like I was back to being a child listening to the radio with my parents before we had a tv.

@thursdaysrecords1 Жыл бұрын

The many "red herrings" in this classic were DELICIOUS!

@sconebaker8051 Жыл бұрын

Grew up in the 50’s and we listened to the radio all the time. BBC children’s hour at 5 ‘clock Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm was a favourite. Mysteries in the evening. Being Scottish we always listened to Jimmy Shand and his band on a Saturday evening. My Dad always checked his football coupons which were announced over the radio on Saturday . Imagine finding that interesting ! Wonderful memories. Now live in Canada. Missed women’s hour when I first came in 1978. Eventually found lots of interesting programs here.

@iap-ug3oy 10 ай бұрын

Me to , I love the radio from being a 10 year old ..Dick Barton’s special agent when I came home from school while lighting the coal fire.Emigrated to Vancouver Canada in the late 1960s. I had central heating for the first time in my life. I really missed the radio….but soon slotted into Canadian life …No longer live in Canada but have fond memories….Thank you so much for these stories ….

@maryflannery6805 4 ай бұрын

My mother loved radio dramas. Typically she would listen to them while she was ironing. Tonight, I did that too! Rest in Peace, Mam.

@elainehernen286 Жыл бұрын

Love Agatha Christie ❤ 1:44

@franceseksteen2071 Жыл бұрын

Just found this! New obsession

@4sstg Жыл бұрын

I remember listening to radio dramas in the car in the 40 s and 50s with my darling mother driving.a car similar to the one shown in this video. It was bliss.

@vickywitton1008 Жыл бұрын

Oh Ioved this! There is no one better than Agatha for crime novels

@helenferullo5706 Жыл бұрын

Superb acting all thru this presentation. Lots of twists and guessing but it turned out to be my initial suspect. I thoroughly enjoyed this play. Thank you.

@janmargaret7972 Жыл бұрын

These radio plays are great thank you for posting them. I listen to them when I go to bed. If I fall asleep I just listen again later. They remind me of being a small child in the fifties and bring back such fond memories of my mum . She would always tune into the afternoon play on the radio and I used to sit on her knee and fall asleep. Happy days.

@kellylove9942 Жыл бұрын

Loved it excellent job

@christineduffy3113 Жыл бұрын

Nice it brings back such happy memories for you

@tas9551 Жыл бұрын

At home in the UK I grew up with the telly, but at my Nana's we would sometimes listen to the radio sat on the 'settee'. Mesmerised us!

@happiness4812 9 ай бұрын

The ending is very unexpected ❤❤❤ the cast delivery of every syllable and mere utterance was spot on. Bravo 🙌 Encore🌟🤩

@harryturnbull1884 Жыл бұрын

Good. Old fashioned mystery as opposed to some of the modern podcast stuff so beloved of the BBC these days.

@annahappen7036 4 ай бұрын

I grew up with color tv and books on tape and cd. I'm thankful for my mom and granny who introduced me to these types of radio shows. They are so much fun and a break from screens and well acted instead of just read. Thank you for sharing your library. 💖 🎙

@jenmarsmart5271 Жыл бұрын

I have loved radio drama since I first started listening to it back in the late 1960s, and I love it still. Far, far superior to most modern television drama.

@msjannd4 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@oldernu1250 11 ай бұрын

Could not agree more. Too many video producers get drunk on image. Must be the cannabis effect.

@GypsySummer1 10 ай бұрын

Well, I'd agree mostly, except Outlander and the first 4 seasons of Game of Thrones.

@mrsbooth1964 Жыл бұрын

When we moved to South Africa in 1975 from the UK there was NO TV. I grew up on radio dramas. Theatre 🎭 of the mind ❤ loving these uploads

@nancyhammons3594 Жыл бұрын

That was OUTSTANDING!!!!

@LydiaStarz Жыл бұрын

I happen to be listening on May 15!

@maryflannery6805 4 ай бұрын

I got goosepimples when I read that!

@LydiaStarz 4 ай бұрын

@@maryflannery6805 A lot of very strange "coincidences" are happening to me via my phone. Lol

@Oxford322 Жыл бұрын

You know you’re in Britain in the 40’s when you hear “ let’s have a cozy little chat “

@janemmb Жыл бұрын

Excellent 😍😍😍😍😍😍

@adamcunningham6746 10 ай бұрын

I first listened to this years ago. Brilliant play, great twist.

@johnmurray8454 Жыл бұрын

Takes me back to sleepovers at grandmas with her radio times and her budgie

@lesleykaygosson315 Жыл бұрын

Story = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤ Cast Of Characters = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤ Agatha Christie Was The Master Of The Twist Ending. ❤

@sacha1259 Жыл бұрын

In Glorious BBC Nostalgia...

@maryhaynes8633 Жыл бұрын

Oh I am so glad I found this. When I got to go to England in my twenties, I loved being able to listen to the BBC plays on the radio. I wish we had something like that here.

@jacquiadams863 8 ай бұрын

I'm fed up with flimsy, poorly written modern radio drama. I love old radio plays..

@user-zn7of3bd6o 11 ай бұрын

I miss radio plays on the radio so much. Thank you! 😊❤

@terryolsson4145 Жыл бұрын

Excellent story. I really never suspected until the end. Well done Agatha!

@nickyburkard4573 Жыл бұрын

Yes me also….right to the very end! Bravo!

@christineduffy3113 Жыл бұрын

Love Agatha Christie have read and reread my favorites over the years

@suemassey5076 9 ай бұрын

She always did it, no one to touch her

@melmack2003 Жыл бұрын

Great twist......you fooled me! Thank you!

@terrymitchell2533 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you very much 👍🥂🍾

@deborahbrown3308 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou very enjoyable

@neillambert8713 Жыл бұрын

Excellent to listen to especially after a busy day.

@spikemcnock8310 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, caught me out good and proper. Thanks

@shelleme7899 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed! More stories please. This reminded me of being a young girl watching old black and white movies on TV with my granny

@elizabethannegrey6285 Жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@Rachel-yi8yy Жыл бұрын

That’s very clever, l wasn’t inspecting that 😮

@ropeburnsrussell Жыл бұрын

I love this series and the theme music.

@RozzieBass Жыл бұрын

Fantastic for a train ride!! Thanks

@pennysmith2511 Жыл бұрын

Im sooo pleased this is available. I adore radio plays. Thank you very much

@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts Жыл бұрын

Didn’t see that coming so it was excellent. Thank you. ❤

@mikamee5459 Жыл бұрын

This was excellent

@applesandpears9756 Жыл бұрын

Oh, so wonderful! These radio plays are so excellent compared to 2023! Thank you for sharing.

@dermotrichardsheils4971 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t expect that. Love the wireless.

@noneofyourbusiness9369 Жыл бұрын

I know we commented on this but it seems to have disappeared. We enjoyed this one very much. This summer we'll be having family over for a murder mystery picnic. This is our favorite channel. Keep up the great work.

@susanmitchell5447 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel ....thank you !!

@janetmackinnon3411 Жыл бұрын

So unexpected! Thank you.

@Vasislaw Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Much better than tv.

@Evyenne Жыл бұрын

Loved it! Excellent acting and of course, story ❤

@grahamwilloughby7091 Жыл бұрын

Great plot twists! The queen of crime does it again! The play's atmosphere reminded me of The Mousetrap (highly recommended if you haven't seen it).

@mijiyoon5575 Жыл бұрын

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank You

@tomb4496 Жыл бұрын

Very good!😊

@wtsnxt-kari509 Жыл бұрын

The Mousetrap, (adapted from the short story Three Blind Mice), the play that has had the longest initial run of any play in the world!

@Sandy-tj4wn Жыл бұрын

I got to see it in London in '67. It had only played at that small theatre. My first play, but not my last, passed that love onto my daughter

@louisecockell3101 Жыл бұрын

Thank you these are so appreciated

@helendeacon7637 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you!

@srebar4328 Жыл бұрын

Loved it!!

@maryjones6722 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this ...brilliant

@Vintagevanessa99 Жыл бұрын

Great story

@Querencia7779 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!❤

@davidarundel6187 Жыл бұрын

A jolly good listen , thank you for sharing 💐

@katm5903 10 ай бұрын

This is fantastic! I love the story. I love the presentation. I've never listened to something like this. Really helps me during my chores.

@thecrone7964 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@principlephotography7820 Жыл бұрын

These are fantastic to listen to. Thank you!

@marymiller8769 Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@jojohnston4113 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous story! Great production!

@PigletSaysHello Жыл бұрын

This was awesome! Thank u so much. 😊

@karenmcneill2602 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous!!!

@sunnymoondog Жыл бұрын

Wow! So good

@grahamhawthorn2320 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@tinkerpinkerton5449 Жыл бұрын

Great channel! Thankyou for this 😊

@531katie 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic story. It caught me by surprise and so well done I had to hear it again. I must find more like this. I don’t remember enjoying anything more 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@lynngliottone2812 Жыл бұрын

Just found and subscribed to your channel. Radio dramas are wonderful, lots of scope for the imagination! Love picturing faces, surroundings, etc. Cant wait to listen to them all.

@lizzy9975 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! This channel just popped up on my feed. It looks fantastic. Looking forward to putting headphones on and listening.

@rexfreeman4981 Жыл бұрын

Radio plays have better scenery, as they say.

@constancesichello5997 Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Loved this.

@Happyheart146 Жыл бұрын

The final twist was brilliant!

@bytheway1031 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting👍

@bonnieking4913 Жыл бұрын

That was so good.

@jgsmile1331 Жыл бұрын

This was really good and entertaining.

@dee764 Жыл бұрын

This was fantastic. Really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing. 💚🌻💛

@dlpine71 Жыл бұрын

A new subscriber here in the KC area. Looking forward to listening later tonight. Thank you, for posting.

@CS-ed3nr Жыл бұрын

Well done and very enjoyable!

@juliefrancis2383 Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and happily subscribed

@emmasurf8109 Жыл бұрын

podcasts are just a newbie version but the original is the best

@oldernu1250 11 ай бұрын

Very good one! Agatha really was the Grand Dame of mystery.

@pushpajayesh 6 ай бұрын

Laura Warrick did an amazing job with her part! Her soft and silky voice and her expressive delivery of words… I am in awe 😮. Very well done Laura

@On_My_Way_2023 3 ай бұрын

It is a wonderful story and audio.

@cynthiapate9138 8 ай бұрын

An exciting story performed with great acting and skill. Thank you for reposting.

@mjrchapin Жыл бұрын

Very well done; so many of these are over the top over-acting but this one was right on target, so to speak!

@SimonandJojo 10 ай бұрын

Has anyone else heard the story of the twins that actress & comedian Joyce Grenfell use to tell, twins were asked if they preferred the television or radio, one twin said he loved the television, but the other loved radio, "why do you love radio?" he was asked, he replied "i love radio because you see the pictures more clearly".