Agatha Christie: Twelve Radio Mysteries

Twelve BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Tom Hollander, full cast, Julia McKenzie, Emilia Fox

Twelve BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of short stories by the Queen of Crime. First broadcast in the early 2000s, the stories were adapted and brought up-to-date for a contemporary audience. The stories are 'Philomel Cottage'; 'Swan Song'; 'Magnolia Blossom'; 'Witness for the Prosecution'; 'The Gates of Baghdad'; 'The Hounds of Death'; 'In a Glass Darkly'; 'The Dressmaker's Doll'; 'The Case of the Perfect Carer'; 'The £199 Adventure'; 'The Gypsy'; and 'The Last Seance'. Duration: 6 hours approx.

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Meh

Maybe this was mentioned in other reviews and I missed it, but I don't like that the stories were transposed to modern times. Wasn't necessary, and in several it detached from or involved a drastic change in the story

“Modernized” 😦

I love Agatha Christie’s work and have quite a few titles by her in my library. I’m a huge fan of dramatizations/performances, but this one missed the mark. The performance itself was fine, but I didn’t enjoy the “modernized” versions. The words “computer”, “mobile phone”, and “dot com” shouldn’t exist in the vocabulary of a Christie story. Disappointed. Returned after listening to the first chapter.

Re-worked Christie stories. 2 NOT mysteries.

The performances are stellar, typical BBC professionalism. The dramatized stories are BASED on previous Christie short stories that are entirely modernized and re-set in new times and situations. Two are NOT mysteries; instead the are of the occult, given Christie’s penchant for the supernatural in addition to her strict mysteries. Frankly, people need to READ the description before they spew baseless complaints. Had they read the description of this audiobook, then they would not have been disillusioned. It’s their own fault.

Great narrators, boring stories

The actors drew me into the stories, and the drama was well done. Unfortunately, the stories they tell aren't intriguing and I soon tired of the book.

Review

I love Agatha Christie and I loved this production. It was wonderful and very exciting.