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Agatha Christie: Twelve Radio Mysteries

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Tom Hollander, full cast, Julia McKenzie, Emilia Fox
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Publisher's summary

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.

©2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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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

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“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.

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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.

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

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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.

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New Stories. Well Performed.

I had only heard one of the stories before. They varied from drama to comedy to supernatural. Most were not murder mysteries but I enjoyed them all.

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Different Christie

More ghost story & fantasy than mystery. But enjoyable in their own right. Worth a listen.

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Great fun!

Agatha Christie never disappoints. And production was superb! High recommended for a lazy rainy day.

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Writing Spoiled by Dramatist

A man rewrote Christie's work and it undervalues some female characters, including Miss Marple. Performed well, but it's hard to stomach parts of the radio drama.

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l didn't like the updated version.

l don't think that you should modernize Agatha Christie. l didn't enjoy this particular version.

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