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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.123 Father Brown: The Absence of Mr. Glass

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a more “soft-boiled” character than the parish priest. Mutual brought The Adventures of Father Brown to the air in 1945. Father Brown was the antithesis of the more celebrated soft-boiled detective, Sherlock Holmes. Where Holmes was a master of deduction, Father Brown relied on intui...

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0:00.0

Hello, and welcome to another episode nostalgic mystery radio. I'm your host Stevie K, and it's my

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honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear. For this episode, I bring you, Father Brown, episode

0:30.3

titled The Absence of Mr. Glass, where the unusual behavior of a young man sparks concern in a seaside town.

0:39.0

So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

0:44.8

Thank you for listening. We present the absence of Mr Glass, adapted for radio by John Scottney,

1:04.6

with Andrew Sachs as Father Brown, Olivier Pierre as Flombo, and Bernard Archard as Dr. Orion Hood.

1:20.9

Oh, my son I got the cattle on.

1:26.7

Ah, excuse me.

1:28.4

Yes, what do you want?

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My name is Brown, Father Brown.

1:33.3

I believe a friend of mine, a Monsieur Flombo, is a guest here.

1:36.5

Monsieur Flombo, oh, come in.

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Thank you.

1:40.1

Wait here.

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Oh, thank you so much.

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Monsieur Flombeau!

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There's a clerical gentleman here says he knows you.

1:50.9

Father Brown?

1:51.9

Yes.

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Ah, my dear Father Brown.

1:55.5

What a pleasure to see you.

1:58.1

You had my message.

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