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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.237 P.D. James: A Taste For Death Pt.1: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Respected as one of the greats of modern crime writing, Phyllis Dorothy James (1920-2014), known as P. D. James, came to fame for her mystery series starring New Scotland Yard Commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh. She was also the author of a number of stand-along novels including The Children of Men, which was the basis for the movie Children of Men, and Death Comes to Pemberly, which was adapted into a BBC mini-series. Many of her Adam Dalgliesh books were also adapted for television. In 1991...

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of Nostolic Mystery Radio.

0:21.5

I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

0:26.9

For this episode, I bring you, P.D. James's Adam Dalglish, in a taste for death,

0:33.8

while Dalgleish investigates two bodies found murdered in the London Church.

0:39.1

This will be a two-part series.

0:41.9

So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy the Stologic Mystery Radio.

0:47.9

Thank you for listening.

0:48.8

Thank you for listening. Some can gaze and not be sick.

1:06.0

But I could never learn the trick.

1:09.0

There's this to say for blood and breath.

1:12.4

They give a man a taste for death.

1:20.0

John, Adam Dowlish.

1:21.7

Sir?

1:22.3

Well, the Commissioner's had a word with the Home Office.

1:24.6

This one's ours.

1:26.3

Ours?

1:27.4

But the new squad isn't officially up and running till Monday week. I know, but a government minister with his throat cut, that's exactly the sort of high-profile case we're meant for. We are being commissioned early. Government minister, I thought he'd resigned. Ex-minister then, perhaps even ex-MP. It's still ours. I take it to vision as sure the body really is, Sir Paul Barone.

1:45.7

"'One of the bodies, John. Don't forget the tramp. "'Yes, it's Barone, all right. The parish priest knew him. "' Apparently it wasn't the first time Barone had spent the night in his church vestry. "'Incidentally, you better alert Inspector Miskin. Oh, Kate's off today, sir. I'll get her at her flat, and I'll rally the rest of the team.

2:02.2

Fine, I'll meet you outside. Inspector Miskin. Okay, it's off today, sir. I'll get her at her flat, and I'll rally the rest of the team.

2:02.1

Fine, I'll meet you outside. 15 minutes.

2:06.1

You knew him, sir. Didn't you? Barone, I mean...

2:09.9

Unliked him. When did you last see him?

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