BBC Radio Drama Collection - Dick Francis torrent

Category: Mystery, Radio Productions
Language: English
Keywords: BBC Full Cast Radio 4

Written by Dick Francis
Read by Full Cast
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 32 Kbps
Dramatization

The Dick Francis BBC Radio Drama Collection
Six Full-Cast Dramatisations
By: Dick Francis
Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Nigel Havers, full cast, Siân Phillips, Francis Matthews, Tony Osoba, Mick Ford, Hywell Bennett, Eric Allan
Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
Radio/TV Program
Release date: 16-09-2021
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Audio
Fast-paced radio dramatisations of six of Dick Francis’s classic racing thrillers, plus bonus documentary.

Enquiry

After riding the favourite into second place, jockey Kelly Hughes loses his licence. But he didn’t throw the race and is determined to find out who framed him….

Rat Race

A cushy job transporting passengers between racecourses turns dangerous for pilot Matt Shore when his plane explodes and he’s embroiled in a deadly plot.

Bonecrack

Abducted by masked men, Neil Griffon is faced with a deadly ultimatum - obey the instructions of a ruthless crime czar, or risk the destruction of his father’s racing stables.

Whip Hand

Disabled ex-jockey turned investigator Sid Halley is faced with a triple threat when he is asked to guard a horse, probe a suspicious syndicate and find a swindler.

Proof

When a party to celebrate the success of the racing season ends in tragedy, wine dealer and amateur sleuth Tony Beach investigates.

Bolt

Asked by a princess to fend off a dangerous cousin who is making threats, Kit Fielding agrees to help. But he also has problems of his own to deal with….

Among the casts of these six action-packed adaptations are Bill Nighy, Nigel Havers and Siân Phillips.

Also included is a bonus episode of the Radio 4 series Great Lives, presented by Matthew Parris, in which Francis’s biographer Graham Lord, chairman of the British Horseracing Board Martin Broughton and racing correspondent Jonathan Powell explore the life and work of the champion thriller writer.

Please note that due to the age of some of these recordings, sound quality may vary.

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