Josephine Tey: The Daughter of Time & other mysteries

Synopsis

Dramatisations and readings of five of Josephine Tey's classic mystery novelsScottish novelist and playwright Josephine Tey was one of the greatest Golden Age crime writers and the author of eight mysteries, including six featuring Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant. The most famous of these, The Daughter of Time, was acclaimed the greatest crime novel of all time by the Crime Writers' Association. A full-cast dramatisation of this iconic story is included here, along with adaptations of four of her other much-loved mystery novels.A Shilling for CandlesAn independent-minded chief constable's daughter meets a suspected killer in this re-imagining of Josephine Tey's 1936 comedy thriller featuring Inspector Grant, starring Giles Fagan and Tilly Gaunt.Miss Pym DisposesInvited by her friend Henrietta to lecture at a physical education colllege, expert psychologist Miss Lucy Pym little suspects that among the healthy young women is someone with a mind sick enough to commit murder... Julia Foster stars as Miss Pym, with Joan Sims as Henrietta.The Franchise AffairA 15-year-old schoolgirl accuses Marion Sharpe and her mother of kidnapping and beating her. Can solicitor Robert Blair prove the women's innocence? An abridged reading by Edward Petherbridge.The Daughter of TimeIn hospital with a broken leg, Inspector Grant is bored. To pass the time, he decides to try and solve one of history's most famous puzzles: did Richard II really kill the Princes in the Tower? Peter Gilmore stars as Alan Grant.The Singing SandsTravelling to the Highlands by train, Inspector Grant ends up investigating the mysterious death of the man in compartment B7. An abridged reading by Paul Young of Tey's final novel, published posthumously in 1952.Also included is a Woman's Hour discussion of the life of Josephine Tey, with Andrew Taylor and fellow author Nicola Upson, whose bestselling crime novels feature Tey as the detective heroine.A Shilling for CandlesTisdall - Giles FaganErica - Tilly GauntPottinger - Steve HodsonBergoine - Stephen ThorneGrant - Ben CroweAlbert Clay - Harry MyersHopgood - Geoffrey WhiteheadMartha - Frances Jeater Dramatised by John FletcherDirected by Tabitha PottsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5 December 1998Miss Pym DisposesLucy Pym - Julia FosterHenrietta Hodge - Joan SimsTeresa Desterro - Julia SwiftMiss Lux - Polly JamesMiss Wragg - Zelah ClarkeMadame Lefevre - Margaret RobertsonFröken Gustavson - Diana OlssonMiss Meek - Eva StuartMiss Nash - Deborah MakepeaceMiss Innes - Moir LeslieMiss Rouse - Susan SheridanMiss O'Donnell - Felicity Hayes-McCoyMiss Dakers - Denica FairmanMiss Gage - Caroline GruberMr Nash - Michael DeaconMrs Nash - Eva StuartRick - Paul Sirr Dramatised by Elizabeth ProudDirected by Glyn DearmanFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 1987The Franchise AffairRead by Edward PetherbridgeAbridged by Pat McLoughlinEditor: Sally FeldmanMusic: Bush's Music for OrchestraFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7-23 May 1991The Daughter of TimeAlan Grant - Peter GilmoreNurse Ingham - Frances JeaterNurse Darroll - Jill LidstoneMarta Hallard - Rosalind ShanksBrent Carradine - Simon HewittRichard - Steve HodsonTyrrel - Nigel LambertBrackenbury - Lewis StringerLady Paston - Miranda ForbesEdward - Graham FaulknerMatron - Katherine ParrWilliams - Stuart OrganMorton - Peter TuddenhamBuckingham - Alex JenningsStillington - James ThomasonSir John - Alaric CotterDramatised by Neville TellerDirected by Graham GauldFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 August 1982The Singing SandsRead by Paul YoungProduced by Eilidh McCreadieFirst broadcast BBC Radio 7, 17-20 March 2008Woman's Hour discussionPresented by Jane GarveyWith Nicola Upson and Andrew TaylorFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 February 2008