Whilst Paul and Steve are driving the are shot at by Dixie in another car. It was first live broadcast in 1938, a process which added to the scripted drama. Always the gentleman, the strongest expletive he employs is by Timothy. She is revealed to be Mrs Bellman who is trying to track down the murderer of her husband Sidney Bellman. The Van Dyke Affair Part 5 Of 8 Roger Shelly Makes A Suggestion Remake It was the first of four film adaptations of the BBC's Paul Temple radio serials, with John Bentley taking over the lead role in future installments. With his wife Louise, affectionately known as 'Steve' in reference to her journalistic pen name 'Steve Trent', he solves whodunnit crimes through subtle, humorously articulated deduction. They discuss the circumstances and Steve Trent reveals her name to be Louise Harvey and is using an alias to protect her identity. Dixie knows that his drink id poisoned and offers Dr. Milton the drink. With its distinctive theme tune Paul Temple ran for thirty years - the longest running detective series on British radio. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Little Canadian radio from the era is circulating, so it’s nice to see how they measure up to the BBC. The first serial, Send for Paul Temple is a Canadian remake of the first Paul Temple broadcast. The Morning Mercury newpaper prints an article wondering if novelist and criminologist Paul Temple should be called to assist Scotland Yard in the investigation of the Midland Gang. Work for radio Paul Temple in the United Kingdom. All but one episode of the original 1938 BBC production of Send for Paul Temple are lost from the archives. Most famously played by dulcet-toned RADA trained actor Peter Coke. To read scans of the Radio Times magazines from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s, you can navigate by issue. 'Send for Paul Temple' (1940) is an early remake of the now lost original 1938 BBC production. Sidney Bellman was murdered and Max Lorraine disappeared. This article related to a British film of the 1940s is a stub. The whole Paul Temple canon was written by Francis Durbridge and starred, most famously, Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in the lead roles. Republished for the first time since 1951, Beware of Johnny Washington is Francis Durbridge’s clever reworking of the very first Paul Temple radio serial using his new characters, the amiable Johnny Washington and newspaper columnist Verity Glyn. Rawlinson & Kathleen Butler. Paul Temple instructs the Police to guard the First Penguin. Paul Temple takes Steve Trent to the morgue to identify her brother Gerald. Miss Marchant arrives and declares she is there to see Miss Trent. Send for Paul Temple Synopsis [Note: Based on the book, so there may be slight differences to the original radio serial] Produced with Hugh Morton and Bernadette Hodgson in 1938. However, this complete recording of a 1940 production - made for Canadian radio and based on the original BBC radio scripts - was recently rediscovered in the … Between 1938 and 1968 their glamorous exploits enthralled generations of radio listeners around the world. Paul and Steve return to his house and leave Miss Marchment in charge.Miss Marchment asks for the name of Max Lorraine. Share this: Email; ... BBC Radio Drama: Agatha Christie - Poirot - Murder On The Orient Express - John Moffatt; However, by Peter Coke's day, Paul Temple always strode the the microphone for 30 minutes at a time. Dr. Milton and the local Police Sergeant Morrison and a Constable arrive to secure the scene. Peter Coke as Paul Temple on radio. Created for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938, the A telephone rings and the call is traced to Paul Temples house. They manage to force the car off the road and Dixie dies from his injuries. A pair of criminals , who are part an organised criminal syndicate known as the Midlands Gang, arrive by a black saloon car outside a jewellers shop in Derby and commit a daring daylight robbery stealing £4000 worth of jewellery. Includes as a bonus the first Paul Temple short story, ‘A Present for Paul’. Steve Trent , a female reporter from London arrives at Paul Temples house to conduct an interview with him just as he arrives home with Sergeant Morrison. Steve Race (with Sid Colin) wrote the two songs performed by Celia Lipton, and appeared himself as the bandleader in the nightclub section. It was the first of four film adaptations of the BBC's Paul Temple radio serials, with John Bentley taking over the lead role in future installments. Together they investigate a gang of diamond robbers. Theirs was an exciting world of violence and glamour - … Paul Temple is called in by Scotland Yard after a major diamond theft. Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge (1912–1998) for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938. Available episodes of Paul Temple. tags: BBC, Classic Crime, Classic Radio, Francis Durbridge, Paul Temple. For me, Paul Temple was often accompanied by cries from my mother: "Turn off that radio and go to sleep!" Meanwhil, Paul Temple is at home in Bramley,and is entertaining his neighbour Dr. Milton and his niece Diana Thornley, when his butler Ricky announces that Chief Inspector Harvey of Scotland Yard has arrived. Diana offers to drink the poison and throws the drink in Dixies's face. Directed by John Argyle. 1: `Chapters 1 - 4'. Read about our approach to external linking. Hugh Morton played Paul, and Steve was played by Bernadette Hodgson. Over the next five days, fans of gentlemen detectives will be treated to retrospectives featuring Sherlock Holmes, Sexton Blake, The Saint, The Shadow and kicking-off today, Paul Temple. A code is found written PENG. Paul Temple drives Chief Inspector Harvey to the pub to retrieve his things and on the way they discus Chief Inspector Dale and the comment by the Night watchman about the Green Finger. In 1938, Durbridge created the character Paul Temple, a crime novelist and detective. NOTES: 1. Whilst escaping they shoot and kill a Police officer trying to stop them. Calling Paul Temple was based on the Francis Durbridge radio serial Send for Paul Temple Again, broadcast in September 1945. Durbridge's trademark ability to construct his radio dramas around the seven cliffhanger endings in his multipart serials is entirely lost. A message is sent through a window . Send for Paul Temple was a huge success: within a week of the serial's final instalment the BBC received 7000 letters demanding more. During the same year Francis Durbridge produced a novel "Send For Paul Temple" which was based on the radio script.The BBC remade this serial (abridged to one hour ) in 1941. Virginia van Cleeve — Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair. Writing credits for the film are Francis Durbridge, A.R. Paul Temple and Steve Trent arrive and give the gun to Miss Marchant. K division conduct the operation and find Horace Daley murdered. Paul Temple Intervenes Part 2 Of 8 Concerning Sir Felix Raybourn. Series of plays written for radio and originally broadcast on the BBC, later turned into novels and translated into other languages. ('John Thewes' is thought to be a pseudonym of Charles Hatton, who collaborated with Durbridge on four subsequent novelisations of radio scripts up until 1948). Steve and Paul drive off together to get married. Skid Tyler agrees to talk and whilst being interviewed is poisoned and dies. Miss Marchment then arrives for an appointment with Sir Graham Forbes and reveals Steve Trents identity. I've just heard and immediately confirmed that there's a rediscovered Canadian remake of Send For Paul Temple now available on audio. The Radio Detectives: Send For Paul Temple Ep. Paul Temple enters the pub and calls for the Police. Durbridge wrote twenty Paul Temple serials for radio. 5 / 10 A sinister shop in the East End may hold a vital clue for the suave sleuth. Another pair of criminals then break into another jewellers stealling £8000 worth of jewellery. With Steve Trent, a Fleet Street journalist and later his wife, Temple solved numerous crimes in the glamorous world of the leisured middle classes, first on radio, then in … However, this complete recording of a 1940 production - made for Canadian radio and based on the original BBC radio scripts - was recently rediscovered in the national Library and Archives of Canada. All but one episode of the original 1938 BBC production of Send for Paul Temple are lost from the archives. Find out more Feedback about 'SEND FOR PAUL TEMPLE', BBC Home Service Basic, 21.20, 13 … She tells Paul Temple that her brother was Chief Inspector Harvey. Steve Trent is shocked to discover her brothers death and Paul Temple invites her to stay. In Leamington a lorry, driven by a criminal called Skid Tyler, loses control and drives into a jewellers whilst Diana Thornley is speaking to a Police officer. Send for Paul Temple is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Steve and Paul go horse riding near the Little General and whilst talking notice Horace Daley releasing Pigeons from the pub. Temple is an … All but one episode of the original 1938 BBC production of Send for Paul Temple are lost from the archives. Max Lorraine has a small scar on his right elbow and smokes Russian cigarettes with a girlfriend called Ludmilla. Unfortunately due to the lack of archiving in the early BBC, a lot of radio and TV shows were lost - including 'Send For Paul Temple' (although one of the original episodes was found and included on the CD). Dr. Milton and his niece leave and Chief Inspector Harvey tells Paul Temple of his concerns over the recent crimes by the Midland Gang. Mis Marchment is found tied up in a cupboard. Sir Graham Forbes finds that the telephone wires have been cut at Paul Temples house . Dixie wakes up and attacks Miss Marchment. Paul Temple agrees to help find the killer of her brother. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Send_for_Paul_Temple&oldid=1021459899, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 May 2021, at 20:33. Miss Marchment gets access to the basement and reveals that PENG is short for the First Penguin a local pub. Sir Graham Forbes discusses the case with Paul Temple and requests his help whilst Skid Tyler is interviewed. This holds up to most American and British programs of the time, but the sound effects are a bit sparser. Paul Temple made his first radio appearance on 8 April 1938 on the BBC's Midland Region. [2], The film is an abridged version of the first ever Paul Temple radio serial, originally broadcast in April and May 1938 over eight episodes, also entitled Send for Paul Temple. Paul Temple waits in the car for Chief Inspector Gerald Harvey , and speaks to barmaid , and hears a gun shot. The pub landlord Horace Daley,rushes out and tells Paul Temple that Chief Inspector Harvey has shot himself. Classic Crime: Send For Paul Temple (1940) 16/12/2018. [3] The radio script was by Francis Durbridge, who immediately collaborated with a co-author, John Thewes, on a novelisation, published in June 1938. The Paul Temple character originated in 1938 in a BBC radio series written by Francis Durbridge. One of the criminals, Snow is poisoned. With Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton, Tamara Desni, Jack Raine. Title: the radio detectives bbc (101) send for paul temple Air Date: 05.20.1998 ( May 20, 1998) Plot: N/A File: The Radio Detectives - BBC 98-05-20 (101) Send for Paul Temple.mp3 Temple is an amateur private detective and author of crime fiction. Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge. Much of the 200 minute nominal duration of the radio production was discarded in abridging the story to fit the film's much shorter 83 minute running time, with the plot heavily truncated and considerably simplified. Temple was a Fleet street journalist turned private-eye, who, with the help of his wife, often helped Scotland Yard. It is decided that the next day, K division will raid the pub in the evening. Paul Temple made his first radio appearance on 8 April 1938 on the BBC's Midland Region. Dr. Milton puts Dixie in a cupboard. Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case (1960) A dead girl's father is sure the police have placed the wrong man in the gallows. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. ***Basil Rathbone’s portrayal as Sherlock Holmes is featured on Tuesday 13 June. Paul Temple swings into the Sixties in these five complete radio dramas starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury – plus bonus archive material. Note: Many of the early recordings are lost, but novelizations of the same name exist; see: Paul Temple Novels. However, this complete recording of a 1940 production - made for Canadian radio and based on the original BBC radio scripts - was recently rediscovered in the national Library and Archives of Canada. "Paul Temple Intervenes" finds Paul and Steve investigating a series of celebrity murders, while "Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair" concerns the strange disappearance of the Desmond baby and her sitter. Thankfully, out of the many versions that were produced between 1938 and 1945, the Canadian production was archived and recently remastered. Based on the first of the Paul Temple BBC Radio serials which ran for over 30 years starting in 1938. Max Lorraine arrives and is revealed to be masquerading as Chief Inspector Norman Dale of whom he murdered and assumed his identity. I am old enough to recall when the Australian Broadscasting Commission transmitted Peter Coke's Temple at 10.00 at night. After speaking to Horace Daley he speaks to a lady staying at the pub, Miss Amelia Marchment, who researches old English Inn's and tells Paul Temple that the Old General was originally called the Green Finger. The first Paul Temple story,from Francis Durbridge. This 1960s remake version is published for the first time. In his adaption, the director John Argyle reused the names of characters and places from the novel and radio script, and recycles some plot ideas and situations, and the basic storyline; but a comparison with the extant 1940 Canadian radio production reveals (unsurprisingly, since five of the eight radio episodes have been omitted) that little of Durbridge's original dialogue, characterisation or detailed plotting survives. Dixie and Snow, Criminals part of the Midlands Gang, drive to the First Penguin and are happy that it was the last job and meet Dr. Milton and his niece. Chief Inspector Harvey tells Paul Temple he is staying at a local pub called the Little General and Paul Temple invites him to stay at his house. First radio appearance : In Send for Paul Temple in 1938, for BBC radio. However, this complete recording of a 1940 production - made for Canadian radio and based on the original BBC radio scripts - was recently rediscovered in the national Library and Archives of Canada. This is a treat. All but one episode of the original 1938 BBC production of Send for Paul Temple are lost from the archives. Send for Paul Temple was a huge success: within a week of the serial's final instalment the BBC received 7000 letters demanding more. Paul and Steve arrive at the First Penguin revealing that Udmilla is Diana Thornley. Bernard Braden stars in an original 1940 full-cast production of the very first Paul Temple adventureBetween 1938 and 1968 the exploits of amateur detective Paul Temple and his wife, Steve, enthralled generations of BBC radio listeners. When it comes to classic crime partnerships, Paul Temple and his wife Steve are the crème de la crème. Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective. Miss Neddy telephones the pub and speaks to Police and tells them Steve Trent is abducted. Carl Bernard took over the part of Paul in 1939. Paul Temple is a fictional character created by British writer Francis Durbridge (1912–1998) for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple in 1938. [1] Paul Temple is called in by Scotland Yard after a major diamond theft. Featuring interviews and archive clips, Jeffrey Richards finds out about the enduring appeal of Paul Temple and his wife Steve. Horace Daley covers the body of Chief Inspector Harvey and whilst alone speaks to Dr, Milton. [4] The original radio script was used again in 1940 for a remade radio production using a Canadian cast, starring Bernard Braden.[5]. 1/5 - In the week that marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Basil Rathbone, Radio 4 Extra features five legendary radio sleuths. It was followed by further radio series, a number of novels, a comic strip and a successful 1969 BBC television series. It stars Bernard Braden as Paul and was made in 1940. The Police arrive and in his dying breath, the Night Watchman mentions "The Green Finger". Inspector Merritt telephones Paul Temple to inform him of the circumstances and Chief Inspector Dale speaks to him on behalf of the Commissioner. She reveals that her brother had previously worked for the Police in Cape Town, South Africa with another officer, Sidney Bellman and had been investigating a criminal organisation using the same method ,led by a mysterious figure known as the Knave of Diamonds also known as Max Lorraine. In the week that marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Basil Rathbone, Radio 4 Extra features five legendary radio sleuths. Steve Trent witnesses Dr. Milton disposing of Snow's body. Whilst Police are dealing with the accident another criminal, Dixie, protends to call for an ambulance and steals £5000 worth of jewellery. The first was Send for Paul Temple, broadcast in eight episodes on the BBC Midland Regional Programme from 8 April 1938. Three complete radio dramas featuring writer-cum-amateur detective Paul Temple, plus bonus archive material. This 1940s crime film-related article is a stub. Novelist and amateur sleuth, Paul Temple, meets a newspaper woman called "Steve." Send for Paul Temple (1938, 1941) Paul Temple And The Front Page Men (1938) News of Paul Temple (1939, 1944)… "Send for Paul Temple" is an early remake of the now-lost original 1938 BBC production. Sir Grahan conducts a briefing with the investigation team, revealing that the jewellery is being flown out by Pigeon from the Little General pub. Send for Paul Temple is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. 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