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Tales of Suspense

Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962. One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, Suspense was subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

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56:33

The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) BBC...

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2025/10/23

Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.The year is 1841 and two grotesque murders have horrified the whole of Paris. Elderly widow, Madame L'Espanaye, has been found with her throat cut, while her daughter Camille has been strangled and her body pushed up a chimney. Can eccentric amateur detective Auguste Dupin solve the riddle of these crimes?Cast: Auguste Dupin: Malcolm TierneyRoget: Mark BonnarInspector Jourdain: David TimsonPrefect of police: Peter EllisHelene: Tracey

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Sherlock Holmes in A STUDY IN SCARLET | Robert Powell...

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2025/10/19

Witness the moment Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Baker Street sleuth Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet for the first time!When an American is found dead with no apparent injury inside an empty house, Inspector Gregson is puzzled. He consults a young gentleman with a brilliant mind - Mr Sherlock Holmes. Michael Hardwick's dramatisation of the detective mystery novel published in 1887 stars Robert Powell as Holmes and Dinsdale Landen as Watson.With John Hollis as Inspector Lestrade and Frederick Treves as

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THE DEMON LOVER by Elizabeth Bowen (Weird Tales)

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2025/10/16

Step into the shadowed corridors of wartime London with “The Demon Lover”, a spine-tingling radio adaptation of Elizabeth Bowen’s classic ghost story, presented by BBC Radio Drama.Follow Mrs Kathleen Drover (Jenny Howe) as she returns to her family home amidst the blitz-scarred streets, only to discover a mysterious letter bearing a promise she thought long buried. Narrated by Maggie Steed as Elizabeth Bowen, this 45-minute production weaves together atmospheric soundscapes, uncanny suspense, and

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59:31

Sunset Boulevard (Lux Radio Theatre)

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2025/10/12

Desperate for cash, screenwriter Joe Gillis (Wiliam Holden) has a chance meeting with a faded silent film star. Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) has become a sad recluse who lives in her crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion with only her butler to keep her company. Convinced that the outside world is clamoring for her dramatic return, Desmond invites Gillis to stay in her mansion to complete the script, forcing him to become involved and entangled in her demented life.Starring...Norma Desmond - Gloria

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The Owl Service | Alan Garner | BBC Radio Drama

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/10/09

Mysterious events in a house turn frightening in a gripping reworking of the Welsh Blodeuwedd myth. Stars Siriol Jenkins.When Alison Bradley uncovers a set of mysterious dinner plates marked with an intricate floral motif, she and local boy Gwyn inadvertently awaken an ancient legend. As Alison traces paper owls from the plate’s design, parts of her reality begin to vanish. Joined by her stepbrother and the gardener, the three teens are drawn into a reenactment of the myth, where love, betrayal, and

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46:55

Agatha Christie's "Adventure of the Western Star"

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/10/06

A famous American film star consults Poirot about a series of letters threatening that her celebrated diamond 'The Western Star' will be stolen on "the night of the full moon."Narrated by Arthur LaneThe Adventure of 'The Western Star' is a short story written by Agatha Christie which was first published in The Sketch in April 1923 in the U.K. The story was published in the U.S. in The Blue Book Magazine in February 1924. In 1924 also, the story appeared as part of the collection Poirot

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29:51

Ray Bradbury Double Feature (CBS Radio)

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2025/10/04

Season of Disbelief and Hail And Farewell are two unusual and provocative character studies by Ray Bradbury who also hosts and narrates the program.The first story follows a kind old lady who is reluctant to accept that she is aging... until three little kids force her to face the harsh reality. Then, a 12-year-old boy discovers that he can't grow up, and spins his bizarre affliction into a money maker. Starring: Dick Beals, Dawn Bender, Ray Bradbury (author, host), Billy Chapin, John Dehner, Larry

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (BBC Radio)

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2025/10/01

A Radio adaptation by Robert Forrest of Robert Louis Steven's classic gothic horror novella about the consequences of a well-meaning scientist's experiment to elevate Man's nobler nature but instead releasing his own dark side ... a side that gradually becomes uncontrollable.Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde ... Alexander MortonUtterson ... Ralph RiachLanton ... Michael ElderPoole ... John SheridanEnfield ... Tom SmithConstable ... David TennantMary ... Lisa GrindallLizzy ... Louise IronsideDirected by

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86:01

Agatha Christie's MURDER on the LINKS (Remastered...

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2025/09/29

In Agatha Christie's 1923 detective novel "The Murder on the Links," Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his colleague Captain Hastings rush to northern France in response to a desperate plea from Paul Renauld, only to find upon their arrival that Renauld has been murdered, his barely cold body found in a shallow grave next to a golf course.Christie crafts a multi-layered narrative that explores themes of deception, identities, and the lengths to which people will go to escape their pasts. This

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30:01

Charles Laughton is THE BLIND DATE • with June Havoc...

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/09/27

Gloria Lafaye is a stage actress who goes on a blind date. Normally, she never would have accepted...but she's started to worry that she'll never meet anyone, and Mr. Hawthorne sent her a lovely note. It would just be a little supper together....right?Starring Charles Laughton & June HavocWritten by E. Jack NeumanProduced & Directed by William Spier The story was produced on "Suspense" subsequently on November 18, 1954.

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27:17

AFTERWARD by Edith Warton (Weird Tales)

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2025/09/24

Drawn by the promise of an authentic haunt, New Yorkers Mary and Ned Boyne leave behind the bustle of America for a secluded Georgian house in Dorsetshire.Adapted from Edith Wharton’s chilling 1910 tale, Afterward unfolds in five haunting movements: a casual quest for the supernatural, a fateful windfall from the Blue Star Mine, and the slow-burn tension of unseen memories. As Mary immerses herself in the shadowed library and mist-cloaked avenues, she senses something more than history stirring in

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32:50

Agatha Christie's "Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb"

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2025/09/21

Lady Willard, the widow of the famous Egyptologist Sir John Willard, asks Poirot to investigate the death of her husband. Sir John and the American financier of the excavation Mr Bleibner had both died within a fortnight of each other.The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb is a short story written by Agatha Christie, which was first published in The Sketch in September 1923 in the U.K. The story was published in the U.S. in The Blue Book Magazine in April 1924. In 1924 also, the story appeared as part

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59:51

Ingrid Bergman in GASLIGHT • Lux Radio Theater

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/09/19

The classic Victorian melodrama of induced insanity! It’s many years later since the murder case was closed due to lack of evidence, and memories of Alice Alchrist of 9 Thornton Square in London are all but forgotten. On the shores of lake Como in Italy a young bride and her husband are on the terrace of their villa gazing in rapture at the beauty of the wonderful morning. It is the niece of Alice Alchrist, Paula and her new husband Gregory and after their honeymoon they move in to the house in

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20:43

Agatha Christie's "Million Dollar Bond Robbery"

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/09/17

After a million dollars of American bonds have gone missing on board a ship on the way to New York, the fiancée of the bank officer responsible for transporting them approaches Poirot for help.The Million Dollar Bond Robbery is a short story written by Agatha Christie, which was first published in The Sketch in May 1923 in the U.K. The story was published in the U.S. in The Blue Book Magazine in April 1924 as "The Great Bond Robbery. In 1924 also, the story appeared as part of the collection Poirot

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"The WOMAN in BLACK" by Susan Hill - BBC Radio

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/09/15

Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor from London, is dispatched to the remote marshlands to settle the estate of the reclusive Mrs. Drablow. As the fog-shrouded causeway submerges with the tide, Kipps unearths a chilling legacy of grief—an abandoned nursery, a ghostly Woman in Black, and the anguished cries of a child.Adapted for radio by John Strickland and produced by BBC Radio 4 Extra, this haunting four‑part series weaves gothic suspense with the stark beauty of the English coast.Cast List

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89:05

Miss Marple in A POCKET FULL OF RYE | Starring June...

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/09/13

In this gripping episode from the beloved BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic mystery A Pocket Full of Rye, the sharp-witted Miss Jane Marple unravels a complex murder case at Yewtree Lodge. When a wealthy businessman is found dead under bizarre circumstances, Miss Marple's keen observational skills and deep understanding of human nature prove crucial in solving the crime.CAST:Miss Marple: June WhitfieldInspector Neele: Nicky HensonRex Fortescue: Derek WaringPercival: Peter YappJennifer:

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59:31

"The House by the River" • SUSPENSE Radio's One Hour

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/09/11

A poet lives in a home on the Thames, which makes it a convenient place to try to dispose of the body of the maid... until he learns that the body has floated to the surface and will inevitably be discovered. The cast: John McIntire (Steven Burns), Dan O’Herlihy (John Burns), Eric Snowdon (Police Inspector), Raymond Lawrence (Henry Dimple / Police phone operator), Bill Johnstone (Signature Voice / Club member), Jeanette Nolan (Mrs. Ambrose), Berry Kroeger (Coroner), unknown actors as Marjorie /

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Inspector Burgess: Long Time No See (BBC Saturday...

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/08/06

In Joan Sadler's Long Time No See, a writer is murdered in his own house during his wife's absence - evidently by someone he knew. Several people seem to have visited his house that night - but he was supposed to have gone to Paris with his wife. Who knew he was alone? And who stood to gain by his death?Cast:Inspector Burgess: Michael McStayHarriet Bell: Jean TrendAlan Bell: Steve HodsonDora Pollak: Sheila ReidErnest Pollak: Ronald HerdmanCol Charles Fergusson: Philip VossCommander Henry Morgan:

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118:39

"Charles Paris: A DEADLY HABIT" by Simon Brett - BBC...

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/07/30

When Charles gets offered a job in a verbatim theatre piece set in a monastery he isn't very enthusiastic but at least it saves him from having to do anymore D.I.Y for Frances. Before too long disaster strikes the production and Charles once again is on the trail of a murderer.Charles ..... Bill NighyFrances ..... Suzanne BurdenMaurice ..... Jon GloverLydia ..... Ria MarshallKit ..... Joseph AyreJustin ..... Tony TurnerBrendan ..... Jonathan KyddNina ..... Marilyn NnadebeBar Manager ..... Stewart

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85:56

Coleman & Astor "Death Against the Odds" BBC Radio...

Tales of Suspense ·

2025/07/24

Two murders in one night cause Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor to lose some sleep - and long for the days when sheep-rustling was the worst crime they had to deal with.Cast: Peter Gunn, Phyllis Logan, James Warwick, Morag Hood, Elaine Collins, Diana Bishop, John Fleming, Pauline Yates, John Webb, David Holt, Dominic LettsWritten by Michael McStayProduced by Jane MorganDirected by Ned ChailletFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993

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