"Unnatural Death" (1972) by Dorothy L. Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey suspects murder most foul
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Unnatural Death — *BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre*, dramatized from Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1927 novel
Starring: Hugh Burden as Lord Peter Wimsey, Clifford Norgate as Inspector Parker
Adapted by: David Geary
First broadcast: 18 March 1972
Wimsey suspects murder—no clues, no motive, just death’s unnatural silence unraveling
When elderly Agatha Dawson dies of cancer, no one suspects foul play—except Lord Peter Wimsey, whose curiosity is piqued by a doctor’s vague unease. With no evidence and no motive, Wimsey begins a quiet investigation that soon reveals a tangled web of inheritance, deception, and hidden identities. As more deaths follow—including Dawson’s maid—Wimsey must rely on intuition, legal nuance, and the sharp mind of Miss Climpson to expose a killer who hides behind respectability.
This BBC dramatization captures Sayers’ blend of intellectual sleuthing, social critique, and quiet menace, with a chillingly understated villain and a plot that hinges on legal technicalities and psychological insight.
"Unnatural Death" (1972) by Dorothy L. Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey suspects murder most foul
JR The Old Radio Cat
7,575 views
Support the Archive Buy Me A Coffee ☕
https://buymeacoffee.com/jr_the_old_r...
Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time.
Classic Old Time Radio, vintage radio shows, the Golden Age of radio, BBC Radio, murder, mystery, drama, comedy, scifi, westerns.
==========================================
Unnatural Death — *BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre*, dramatized from Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1927 novel
Starring: Hugh Burden as Lord Peter Wimsey, Clifford Norgate as Inspector Parker
Adapted by: David Geary
First broadcast: 18 March 1972
Wimsey suspects murder—no clues, no motive, just death’s unnatural silence unraveling
When elderly Agatha Dawson dies of cancer, no one suspects foul play—except Lord Peter Wimsey, whose curiosity is piqued by a doctor’s vague unease. With no evidence and no motive, Wimsey begins a quiet investigation that soon reveals a tangled web of inheritance, deception, and hidden identities. As more deaths follow—including Dawson’s maid—Wimsey must rely on intuition, legal nuance, and the sharp mind of Miss Climpson to expose a killer who hides behind respectability.
This BBC dramatization captures Sayers’ blend of intellectual sleuthing, social critique, and quiet menace, with a chillingly understated villain and a plot that hinges on legal technicalities and psychological insight.