Black Plumes - BBC Saturday Night Theatre - Margery Allingham

[@plsingh2086]

Thank you for the lovely rendition of novels and plays. This is like staple food for me now.

[@decodolly1535]

Marvellous fun, thank you. Just found your channel and took a browse through the available goodies - I may never leave the house again!

[@BarbaraBates-r8f]

Love ❤️ this Marjorie Allingham just discovered her .. Im. A fan love Albert Campion

[@lordeden2732]

And Lugg

[@AuntClara0911]

Very much enjoyed this! The acting was exceptional & the script quite extraordinary. Thank you So much for creating this channel & for All the quality content your hard work brings to us!

[@lizziedripping71]

Absolutely marvellous ! I love these old melodramas. When written no TV, cinema in its early days, families huddled round the wireless.

[@mavisemberson8737]

1940? Hollywood was in it's prewar heyday when the book was written. After the War there were very few horse drawn hearses and black plumes were unknown

[@chicagogyrl4846]

I have heard the actress who portrays “Granny” in so many radio plays! She is one of my favorite radio actresses!

[@ProPianoHamburg]

She was Steve Temple in the 1960s BBC productions of the Paul Temple stories.

[@cressidapotter6331]

Excellent production, superb actors with perfect diction, could understand everyone. Music is super too. More please. 😊

[@Lynoreprice]

Love a good British cozy…

[@tuxedomask7071]

Appreciated the dramatic and pretty sound effects in this one.

[@gilllongano5360]

Just marvelous, even as abreviated play. Marvelous. Thank you❤🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@anna9072]

It’s been years since I read this story, but I recognized it immediately. Excellent tale, and the adaptation was well done. Thank you!

[@sjwis]

I wish someone could upload the audio book. Such good listening and not shortened like this one has to be.

[@jendoyle119]

That dramatic music is so vintage !! Loved it

[@angel22893]

And don’t you just love the accents? When do you reacon it was recorded? The 50’s?

[@Spectrescup]

@@angel22893 1956

[@tessellatiaartilery8197]

Thank you for uploading this for us to enjoy. It's an enjoyable retro radio experience. Much appreciated! ❤

[@lyndaa7560]

A very young Mary Wimbush, her voice matured but never really altered, great actress, really enjoyed the play many thanks xx

[@dorothyheisey2150]

How wonderful to happen upon your channel thank you .

[@euniceprobert9060]

Now that was excellent and worth listening to. I love Margery Allingham's stories, and this one was well acted. Thank you so much.

[@mariameere5807]

Thank you so much! I’ve recently discovered this amazing authoress! I had exhausted everything by Agatha Christie whom I’ve loved since childhood! I also know of Dorothy L Sayers, if somebody can tell me any other female writers from this period I would be so very grateful! Thank you!

[@mjBossy3737]

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M.C Beaton

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[@mariameere5807]

@@mjBossy3737 Oh my God! I really want to go into a lot of detail about how grateful I am and everything but it’s almost 4 am in London and I have to be up early, let me just say.... Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I read in The book, daily teachings from the secret by Rhonda Byrne that if you say thank you seven times a day, it changes you’re day! Especially when you mean it! I really am grateful, you’re obviously a very kind person to take the time out to do that for me! Blessings galore! May all your hearts desires Manafest in perfect divine timing... BTW I am not religious! Just spiritual after a near death experience!!! Four minutes clinically dead and on life-support for three days! A story for another time! Anyway expect good things! And you have a good karma for doing that anyway! You’re aweamazing!😇🤩 🕊🌟💛✨ 👑✨💛🌟🕊

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[@rachelmayes298]

It’s a beautiful day in March and I’m stuck in bed poorly. A wonderful story, but I did get confused with a couple of characters I need to hear another of her stories. I wonder why she’s not as famous as Agatha Christie as her stories are just as good Thank you ☺️

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

I'm a huge Christie fan and really enjoyed listening to your version. Your voice is very easy on the ear, and I liked the voices you gave the different characters. I really wish there were more Miss Marple stories. Much as I enjoy Poirot, I often think Marple is the cleverer of the two.

[@davidmann8254]

Brilliant, thank you.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Thank you

[@pennywright1082]

Very enjoyable play

[@magicbulletdancers]

how thoroughly enjoyable thank you !

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Thank you!

[@Katie-ce6xj]

It was very obvious who the culprit was, but it was still so enjoyable to listen to due to the dramatic music and great acting by the cast.

[@marthagrinnan6155]

Excellent!!

[@kh2040]

Loved this. Thanks for uploading.

[@Lakeslover1]

Once again excellent play📻😀

[@pegallen6983]

I'm enjoying this one thank you

[@joansavage1857]

Brilliant! Thank you.....

[@hudsony777]

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[@mavisemberson8737]

thanks.

[@hudsony777]

Now is the time for ghost stories and fantasy! Perhaps two radio play ghost stories I’ve produced AND a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT AND a radio fantasy comedy, “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners, which features Larry Robinson, who, as a child actor, actually worked with Orson Welles. Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbbY5-qrtCBiq8--Claud. If you don’t want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on KZbin.

[@MrBazzabee]

Great Play Uncle Chesterton......and the music was incredible too. Thanks Uncle Chessie .....BTW-now we've got Christmas out of the way-if you want to come round, I've found a play from 50-odd years ago called "Sherlock Holmes and The Apollo 11 Moon Landing"......Hey! It's right up both of our streets, Uncle Chessie...!!! BTW-Give our love to Auntie Elvira.Thanx.

[@ChestertonRadio]

Thanks! Sounds like a fun story.

[@carolgabbett5205]

Loved it 👏👏

[@chimknee]

Thanks.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

“This “Camel Man!” 🐪😆😂

[@Pluscelamemechose]

Oh, I did like this one. Excellent play. Just enough drama, for a Christmas night.

[@jacksonburnette762]

Good radio drama. Entertaining. It was impossible for me to figure out where it was going

[@leciabella9461]

Jolly good play!!

[@philiptaylor1493]

Sorry to be picky but it’s a BBC production so it should be theatre NOT theater!

[@carolinemcgovern8059]

Someone very graciously uploads for free and Mr. Grammarly comments?!

[@carolinemcgovern8059]

@Ann Tinnin Good morning.

[@mckavitt13]

Ann Tinnin I hope he does! Otherwise he would be either inconsistent or hypocritical. I’m American & I agree w him!

[@euniceprobert9060]

@Ann Tinnin Why shouldn't he complain. The USA is not the default setting you know, and as it's a British production it should have British spelling.

[@stevencross9953]

The language is English, not British. 🤣

[@elizabeths4371]

These radio dramas are really entertaining and I'm thoroughly enjoying them, but I can't get over how cool the Brits are when a murder happens right under their noses, then when they're told that THE murderer is in the house WITH them, they not only manage to stay calm but carry on as if they've nothing on their minds except their next cup of tea.

[@charlottebirnbaum6754]

loved it! thank you!

[@kellygnow1]

Thannnk you

[@magsmaher]

Excellent play ... such a pity I immediately guessed correctly who the culprit was!

[@JB---]

Lol, you are just too smart! :D

[@CharlotteinWeimar]

Good play but with so many characters at the start it's all a bit hectic. It's well worth listening to the full audio book because the writing is so good and the story has much more detail, especially about the characters.

[@colinglass7929]

The difference between a great play a good play and a bad play are the actors involved with out quality actors the play drama storey would fail to hold my intrest it's identity and intrest . Also sound quality great vocal diction helps alot as well.

[@bazzit1]

Marjorie Westbury, the best radio actress ever (just ask Martin Jarvis).

[@claradenev]

❤

[@mckavitt13]

Sounds like Peter Coke of Paul Temple fame.

[@euniceprobert9060]

Margery Westbury though, "Steve Temple".

[@changeofattitude8781]

I Found this hard to follow

[@ferberina]

Rather interesting except for Falida Madrigal who is never mentioned,one husband us killed by another and no response from her kind of strange but nice on the whole. Thank you.

[@VictoriaAlfredSmythe]

an ad every 5 minutes

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[@aoifeocallaghan8351]

I’ve had no ads at all.

[@ExceptTin]

If you listen to enough stories, premium is worth getting rid of all ads. I think the Adblock app works well, too.

[@margaretroebuck2938]

Well done but what happened to Campion?

[@decodolly1535]

Not all Margery Allingham's books feature Campion.

[@lordeden2732]

Off playing tennis doubles with Lugg. NEW balls, please

[@heatherbooth6615]

"Why your insane step-sister married him, I can't imagine" ...... umm, I think there's a clue in the question....!!

[@auntyJanette]

Haha, I found the music over the top. The older the recording, it appears, the less the production uses moody music.

[@carolinemcgovern8059]

Love the dog Aunty.

[@auntyJanette]

@@carolinemcgovern8059 thank you 🤗 He is my best pal. Always enjoys our down time when I’m listening. 🤗🤗

[@carolinemcgovern8059]

@@auntyJanette We are blessed to be allowed to share our lives with those who have cold noses and warm hearts.

[@Spectrescup]

This is from 1956.

[@terryhoover4687]

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[@harryflash5202]

The denouement is predictable and cliched but the voices are wonderful.

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Interesting play, slightly irritating incidental music, was not required!

[@stevec2993]

The women's accents are so 'plummy'.Old style BBC snobbery to the forefront.

[@elainemagson213]

I'm old. We ALL used to speak like that if we didn't have regional accents. It's not "snobby" but it was educated.

[@aoifeocallaghan8351]

I’m so grateful to have access to these plays for free thank you so much.

[@t.k3025]

Commercials ug

[@feralbluee]

i love this play, so well produced. 🌷 BUT the music choice is horrible and way overdramatic!

[@alitob5911]

Not the most subtle of Allingham's stories and very '40s style BBC melodrama production. An indication of the times is the prevalence of very dated and now totally unacceptable terms and attitudes.

[@dianapeek6936]

I have to admit I find the speech too abrupt and staccato. Other than early recordings of QE11 I can't believe anyone actually sounded quite so uncomfortable.

[@tomralfe5428]

My word, what a lot of misogyny there was on olden times!

[@mavisemberson8737]

Olden Times? 1940.?

[@chicagogyrl4846]

There still is today!! 😆😂

[@electrictofumuffins6384]

Shrill "upper class" portrayal as a blind for humble production value.

[@Spectrescup]

There was nothing 'humble' about BBC radio productions in the 1950's. They were of the highest quality produced anywhere in the world.

[@electrictofumuffins6384]

@@Spectrescup Humble or no, this one lacks luster. Perhaps "dull" would have been a better word?

[@Spectrescup]

​@@electrictofumuffins6384Fair enough

[@johnlindsay6923]

Seems like a female oriented play.

[@Gillby47]

Sounds like a nice change.

[@johnlindsay6923]

@AMT it’s merely an observation,am I not allowed to do that?

[@johnlindsay6923]

@AMT Accepted 👍

[@mathonamoore123]

@AMT lolz I'd say it as such lol now, I'm turned off it and I'm a woman! I love the male voices especially the very distinguished ones! :)

[@dodojack1045]

Your point being....?

[@elainepayne7047]

Why the ghastly ear shattering musak! Awful.

[@deetee5958]

19/09/1964, (not 09/19/1964)!

[@louise7552]

Americans. They have always got that wrong. Never understood why anyone would think theres 19 months in a year. 😮