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Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The complete collection of landmark BBC Radio dramas of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe mysteries.
Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world weary, hard boiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero.
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The Little Sister: commissioned to find Orfamay Quest's missing brother, Marlowe is drawn into the glamorous film world of Hollywood.
The Long Goodbye: Marlowe befriends a drunk named Terry Lennox but comes to regret doing him a favour.
Playback: hired to follow the mysterious Betty Mayfield, Marlowe soon finds that he is being tailed, too.
Poodle Springs: newly married Marlowe puts his bride aside to look for a gambler on the run.
Starring Toby Stephens as Philip Marlowe, these stylish, suspenseful dramatisations - full of witty, ironic dialogue and colourful characters - bring the beautiful, corrupt world of California in the '40s and '50s to luminous life.
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- Adeliese Baumann
- 10-21-16
Toby Stephens goes California Noir
This was a fun, easy listen except for the appalling acting from several of the female characters. They were annoying enough to knock off a star. I know most of the Marlowe femmes are hardly deeply nuanced, but some of these actresses need a remedial class or two. (Yes, to my ear, they are that bad).
Stephens carried the day, though, and I found his "California Noir" voice wonderfully surprising. He's always a first-rate performer, though, so I'd expect nothing less than brilliance from him, even portraying an American.
The story adaptations were well-written, faithful to the spirit of the originals.
Well worth a listen.
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- dyreno
- 12-02-16
classic noir detective story
Philip Marlow is the quintessential noir detective. He is the inspiration for the hard-boiled smartass rough necks that follows.
the mysteries found here are foggy and clouded and have the feel of a real mysteries being uncovered by the reader right along side Marlow.
fair warning, this was written in a very different time. it speaks ill off certain races and women at times. nothing completely and disgustingly offensive out right, but there is some of that in the text.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-29-17
Very well done!
Would you listen to Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection again? Why?
These are really great adaptations of Raymond Chandler's novels. Very well done! These are awesome. Very atmospheric with great acting and sound effects. HIGHLY recommended, especially if you are a fan of noir.
What other book might you compare Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection to and why?
None. These are stand alone. These are, by far, the best adaptations I have ever heard of Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe novels.
Which character – as performed by Toby Stephens – was your favorite?
Phillip Marlowe, of course
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Whole thing was great!
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- k wid
- 08-20-19
Really well done!
I enjoy listening to this over and over again at bedtime. Very nostalgic and well done.
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- MztCB
- 09-01-16
Happy
Glad to have all the novels dramatized together since the little sister wasn't available by itself. They're a little short but still fun.
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- ZUrlocker
- 04-15-17
Classic Chandler - all the stories
This is a decent dramatization of a Raymond Chandlers works, including the post-mortem Poodle Springs written by Robert B Parker, creator of the Spencer detective series. It's good but I don't think Auntie Beeb excels when it comes to American accents. Still, it grows on you and by the end of the series I felt it was a good dramatization.
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- Madelyn
- 12-04-18
You need to appreciate the wit...
I listened to these stories because I enjoyed the wonderful one liners bouncing off the walls. The stories were hollow but the writing very clever in the mouth of the hero detective. And I like Toby Stephen's portrayal of Marlowe most surprisingly of all. It is unbelievable how he was able to change his voice and accent to become a sexy American detective. When I hear him as an Englishman in other plays, he is no longer sexy to this American ear. It's like Royals can't sound like virile Cowboys. But Toby was tough in a very quiet way and although he could have shown a little more edginess, I liked him anyway. The males were generally good, the females mostly awful.
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- JohnT
- 07-10-18
A classic radio drama
Great storyline and excellent cast, wish there were more chapters. For those who like the old time radio shows, a must listen
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- Rossana R
- 04-13-18
A wonderful interpretation of classic noir
Where does Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This has become one of my favorites.
What other book might you compare Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection to and why?
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes because it revisits classic old time radio.
Which scene was your favorite?
I really can't choose just one. I loved the dramatizations of Raymond Chandler's works.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I enjoyed all of the stories.
Any additional comments?
A wonderful interpretation of old time radio noir classics. Not to be missed.
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- Adam
- 04-30-22
Enjoyed this collection immensely
Incredibly well done production! I loved everything about it. A great classic collection. Wonderful and immersive sound effects and music. The cast was terrific!
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- S. Kennedy
- 05-01-17
So would chapter headings have killed them?
Any additional comments?
Good performances and some of the greatest crime narratives of the 20th century. But the chapter headings give no hint to which story the chapters cover, and the beginnings of each story don't have any identifying introductions. You have to know the stories themselves to figure out just what you are listening to. Want to dive straight into "The Long Goodbye"? Then it's forward and back on the chapter headings until find the start of it - or not. Lazy editing on someone's part.
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- Ms J Stevenson
- 01-26-17
Very good versions of Chandler classics
Overall, this was an interesting listen with fine performances and suitably atmospheric music.
It was annoying that the stories were not introduced at the beginning so that, unless you looked at the details section, it wasn't clear until the end what you'd be hearing. Admittedly, it was possible to guess which was which with the better known ones but,as the stories tend to cover similar ground, this is not always the case.
This smallish error spoilt the production for me, hence 4 stars all round.
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- Jethro Wegener
- 01-25-20
Starts Out Brilliant, Becomes Just Good
The first couple stories, up to The Long Goodbye, are excellent.
Stephens makes a pretty good Marlowe, the production quality is excellent, and it's a blast to listen to.
But then we get to The Long Goodbye. I have no idea what happened, time or money constraints probably, but it and the proceeding stories are HEAVILY abridged.
To the point of missing out key characters AND moments from each story. Which is especially disappointing for me since The Long Goodbye is my favourite Marlowe story.
Mild spoiler here, but the woman playing Marlowe's wife isn't right. They don't flesh her out enough, she isn't even introduced in The Long Goodbye, and she's played all wrong. She's played as a spoiled, annoying rich girl. No depth whatsoever.
Overall, great production for the earlier stories. Just okay for the remaining ones.
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- McAtear
- 08-30-20
So who needs chapter headings?
They were tired. They decided chapter heading would be too much work. Kind of like the work involved in giving someone a spoon to eat soup with...
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- Nick Carter
- 10-06-16
Toby Stephens is brilliant
Superb acting by Toby Stephens and supporting cast, although they could have used a few more voices.
However, all the stories are great and the music gives it that LA Noir feel to it.
Really enjoyed it.
I hope Audible acquires the dramatisations of James Bond soon; also starring Toby Stephens.
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- Aldris247
- 12-29-19
Must-have for fans
Phenomenal audio drama, some classic pulp tales supported by well-matched voice talent and effects.
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- MARK KNIGHT
- 08-07-22
Great but...
Brilliant stories and acting but could've done with an index - sometimes restarting the book I had no idea which story I was listening to.
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- nicholas
- 08-03-22
Wonderland dramatisation
Toby Stephens plays Marlow to perfection - every part of this production is just so good. The scripts, the characters and narration combine to give us something special.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-24-22
Radio Drama at irs best
Does justice to Chandler's writing and to Marlow. Thoroughly enjoyable. A review requires 15 words so here's a few more!
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- Colin W
- 05-04-22
Loved the whole series
Toby Stephens is brilliant, the stories are well paced.
Good humour, brilliant music. Great productions
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- Anonymous User
- 08-27-19
Disappointing
Lots of swearing and blasphemy the original books blanked out. The acting and atmosphere was quality work, but it was unlistenable for me.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-08-22
Stylish and quality production
Toby Stephens as the lead character Marlowe, is a Class Act. Brilliantly paced dialogue with authentic characterisation, dry wit and accent all on point. Well timed sound effects add to the Film Noir ambience. Supporting cast all contribute to a well rounded performance. Love it!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-22-18
don't go past it
even better the second time around.
Toby is great. this audible originals are great .
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- Anonymous User
- 05-02-18
Classy
Classy dramatisations with great atmosphere and acting, particularly from Toby Stephens - whose accent is flawless!
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- Eamon Hale
- 08-03-17
Brilliant.
Raymond Chandlers stories are wonderful and timeless. And these audiobooks are exceptionally well done. A real joy to listen to.