Paul Temple Intervenes — BBC Radio Drama | Celebrity Murders & Cryptic Clues (Francis Durbridge)

Paul Temple Intervenes — BBC Radio Drama | Celebrity Murders & Cryptic Clues (Francis Durbridge) A killer signing his crimes. A string of celebrity murders. And one calling card that has all of England on edge: "The Marquis." Paul Temple Intervenes is a classic BBC Radio serial by Francis Durbridge, first broadcast in 1942 on the BBC Home Service, starring Carl Bernard as Paul Temple and Bernadette Hodgson as Steve Temple. The Story: A wave of celebrity murders shocks the nation, each victim left with a chilling calling card signed "The Marquis." When private detective Rita Cartwright, hot on the killer's trail, turns up dead herself, Scotland Yard is left stumped. At the Home Secretary's personal request, novelist-turned-sleuth Paul Temple steps in to crack the case. With his sharp-witted wife Steve at his side, Temple follows a trail of clues through country lanes, shadowy hotels, and high society secrets — peeling back an elegant facade to expose a chilling conspiracy underneath. Told across eight tightly woven episodes, this classic Temple serial delivers vintage intrigue, suave deduction, and cliffhanger suspense at every turn — a true gem of Golden Age radio drama. 🎙️ Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time — Old Time Radio, Golden Age radio, BBC Radio dramas: murder, mystery, comedy, sci-fi & westerns. #BBCRadio #PaulTemple #FrancisDurbridge #ClassicMystery #RadioDrama #OldTimeRadio #TheMarquis #RadioTheatre #VintageRadio