🎙️ The original Paul Temple adventure begins here.
Long before television detectives and bestselling crime procedurals, listeners across Britain gathered around their radios to hear the exploits of Paul Temple—the suave mystery novelist whose keen eye for detail repeatedly outwitted Scotland Yard.
Send for Paul Temple, first broadcast by the BBC in 1938, is the very first Paul Temple serial written by Francis Durbridge, launching one of the most beloved detective franchises in broadcasting history.
When a series of daring jewel robberies leaves police completely baffled, the dying words of a murdered watchman—“The Green Finger”—become the first clue in a dangerous conspiracy stretching across England.
Called in to investigate, Paul Temple soon finds himself following a trail of murder, hidden identities, secret hideouts, and an elusive criminal mastermind known only as The Knave of Diamonds.
Along the way he meets the spirited young journalist Steve Trent, beginning one of radio’s most enduring detective partnerships.
Presented in eight suspense-filled episodes, Send for Paul Temple captures the elegance, wit, and cliffhanger storytelling that would make Francis Durbridge an international radio legend.
If you enjoy Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe, Father Brown, Bulldog Drummond, or The Falcon, you’ll feel right at home with Paul Temple.
Episodes Included
Episode 1 — The Green Finger
Episode 2 — Room Seven
Episode 3 — Murder at Scotland Yard
Episode 4 — Reply to Murder
Episode 5 — Action at the Inn
Episode 6 — The First Penguin
Episode 7 — The Knave of Diamonds
Episode 8 — Exit the Knave
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