The Saturday Night Theatre Companion returns to Eric Saward’s The Investigation of a Murder, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of Saturday Night Theatre in 1979.
In this half-hour companion, we look beyond the solution to the crime to explore how Saward constructs an investigation for radio: the detectives, the performances, the gradual accumulation of evidence, and the use of sound and dialogue to make listeners active participants in the case.
There’s a spoiler-free introduction before the conversation moves into the complete drama, including its ending.
Hear the Original Production
Hear the Original Production
The Investigation of a Murder is available through Radio Echoes. On the Saturday Night Theatre collection page, look for the January 6, 1979 broadcast.
The original production is linked for listening and reference. The Saturday Night Theatre Companion is an independently produced commentary program and does not claim ownership of the original BBC production.
The Saturday Night Theatre Companion is a Chesterton Radio Original, produced in Atchison, Kansas.
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