Sayers, Dorothy L. (13 Jun 1893, Oxford – 17 Dec 1957, Witham, Essex)

Last Edited: 20-Oct-2010 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas

Date

Title

Cast

Lucas (editor)

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Original: BBC

21-Dec-1941 to
18-Oct-1942

R7:
06-Dec-2007 to
21-Dec-2007

The Man Born to be King

1. Kings in Judea
2. The King’s Herald
3. A Certain Nobleman
4. The Heirs to the Kingdom
5. The Bread of Heaven
6. The Feast of Tabernacles
7. The Light and the Life
8. Royal Progress
9. The King’s Supper
10. The Princes of this World
11. King of Sorrows
12. The King Comes to His Own

Gabriel Wolfe, John Laurie, Michael Golding, Philip Leaver, Win Clarke, Elizabeth Proud, Denise Brier, Hester Payton-Brown, Alan Weekly, John Wise, Malcolm Hayes, Harrison Calff, Frances de Wolfe, John Westbrooke, John Boxer, John Glenn, Stephen Jack, Ralph delaTorre, Hugh Dickson, Betty Bascombe, June Tobin, Gladys Spencer, Ian Frost, Jeanette Richer, Ralph Truman, Ralph Lefevre, Nigel Stark, Trevor Martin, Hamlin Benson, Heron Carvick, John Gabriel, Vivian Chatterton, Keith Alexander, Haydn Jones, Wilfred Carter, Janet Burnell, Mary Law, Elizabeth Morgan, Edward Atienza, Marjorie Westbury, Mary Wimbush, Richard Herndahl, Norman Shelley, Michael Kilgariff, John Forrest, Alec Clunes, John Baker, Miriam Margolyes, Trader Faulkner, Caroline Monkhouse, Penelope Lee, June Tobin, Russell Napier, Rodney Dyack, Bruce Beeby, Harvey Hall, Paul Danker, Hensey Rayburn, Molly Rankin, Harry Hutchinson
Dramatized and directed by Raymond Raikes

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PC D/L

Lord Peter Wimsey

Organizing Principles: The works are presented in the order of publication. If multiple versions or recordings of a work are known, the versions are presented in the order of broadcast within the publication sequence. The actor playing Wimsey is noted in brackets after the title and as the first credit in the “Cast” column.

Date	Title	Cast	Parameters	Location	Status
Publ. 1923 Broadcast: 30-Dec-1973 06-Jan-1974 13-Jan-1974 20-Jan-1974 27-Jan-1974	Whose Body? [Carmichael] The Body in the Bath Disappearance of a Financier Lunch at Lady Swaffham’s Shellshock Bunter Brings a Letter	Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, Patricia Routledge, Norman Bird, Gabriel Woolf, Betty Huntley-Wright, Stephen Thorne, Nigel Lambert, Blaine Fairman, Peter Williams, Richard Gulden, David Sinclair, Elizabeth Reville, Bernard Archard, Peter Tottenham, Geoffrey Beavers, Wilfrid Carter, Betty Cargill Adapted by Chris Miller Produced by Simon Brett	1: 28:20, 6642, m 2: 27:58, 6557, m 3: 27:56, 6651, m 4: 27:56, 6551, m 5: 27:58, 6558, m Some hiss, in #3 some interference	M-SF-001	G(
Publ. 1923 Broadcast: 26-Dec-1987	Whose Body? [Bond]	Gary Bond, John Cater, Roger Roland, Michael Graham Cox, Vida Warwick, Terry Molloy, Jeff Searle, Tim Brierley, Christopher Benjamin, Kim Durham, Charlotte Martin, Alex Jones Dramatised by Micheline Wandor Directed by Vanessa Whitburn	86:57, 81520, S	M-SF-003 PC D/L	G(
Publ. 1926 Broadcast: 03-Feb-1974 to 24-Mar-1974 R7: 11-May-2005 to 20-May-2005	Clouds of Witness [Carmichael] The Riddledale Inquest Mudstains and Bloodstains The Diamond Cat Mary Quite Contrary The Morning After In a Fog The Barometer Falls The Speech for the Defence	Ian Carmicheal, Peter Jones, James Villiers, Maria Aitken, Gabriel Woolf, Nigel Lambert, James Thomason, Bill Wallace, Sean Arnold, Betty Gardner, Miriam Margolyes, Brian Olton, Elizabeth Proud, David Sinclair, Bonnie Herrin, Patricia Routledge, Malcolm Hayes, Clifford Norgate, Alan Rowe, Garrard Greene, John Forrest, Bridget McConnell, Jo Manning Wilson, John Bull Adapted by Peter Jones and Tania Lievin Produced by Simon Brett	1: 28:47, 5039, M 2: 28:46, 5034, M 3: 28:43, 5048, M 4: 28:44, 5030, M 5: 28:47, 5040, M 6: 28:44, 5030, M 7: 28:35, 5004, M 8: 28:35, 5004, M -- 24:25, 22894. S 24:30, 22982, S 24:33, 23022, S 24:33, 23018, S 24:35, 23050, S 24:27, 22928, S 24:29, 22958, S 24:11, 22686, S	M-GN-0021 -- PC D/L abridged	G(
Publ. 1927 Broadcast: 18-Mar-1972	Unnatural Death [Burden]	Hugh Burden, Clifford Norgate, William Eedle, Katherine Parr, Eva Haddon, Kathleen Helm, Kate Vinci, John Rowe, Louis Stringer, Gilly Gratham, Edward Kelsey, Graham Allen, John Sampson Adapted by David Geary Produced by David H. Godfrey	85:56, 40286, m Hiss	M-SF-002	G(
Publ. 1927 Broadcast: 05-May-1975 to 16-Jun-1975 -- R7: 23-May-2005 to 31-May-2005	Unnatural Death [Carmichael] No Sign Of Foul Play Death In Epping Forest The Will Hallelujah The Property Act Vera Findlater Miss Climpson Investigates	Ian Carmichael, Gabriel Woolf, Ambrasine Philpotts, Peter Baldwin, Corinna Marlowe, Christopher Emmet, Godfrey Kenton, Pauline Letts, Mattie Head, Betty Cardnoe, Bridget McConnell, Peter Jones, Malcolm Hayes, Sheila Wilcox, Alison Skillbeck, Tommy Idle, Bill Wallis, Miriam Margoyles, David Gooderson, Marianne St.Val, Garrard Greene, Gordon Clyde, Greta Gourier, James Thomason, Denise Brier, Peter Jones, John Forrest, John Dunbar, Mark Penfold Adapted by Chris Miller Produced by Simon Brett	28:25, 26644, S 28:21, 26588, S 28:20, 26578, S 28:18, 26544, S 28:18, 26544, S 28:18, 26546, S 28:31, 26738, S	M-SF-002 -- PC D/L	G(
Publ. 1928 Broadcast: 23-Jun-1975 to 28-Jul-1975 -- R7: 01-Jun-2005 to 08-Jun-2005	The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club [Carmichael] Armistice Night The General’s Last Evening Mr. Oliver Exhumation At Lady Dormer’s Ann Dorland	Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, Martin Jarvis, John Gabriel, Christopher Emmet, Blaine Fairman, John Dunbar, Wilfrid Carter, Allan Cuthbertson, Frances Geater, Gabriel Woolf, James Thomason, Antony Higginson, Rosalind Adams, Ulwyn Griffiths, Amanda Rice, Ann Churchman, Judy Bridgeland, Clifford Norgate Adapted by Chris Miller Produced by Simon Brett	27:27, 25740, S 27:17, 25586, S 27:21, 25650, S 27:31, 25806, S 27:28, 25754, S 27:24, 25696, S	M-SF-002 -- PC D/L	G(
Publ. 1930 Broadcast: 17-May-1976 to 21-Jun-1976 -- R7: 09-Jun-2005 to 16-Jun-2005	Strong Poison [Carmichael] Old Bailey Ten Minutes in Bloomsbury Norman Urquhart Miss Murchison Pongo Turkish Delight	Ian Carmichael, Carleton Hobbs, Charlotte Mitchell, Ann Bell, Stephen Thorne, Robert Gillespie, Garrard Greene, Christopher Schooler, Christine Ozan, Clifford Norgate, Ambrasine Philpotts, Peter Jones, Gabriel Woolf, Rosalind Adams, Christopher Bidmeade, Margaret Robertson, John Pullen, Frances Geater, Peter Woodthorpe, Anne Jamieson, Betty Huntley Wright, Maria Aitken, Margaret Guess, Jo Nixon Adapted by Chris Miller Produced by Simon Brett	29:22, 27542, S 29:27, 27614, S 29:18, 27482, S 29:15, 27434, S 29:30, 27670, S 29:20, 27510, S	M-SF-002 M-SF-012 -- PC D/L	G(
Publ. 1930 Broadcast: 02-Oct-1999	Strong Poison [Beale]	Simon Russell Beale, Emma Fielding, Nicholas Farrell, Nicholas Bolton, Jennifer Pearcy, Neville Jason, Stephen Critchlow, Tessa Worseley, David Timson Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Directed by Fiona McLean	56:49, 79899, S	M-SF-002	G(
Publ. 1931 Broadcast: 04-Jan-1978 to 22-Feb-1978 -- R7: 19-Dec-2005 to 29-Dec-2005	Five Red Herrings [Carmichael]	Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, Bruce Bennett, Bill Wallace, Trevor Martin, Alaric Carter, John Graham, Hazel McBride, Gordon Clyde, Garrard Greene, Frances Geater, Nell Brennan, Audrey Muir, Don MacKinnoch, Peter Wickham, David Strong, Heather Bell, Christopher Schooler, Jonathan Scott, Ian Blair, Miriam Margoyles, Yvonne Gillan, Gordon Cain, Stephen Thorne, Henry Knowles, Sheila Mitchell, Gordon Gardner, Gordon Faith, John Dunbar, Nicolet MacKenzie Adapted by Chris Miller Produced by Simon Brett	28:58, 27160, S 28:33, 26778, S 27:33, 25842, S 29:00, 27194, S 28:47, 26998, S 28:40, 26882, S 28:27, 26674, S 29:14, 27422, S	M-GN-002 PC D/L	G(
Publ. 1932 Broadcast: 20-Oct-1981 to 24-Nov-1981 -- R7: 30-Dec-2005 to 06-Jan-2006	Have His Carcase [Carmichael]	Ian Carmichael, Maria Aitken, Nigel Stock, Warren Clark, Isabel Dean, Richard O’Callahan, John Webb, Alexander John, Malcolm Ingram, Patrick Newell, Carole Harrison, Deirdre Costello, Betty Marsden, Norman Bird, Rosalind Ayres, Peter Tottenham, Hayden Wood, Ronald Herdman, Spencer Banks, Julie Franklin, Alan Dudley, Andrew Secombe Narrated by John Westbrook Adapted by Alistair Beaton Produced by Martin Fisher	27:41, 25960, S 27:51, 26110, S 27:44, 26010, S 27:49, 26092, S 27:47, 26054, S 28:06, 26352, S	M-GN-002 PC D/L	G(
Publ. 1933 Broadcast: 01-Jan-1979 to 05-Feb-1979 R7: 09-Jan-2006 to 16-Jan-2005	Murder Must Advertise [Carmichael]	Ian Carmichael, Allan Cuthbertson, John Quentin, Richard O’Callahan, Frank Williams, Joanna Wake, Frances Geater, Edward di Sousa, Amanda Murray, Greg Mandell, Beth Morris, Brian Wilde, Gordon Clyde, Lyndon Brooke, Danny Schiller, Philip Voss, Norman Shelley Adapted by Alistair Beaton Produced by Martin Fisher	25:46, 24168, S 27:00, 25322, S 24:59, 23436, S 25:40, 24068, S 25:18, 23724, S 27:52, 26128, S	M-GN-002 M-SF-012 PC D/L	G(
Published 1934 Broadcast: 20-Oct-1980 to 08-Dec-1980 R7: 17-Jan-2006 to 26-Jan-2006	The Nine Tailors [Carmichael] The Bells Are Rung Up Lord Peter Is Called In Bunter Breaks the Law Hunt Moves to France Question of Identity Damnable Business All Is Not Explained Nine Tailors Make a Man	Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, Philip Latham, Stephen Grimes, Noel Dyson, Jennie Twigg, Hayden Wood, John Church, Timothy Bateson, Diana Bishop, Martin Friend, Alexander John, Brian Haines, Keith Drinkell, Fiona Matheson, Claire Clifford, Anthony Hyde, Margorie Withers, Peter Tottenham, Andre Moran, Lolly Cockerel, Malcolm Terris, Leonard Fenton, Michael Spice Narrator: John Westbrook Adapted by Alistair Beaton Produced by Martin Fisher	27:38, 25912, S 27:29, 25776, S 27:45, 26024, S 27:51, 26116, S 27:48, 26066, S 27:48, 26076, S 27:49, 26090, S 25:01, 23456, S	M-GN-002 M-SF-012 PC D/L	G(
Published 1934 Broadcast: 25-Dec-1986	The Nine Tailors [Bond]	Gary Bond, Terry Molloy, Jeffrey Dench, Mary Wimbush, Hedliegh Nicolo, Peter Tutman, Elizabeth Proud, Joyce Gibbs, Andrew Branch, Moira Lesley, William Eadle, Edwin Richfield, David Lerner, Gordon Reid, Patricia Galliwaugh, Graham Patten, Manning Wilson, Shirley Stellfox Dramatised by Micheline Wandor Directed by Vanessa Witburn	118:58, 166898, S	M-SF-002	G(
Published 1935 R7: 18-Jun-2010 to 19-Jul-2010	Gaudy Night	Ian Carmichael, Joanna David, Jill Balcon, Frances Jeater, Elizabeth Proud, Sarah Lawson, Elizabeth Bell, Carolyn Jones, Angela Sims, Nicola Holmes, Tom George, Don McCorkindale dramatised by Michael Bakewell directed by Enyd Williams	26:01, 24400, S 27:27, 25751, S- 27:10, 25476, S 26:55, 25237, S 27:26, 25723, S	BBC R7 (PC)-	G
Published 1937 Broadcast: 03-Jan-1983 to 07-Feb-1983 R7: 27-Jan-2006 to 03-Feb-2006	Busman’s Honeymoon [Carmichael] The Mysteries Of Married Life Credit Where Credit's Due A Policeman's Lot Not Why, But How Crossed In Love A Chain Of Circumstance	Ian Carmichael, Sarah Bedell, Peter Jones, Rosemary Leach, Pearl Hackney, Michael Ripper, Gerald Sym, Kenneth Branham, Roger Lloyd Pack, Peter Vaughn, Christopher Beany, Alexander John, Patrick Newell, David Pirt, Bernard Spear, Michael Bilton, Edward Cast, Alex Jennings, John Westbrook Adapted by Alastair Beaton Produced by Martin Fisher	26:07, 24488, S 27:40, 25946, S 27:22, 25670, S 27:25, 25718, S 27:06, 25411, S 27:26, 25735, S	M-GN-002 PC D/L	G(
Published 1998 (posthumously)	Thrones, Dominations Completed by Jill Paton Walsh	-	-	-	M
15-Dec-2011	The Necklace of Pearls	Tom Conti abridged and produced by Frank Stirling	14:53, 13955, S

Readings, Documentaries and Related Materials

Date	Title	Cast	Parameters	Location	Status
??	Striding Folly	Read by Ian Carmichael	30:41, 7196, m	SF D/L	G(
??	Tallboys	Read by Ian Carmichael	46:12, 10830, m	SF D/L	G(
??	The Haunted Policeman	Read by Ian Carmichael	46:24, 10878, m	SF D/L	G(
??	Letters: Cursed with Both Head and Heart	Dr. Barbara Reynolds, introduction Sheila Mitchell, reader Gillian Wilkinson	27:38, 12957, m	M-SF-003	G(
28-Feb-2007?	James on Sayers	PD James	7:44, 7257, S	SF D/L	G(
??	Ian Carmichael Sings “Miss Otis Regrets” “You’re the Top” “You’ve Got that Thing”	Ian Carmichael	1: 2:02, 2041, S 2: 2:32, 2584, S 3: 3:15, 3230, S Some hiss	M-SF-003	G(
18-May-1999?	#6 From the Series Radio Detectives, “As My Wimsey Takes Me”	Written and Presented by Professor Geoffrey Richards Guests: Jill Paton Walsh, Ian Carmichael, Simon Brett Research by Jane Gibson Produced by Helen Williams	28:09, 13203, m	M-SF-001	G(