Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 1: Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations/Dorothy L. Sayers

Description Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these definitive BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' bestselling novels. Whose Body? first introduced Lord Peter to the world, and begins with a corpse in the bath of a London flat. Clouds of Witness finds Wimsey investigating murder close to home, and in Unnatural Death he investigates the suspicious demise of an elderly woman. First broadcast on BBC radio in the 1970s, and presented here in their entirety, these full-cast adaptations are admired by fans of the genre worldwide. Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes approx. About the Author Dorothy L Sayers (June 1893 - December 1957) was a renowned English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, and Christian humanist. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between the First and Second World Wars that feature English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, which remain popular to this day. However, Sayers herself considered her translation of Dante's Divine Comedy to be her best work. She is also known for her plays, literary criticism, and essays.