The 39 Steps – BBC Radio

[mrs_emma_peel]

'My guest was lying sprawled on his back.

There was a long knife through his heart which skewered him to the floor.'



The 39 Steps – BBC Radio 7

BBC Radio 7 ... Monday 22nd June 2009 10.00-11.00am, 3.00-4.00pm and 3.00-4.00am

BBC Radio 7 ... Tuesday 23rd June 2009 10.00-11.00am, 3.00-4.00pm and 3.00-4.00am



Rare broadcast of this excellent full cast dramatisation of John Buchan's compelling novel, which has been adapted for stage, screen and radio is a wonderful adventure story, which takes Richard Hannay by train from London over the border to Scotland and into beautiful, remote, wild moor-land countryside.



1) The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels

When a man is murdered in Richard Hannay's flat, he goes on the run, pursued by police and a gang of German spies intent on recovering a secret notebook which could destroy the British naval fleet.

Monday at 10.00-11.00am, 3.00-4.00pm and 3.00-4.00am



2) The Coming of the Black Stone

A gang of German spies is after Richard Hannay and a coded notebook containing the secret of the 39 Steps,

and Hannay must solve the mystery of the 39 Steps if he is to save the British naval fleet.

Tuesday at 10.00-11.00am, 3.00-4.00pm and 3.00-4.00am



This superb fast-paced thriller is brilliantly dramatised by Bert (Sherlock Holmes) Coules and stars …



David Robb as Richard Hannay

Tom Baker as Sir Walter Bullivant

Struan Rodger as The Hawk

William Hope as Scudder

Tracy Wiles as Charlotte

Stuart McQuarrie as Sir Harry



Directed by Bruce Young and first broadcast in 2001.



Source: BBC Radio 7 Newsletter

[mrs_emma_peel]

The Thirty Nine Steps

BBC Radio 7 … Thursday/Friday 26th/27th August 2010 … 10am and 3am



Part 1: The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels ... 60 mins

Part 2: The Coming of the Black Stone ... 60 mins



The classic spy novel by John Buchan is dramatised for radio in 2 parts by Bert Coules. When a man is murdered in Richard Hannay's London flat he goes on the run pursued by the police and a gang of German spies.



The cast features David Robb, Tom Baker, Struan Rodger, William Hope and Tracy Wiles.

First broadcast in 2001, the director was Bruce Young.



BBC Radio 7 Newsletter/DigiGuide

Emma

[Bernardo]

And more Buchan, listening to Huntingtower as I write.

[mrs_emma_peel]

John Buchan - The 39 Steps
BBC Radio4 Extra

Part 1: The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels ... 60 mins
Part 2: The Coming of the Black Stone ... 60 mins

Monday 31st October 2011 ... 3.00-4.00pm
Tuesday 1 November 2011 ... 3.00-4.00pm

The classic spy novel by John Buchan is dramatised for radio in 2 parts by Bert Coules. When a man is brutally murdered in Richard Hannay's London flat he goes on the run to Scotland but is rentlessly pursued by the police and a gang of ruthless German spies.

A superb two hour adaptation the classic spy story of murder, a notebook containing complex-codes and thrilling chases across the Scottish countryside ... this radio version cleverly combines elements of Buchan's original story, Hitchcock's 1935 film adaptation, the 1959 Kenneth More film version (my personal favourite), the 1978 Robert Powell version with an original story-line and material for the Radio4 adaptation.

David Robb as Richard Hannay, Tom Baker as Sir Walter Bullivant, Struan Rodger as The Hawk, Wiliam Hope as Scudder and Tracy Wiles as Charlotte.

Director was Bruce Young.
First broadcast in 2001

So relax into your favourite armchair, a favourite drink to hand, with perhaps a box of chocolates ...
and be transported back into times past and the into thrilling world of John Buchan ...
and the mystery of The 39 Steps ...
Emma

[Timmy_Lea]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Bernardo]

Brilliant is it not? AND.... I presume it will follow the book for a change. I record the Chandlers, Temples and one off's like this to pass the time in the caravan and towing it on tedious journeys. Radio 4 extra does a really good weekly e-mail with all the info on coming events plus much more. I recommend steam radio fans to subscribe.

[golightly]

Buchan wrote the book while convalescing from a duodenal ulcer at a private clinic in Broadstairs, he got the inspiration for the title of the book from his daughter who noticed that there was a wooden staircase leading down to the beach and counted them and told her father that there were 39 steps. After it was demolished the owner sent a section of the stairs with a brass plaque.

[Bernardo]

It seems to be a Buchan season as there is a two parter Green Mantle then another ww1 ripping yarn 'Mr Standfast' all at the 10am and 3pm slots.

[Nick Dando]

I remember that the last part of Greenmantle wasn't originally broadcast as it was felt that it would inflame sensibilities in the wake of the 2005 London bombings.

This is from Wikipedia - Many of the novel's references to political tensions in the Middle East seem strangely contemporary at the beginning of the 21st century.[citation needed] The potential of the tale to arouse controversy was again illustrated following the terrorist bombings in London on July 7, 2005, by the BBC's decision to cancel its broadcast of Greenmantle as its Classic Serial on Radio 4 that week.

Greenmantle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The recent run of Mr Standfast was also very good, and the story will always remind me of Kirkcudbright, where I bought the novel in a second-hand book shop.

Nick

[Bernardo]

I missed Buchan as a good read in my teens. After all the Biggles series it was all about Dennis Wheatley. I count my ignorance of J.B's books as a miss.

[GRAEME]

I've only read the 39 Steps. Are there any significant female characters in Buchan stories?

[Nick Dando]

Yes there are, but their names elude me at the moment. Mr Standfast has a particularly strong female character. And don't forget Mrs. Hannay.

Nick