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Crime Writers

BBC One
on BBC One London

Six programmes telling the story of crime fiction from Poe to the present.
3: Private Eyes
Commentary by JULIAN SYMONS with Gavin Lyall , Ross MacDonald
How the ' hard-boiled' novels of Dashiell Hammett revolutionised the genre and ' gave back murder to people who commit it for reasons-not just to provide a corpse'; and how Raymond Chandler turned the ' private eye' into an almost mythical character.
Readings from Raymond Chandler by ED BISHOP
Director DOUGLAS ARGENT Producer BERNARD ADAMS

Contributors

Commentary By:
Julian Symons
Unknown:
Gavin Lyall
Unknown:
Ross MacDonald
Unknown:
Dashiell Hammett
Unknown:
Raymond Chandler
Unknown:
Raymond Chandler
Unknown:
Ed Bishop
Director:
Douglas Argent
Producer:
Bernard Adams
Source: Radio Times

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