BBC Radio 7

Thrilling Stories of the Railway

Drama: Crime

Detective stories written by Victor Whitechurch

Thrilling Stories of the Railway: The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box

The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box

08/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Thrilling Stories of the Railway, The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box

Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers?

Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers? Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tale.

Can daring amateur sleuth, Thorpe Hazell help to intercept a German dispatch-box containing a highly confidential document stolen from the British Government?

Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tales about the speciality detective who uses his locomotive expertise to solve the audacious and ingenious crimes plaguing the Edwardian railways. 

Eccentric Thorpe Hazell is in many ways a man before his time: a vegetarian and health fanatic using his encyclopaedic railway knowledge to tackle Britain's most ingenious smugglings, thefts, kidnaps and murders. A man of independent means, he thrives on working to his own whims - and operating outside the law when it suits him. 

English reverend, railway enthusiast and popular mystery writer (1868 - 1933) - Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's immaculate plots were much admired by Dorothy L Sayers and Ellery Queen. He was one of the first authors to submit his stories to Scotland Yard so they could vet his police procedures. 

Adapted and produced by Fiona Kelcher. 

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2008.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Thrilling Stories of the Railway

The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 7