Short Works: A Season of Murder, Mystery and Suspense

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Murder & Mystery

Drama: Thriller

Brief tales of murder, mystery and suspense, adapted especially for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Murder & Mystery: Series 5: The Man of the Crowd by  Edgar Allan Poe

The Man of the Crowd by  Edgar Allan Poe

Series 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Murder & Mystery, Series 5, The Man of the Crowd by  Edgar Allan Poe

An unknown man keeps to the shadows. Written by the incomparable Edgar Allan Poe.

An unknown man keeps to the shadows. One of five lesser-known stories from the incomparable author. Read by Owen Teale.

An unknown man keeps to the shadows. 

In a writing career that spanned barely two decades (he died in his 41st year)  Edgar Allan Poe penned over 70 short stories. These the American incessantly revised over the years and many became standards of the short form (like ‘The Fall Of The House of Usher’ or ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’). 

But for our five fictional tales, we burrow down amongst Poe’s lesser-known, and often dark, gems.

Read by Owen Teale.

Abridger: Pete Nichols

Producer: Karen Rose

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Sweet Talk Productions, first broadcast in March 2019.

Murder & Mystery: Series 5

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Tales from the American master of mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe

Tales from the American master of mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe.

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