The Radio Detectives

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Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Detective aficionado Professor Jeffrey Richards looks at popular radio detectives

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The Radio Detectives: Series 3: Episode 3: The Innocence of Father Brown

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Innocence of Father Brown

Series 3

The Innocence of Father Brown

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Radio Detectives, Series 3, The Innocence of Father Brown

Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates the guileless parish priest from East Anglia

Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates the guileless Catholic parish priest from East Anglia - created by GK Chesterton.

He's the most celebrated creation of the English man of letters, GK Chesterton.

An exploration of the innocent, guileless, Catholic parish priest from East Anglia: Father Brown. 

Professor Jeffrey Richards seeks the truth.  

With:

Owen Edwards 
Alec Reid 
John Scotney

Featuring Andrew Sachs as Father Brown

Affectionate series about popular radio detectives.

Producer: Jon Rolph

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.

The Radio Detectives: Series 3

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