Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874 – 1936)

Last Edited: 04-Apr-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

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Father Brown

Date	Title	Cast	Parameters
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 02-Dec-1984 R7: 27-Jan-2004	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Blue Cross	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Bill Wallis, Alan Thompson, Ellen Macintosh, Trader Faulkner, John Abineri, Trevor Nichols, Graham Blockey, Robin Summers Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	26:06, 24475, S
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 09-Dec-1984 BBC R7 2011.02.01	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Queer Feet	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Nat Brenner, Christopher Scott, David Graham, Kerry Shale, David Sinclair, Arnold Diamond, Robin Summers, Alan Thompson Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	26:32, 24879, S
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 16-Dec-1984 BBC R7 2011.02.02	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Eye of Apollo	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Bill Wallis, Bruce Bower, Nerissa Knight, Lisa Flannigan, Garrick Hagen, Melinda Walker, Robin Summers Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	26:56, 25267, S
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 06-Jan-1985 BBC R7 2011.02.03	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Invisible Man	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Eileen Tully, Antony Hyde, Michael Drew, Margot Boyd, Peter Acre, Melinda Walker Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	26:50, 25175, S
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 13-Jan-1985 BBC R7 2011.02.04	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow	Andrew Sachs, Henry Stamper, Graham Blockey, Ellen Macintosh, James Bryce, David Sinclair, Guy Holden Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:19, 25618, S
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 20-Jan-1985	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Hammer of God	Andrew Sachs, Brian Matheson, Phillip Manekam, Paul Nicholson, Tony Phillips, Deborah Paige, Robin Summers, David Sinclair, John Webb Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:10, 25470, S
Publ. 1911 Broadcast 27-Jan-1985 BBC R7 2011.02.08	The Innocence of Father Brown: The Sins of Prince Saradine	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Garard Green, June Barrie, Roger Hammond, Robin Summers, Peter Acre Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:19, 25614, S
Publ. 1914 Broadcast 05-Oct-1986 R7: 10-Feb-2004	The Wisdom of Father Brown: The Perishing of the Pendragons	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Edward Kelsey, Brian Hewlett, Keith Kraushaar, James Goode Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:10, 25473, S
Publ. 1914 Broadcast 12-Oct-1986 R7: 17-Feb-2004	The Wisdom of Father Brown: The Arrow of Heaven	Andrew Sachs, Ed Bishop, Guy Gregory, Andrew Branch, Sean Prendergast, Richard Durden, Johnny Myers, Harry Towb, Tim Reynolds Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:02, 25358, S
Publ. 1914 Broadcast 19-Oct-1986 R7: 24-Feb-2004	The Wisdom of Father Brown: The Mistake of the Machine	Andrew Sachs, T. P. McKenna, Billy Boyle, Don Fellows, Brian Haines, Ed Bishop, Manning Wilson, Stuart Organ Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:24, 25700, S
Publ. 1914 Broadcast 26-Oct-1986 R7: 02-Mar-2004	The Wisdom of Father Brown: The Curse of the Golden Cross	Andrew Sachs, Tim Reynolds, Peter Marinker, Natasha Pyne, Peter Wickham, Terry O’Brien, Jonathan Tafler, Eric Stovell Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:24, 25693, S
Publ. ?? Broadcast 02-Nov-1986 R7: 09-Mar-2004	The Actor and the Alibi	Andrew Sachs, Peter Jeffrey, Sheila Grant, Bill Wallis, David Brierley, Charles Baillie, Fleur Chandler, Jonathan Scott, Pauline Letts, Karen Ascoe Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	27:20, 25635, S
Publ. 1914 Broadcast 29-Nov-1987 R7: 03-Feb-2004	The Wisdom of Father Brown: The Absence of Mr. Glass	Andrew Sachs, Olivier Pierre, Bernard Archerd, Deborah Makepeace, Kim Wall, Margaret Ward Adapted by John Scotney Directed by Alec Reid	29:27, 27618, S
11-May-2011	Father Brown: The Secret Garden	Richard Greenwood, Angus MacInnes, Liam Brennan, Jimmy Chisholm, Paul Young, Eliza Langland, Francesa Dymond, Robin Laing, Bert Coules Dramatised by Bert Coules Directed by Kirsteen Cameron	44:06, 41349, S
R4X: 16-Dec-2011	The Flying Stars	Tom Conti abridged and produced by Frank Stirling	14:44, 13823, S

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The Club of Queer Trades

Date	Title	Cast	Parameters
04-Apr-2005	The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown	David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey McGivern, Geoffrey Whitehead, Vicki Pepperdine, Martin Hyder Dramatised by Simon Littlefield Produced by Simon Nichols	28:10, 26419, S
11-Apr-2005	The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation	David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey McGivern, Nicholas Farrell, Richard Griffiths, Justin Edwards, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey Whitehead Dramatised by Simon Littlefield Produced by Simon Nichols	28:01, 26278, S
18-Apr-2005	The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit	David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey McGivern, Richard Griffiths, Neil Edmond, Matthew Holness, Martin Hyder, Alexei Sayle Dramatised by Simon Littlefield Produced by Simon Nichols	28:02, 26295, S
25-Apr-2005	The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent	David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey McGivern, Jeff Harding, Martin Hyder, Simon Jones Dramatised by Simon Littlefield Produced by Simon Nichols	28:00, 26257, S
02-May-2005	The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd	David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey McGivern, Amelia Bullmore, Chris Douglas, Martin Hyder, Felicity Montagu, John Nettleton Dramatised by Simon Littlefield Produced by Simon Nichols	27:55, 26182, S
09-May-2005	The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady	David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey McGivern, Justin Edwards, Martin Hyder, Simon Jones, John Nettleton, James Rawlings, Angela Thorne Dramatised by Simon Littlefield Produced by Simon Nichols	28:00, 26262, S

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