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Design for Murder: Noel Coward

Did British theatre great Noel Coward turn detective before the war? Murder mystery with Malcolm Sinclair and Eleanor Bron.

Actor, playwright, songwriter, director and star - Noel Coward never quite added sleuth to his astonishing achievements.

But just before the war with Hitler, there's a gap in his memoirs.

Is there a murder mystery within those days...?

Starring Malcolm Sinclair and Eleanor Bron.

Marcy Kahan’s mystery about a highly improbable and flamboyant amateur detective.

Noel Coward ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Lorn Loraine ...... Eleanor Bron
Winifrid Ashton ...... Krisin Milward
Cole Lesley ...... Tam Williams
Edward Shale ...... Nicholas Boulton
Judith Christopher/Greta Cunningham ...... Gemma Saunders
Tony Morrell ...... Joe Dunlop
Hoskins ...... Don McCorkindale

Piano: Neil Brand

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2000.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 1 Apr 2023 01:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Jul 2010 05:00
  • Sat 17 Jul 2010 17:00
  • Sun 18 Jul 2010 04:00
  • Fri 23 Jul 2010 14:00
  • Mon 3 Sep 2012 10:00
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  • Tue 4 Sep 2012 03:00
  • Tue 22 Oct 2013 10:00
  • Tue 22 Oct 2013 15:00
  • Wed 23 Oct 2013 03:00
  • Tue 29 Sep 2015 10:00
  • Tue 29 Sep 2015 15:00
  • Wed 30 Sep 2015 03:00
  • Sun 16 Jul 2017 16:00
  • Mon 17 Jul 2017 04:00
  • Mon 26 Aug 2019 10:00
  • Mon 26 Aug 2019 15:00
  • Tue 27 Aug 2019 03:00
  • Fri 31 Mar 2023 05:00
  • Fri 31 Mar 2023 10:00
  • Fri 31 Mar 2023 15:00
  • Sat 1 Apr 2023 01:00