AuthorAlexander Mccall Smith
NarratorFull Cast
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 8
Duration1h 27m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Plays and Dramatisations, Cosy Crime
PublisherBBC
VersionAbridged
'A Very Rude Woman' finds Precious Ramotswe facing change at The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, while Mr J.L.B. Matekoni meets the rudest person in all Botswana. 'Talking Shoes' sees a new detective taking on a case for the Agency, while Mma Ramotswe, among others, has a problem with high blood pressure.
The Return of Note & the Ceremony
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 6
Duration 1h 27m
'The Return of Note' finds Mma Ramotswe in a compromising situation when her past catches up with her. But things are looking brighter for her assistant, Mma Makutsi, when she takes up ballroom dancing... 'The Ceremony' sees Mma Ramotswe's agency work under control at last, so she has time to take care of her own problems. Can she release her fianc...
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The Misunderstanding of Glencoe
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
An Edinburgh couple on holiday in the Highlands discover that centuries-old tensions are still very near the surface. Starring John Buick, Kenny Blyth, Monica Gibb and Paul Young.
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Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Melody Grove
Duration 1h 2m
Jenny is very tall for her age, and when she dresses smartly for her first day at a new school, she looks very grown-up indeed. So grown-up, in fact, that when she arrives at the school, she is mistaken for a new teacher, and left in charge of a classroom of kids! Jenny is forced to keep up the act, and soon finds herself in all sorts of tricky sit...
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Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Leighton Pugh
Duration 1h 12m
John and Nicky have never eaten spaghetti and would give anything for the occasional bowl of chips or piece of chocolate cake. But they live with their rather strange aunt who insists upon health food diets. When they use some birthday money to go out for lunch, they experience the delights of spaghetti and decide that they simply have to have more...
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Chief Justice of Beauty & Confession
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 3
Duration 1h 28m
'The Chief Justice of Beauty' finds the ladies hired by a beauty contest judge to check up on the integrity of the finalists in a forthcoming competition, following the embarrassing arrest for shoplifting of a previous winner. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotsweis worried about her fianc‚, Mr J. L. B. Matekoni. 'The Confession' sees Mma Ramotswe consulti...
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Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Crawford Logan
Duration 4h 55m
Follow the exploits of the children who go to a most unusual school - the sail-powered training ship Tobermory. When a film crew arrives in Tobermory Bay, Ben and Fee are invited to be extras. But their suspicions are soon aroused - is the film crew genuine, or are they up to something sinister? Ben and Fee soon discover the truth when they uncover...
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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: The Daddy & the Bone
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 1
Duration 1h 28m
'The Daddy' introduces us to Mma Ramotswe as she embarks on her first case and takes on a new secretary, the resourceful and talented Mma Makutsi. Together, they must find the truth about a Daddy who appears to have returned from the dead - as well as investigating a wayward teenage girl and attempting to find a vanished child. 'The Bone' sees the...
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44 Scotland Street Series 1 - 3
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 3h 30m
Alexander McCall Smith's delightful series of novels form the basis of these radio dramas featuring the inhabitants of an Edinburgh tenement building. With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of Edinburgh's New Town. Verging on the Bohemian, here the haute bourgeoisie rubs shoulders with students and the more colo...
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How To Handle Men Through the Application of Psychology & the House of Hope
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 5
Duration 1h 27m
Warm, humorous and uplifting, Alexander McCall Smith's hugely popular novels featuring Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of Botswana's only female private detective agency, have become international bestsellers, sold over seven million copies, and been translated into 26 languages.These acclaimed productions, complete with vibrant music, bring the exot...
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There Is No Such Thing As Free Food & the Best Profession For A Blackmailer
Author: Smith Alexander Mccall
Author Smith Alexander Mccall
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 7
Duration 1h 27m
'There is No Such Thing as Free Food' finds Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, preoccupied both professionally and personally by the subject of food. 'The Best Profession for a Blackmailer' sees Mr Polopetsi, part-time mechanic and would-be assistant detective, taking on a case of his own; while Mma Makutsi f...
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