BBC RADIO DRAMA: THE DARK ISLAND by Robert Barr 

Works for me too 😂👍

yeah much much better

Not all "dramatizations" are created equal. Sadly. But I search and search..and sometimes I find a real stinker..sometimes I find fields of Roses..

Indeed!

If you like cold war drama, then I suggest Defector, Dogtooth and Switchback -- all by Eric Saward.

@@rajabalu7996 thanks

​@@rajabalu7996Some of John Le Carre' works are available, as well.

As the saying goes, The pictures are better on the radio!

Me too. This is the third time of listening. It’s so lovely,

Couldn’t agree more. Because of its intricacies I needed a second listening to fully appreciate. ☮️

Agreed!

Hi, I live in Ireland but it's cold and always raining. Do you live in a sunny, paradise island?

I’ve recently listened to this on BBC Radio 4Extra, but didn’t fully appreciate it. This time I can really get to grips with it, replaying pieces as I want. I superbly atmospheric piece from the Cold War-brilliant!

Aye.....

@@mathonamoore123 The British never bet against the Irish..... Xxx

@@TheNemocharlie 11qqq11

My 2nd time

Lol that's 'Farewell to Craigie Dhu' (gaelic for black rock)

@@Thirza. thank you. a friend plays the tune on his concertina and he calls it Farewell to Creagorry. I know the word Dhu from Manx.

done so myself many times, great story...

Pleased you liked it

Just floating about is it??HOT/COLD BEWARE THE BEAR-HAHA!!

Great that you remember this from its first airing. These days it seems the great radio play has become a lost art form. ☮️

I remember the music and the sort of story from when it was first on the radio .. I remembered the haunting music .. I jumped up and down when I heard that music and the play .. fabulous .. I was only in my teens when I first heard it now in my sixties 😅

Totally lost on me

Apart from the colonel being described as 'bucolic,about to burst a blood vessel'. Apoplectic perhaps ?

Agreed.

I my experience the BBC still produce excellent drama ... it’s a pity that so many people listening to plays in here find it necessary to indulge in gratuitous BBC bashing. I think what such comments really indicate is a dissatisfaction with modern life in general

4th for me too

@@jeremyparsons4940 yes fully agree. I would recommend two long running series to look out for, both well written and performed but completely opposite. Sebastian Baczkiewicz 7 series of ‘The Pilgrim’ and David Ashton’s ‘McLevy’ with the wonderful pairing of Brian Cox and Siobahn Redmond

Well said! I'm a great fan of Pilgrim too! And The Scarifyers. Katie Hyam is always worth listening to..yes, there's some dreadful rubbish, but there always was!! And I'm sick and tired of people making lazy and ill-informed comments about " the left" Especially our cousin's across the pond who don't even really have " a left" . " Woke"( which is a dreadful expression in itself) is NOT the ' fault ' of " the left". The left is such a sweeping catch-all expression, covering so many political hues it's barely meaningful in itself... and many who have leftist views are alarmed and very unhappy by the stifling of political debate by a small and very noisy group claiming to be "woke". As in awake I think a previous poster seemed to be saying. So please,stop sweeping, ill-informed statements, it doesn't help anyone and just seems to be designed to provoke.

Lol the bad guys are the girl and “her uncle” , the head of the fishing syndicate, and the soviets.

Me too at least once a week brilliant

And me

Me too !!

I’ve listened around 20 times great story and done really good .puts me to sleep when needed. Is there any more of this type ??

I stopped counting after 50. 😁😁

Yes yes I agree. I too saw this on tv in I believe 1962. Black and white only then of course. Is it really 60 years and I still find myself humming the tune occasionally. I also remember Robert Barr both as an actor and author/playwright. Listening to older broadcasts of other plays and books from BBC reminds me of the many cherished voices which have been a major part of my life. Now nearing 80 I am grateful for the opportunity to hear them again. To name a few Mary Wimbush, Hugh Burden , Gabriel Woolf and many others are like old friends. Than you.

It's not a war drama.

@@MrBazzabee Not even close to a War Drama cant believe anyone liked that comment.

Would love to find some of his other books that are still out there. Would have been so good if the bbc had saved some of his other work for radio that was wiped .

I heard stories of fisherboats getting dragged to the bottom by submarines. That's some scary stuff

Iain Maclachlan of benbecula

Love my radio plays. Better than the Goggle box. Especially during the day. I can work, listen enjoy.

Heard it on 4 extra a while back,makes a change from all the murder mysteries.

Are you related to Sandra Bullock? I like her.

@@kentripple2427 No

@@sandrabrooks4485 Only joking! Poor joke though, apologies.

Glad you enjoyed it

Sadly true.

Who is better? Kiss?

@@kadiummusic sadly rubbish

The BBC isn't good at anything in general. Apart from covering for pedos and pushing narratives.

How so?

Nice one shammrock cheers min

A trawler is simply a fishing boat that employs nets. There are British trawlers and German trawlers too. In war, commercial and private vessels are often commandeered and used to disguise their real purpose; to monitor military movement of troops, weapons and other resources.

A trawler is simply a fishing boat that employs nets. There are British trawlers and German trawlers too. In war, commercial and private vessels are often commandeered and used to disguise their real purpose; to monitor military movement of troops, weapons and other resources.

@@bilinguru Eventually, Western navies designated these “trawler-type” vessels as Auxiliary, General, Intelligence (AGIs). During the late 1950s, the Soviets built more of these ships, using trawler designs for blueprints. Trawler designs were adaptable because the insulated refrigeration compartments provided ideal space for electronic equipment. Trawlers also possessed the necessary stability for operating in heavy seas. During the 1960s, AGIs became a common sight off American submarine bases, at shipping choke points, off Cape Canaveral, near test facilities such as those at c, and among U.S. Navy carrier task forces. Because of the assertiveness of some of these spy ships in gathering intelligence, many American skippers probably believed that “be a nuisance” must have been part of the AGI mission statement.

Thanks for listening

Thamks

I spent a week there one afternoon. !

I'd say the others had rifles and were thus able to be effective at a much larger range. I have fired a gun and it would be very hard to hit anything. Anything beyond ten meters would be quite the challenge

A bit harsh...? Chacun son gout... ( look it up.. )

@@2msvalkyrie529 The French phrase À chacun son goût or Chacun son goût (pronounced [ah shah koo(n) so(n) goo]) literally translates to "(to) each one his taste" and is used to mean "to each his own" or "there's no accounting for taste." It has a normal register.

@ MrBazzabee Oi ! I thought you were on my side !!? Also...I thought you had decent taste in radio drama ? Clearly I was wrong ! Your medication must be wearing off...

@@2msvalkyrie529 I was only having a bit of fun , 2msvalkyre Ha' Ha'.

It was originally called "Dr. Mackay's Farewell to Creagorry" by its composer, Iain MacLachlan in about 1958, Now referred to as "The Dark Island" after the BBC TV series which has been lost since the 1970s.

@@Dunbardoddy thanks for that 👍🏼 I will be able to find the song now. From ,'The dark island' 🤔 The BBC should be fined for all the great dramas that were lost or taped over !!