Colder Than Of Late - Ken Whitmore - BBC Saturday Night Theatre

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Ken Whitmore is a prolific author of radio plays, stage plays, short stories and poetry.
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His writing is characterised by black comedy and fantastic ideas, such as the complete disappearance of a man’s house, family and dog (One of Our Commuters is Missing) and the need for all mankind to jump in the air simultaneously (Jump! - a work which was produced on radio, stage, TV and as a book.)
His first radio play in 1974 was Haywire at Humbleford Flag and there swiftly followed a stream of high-quality radio plays, ending with The Final Twist (from a stage play written in collaboration with Alfred Bradley.)
Whitmore’s adaptations for radio are Going Under from the novel by the Russian Lydia Chukovskaya, a five-part adaptation of Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, and an eight-part adaptation of Fame is the Spur by Howard Spring.
His published stage plays are Jump for Your Life, Pen Friends, La Bolshie Vita, The Final Twist and The Turn of the Screw, adapted from the story by Henry James. (Wikipedia)
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@jameswebb4593 8 месяцев назад

Listening to this wonderful broadcast brought back memories from my youth. My mothers brother was a Butcher with the Orient line . After he got paid off at Tilbury me and other family members paid him a visit . Shortly afterwards we all had to have a medical check as he had contacted Typhoid in Egypt . I went to the Seamens Hospital in London with my mother and grandfather , but too young to see him. He fully recovered and died in his mid eighties , my age now.

@lindahyatt3935 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful story. I'm twenty years behind you but I worry that this young generation will lose contact with that older world. I'm in Canada, so it maybe is different here.

@grzegorzmielcarek4359 10 месяцев назад

Will listen to it again with my wife on a snowy night in Wrocław, Poland. We still have some snow in winter, though less and less every year 😢.

@louise7552 3 месяца назад

Such a shame. I'm Australian, my dream is of having a white Christmas 🎄. Instead we all swelter down the beaches in 35 degrees Celsius. 😊

@mathonamoore123 Год назад

Hi everyone. This is my 3rd time hearing this, it's brilliant! It is Thursday the 3rd of November 2022@7.48 pm, in Ireland now. 🧡🇮🇪💚

@louisbrugnoni1291 3 года назад

All of these stories make me wish I was a whisky drinker. Lol

@KensN2History 3 года назад

Tonight it's colder than usual in the low country of North Carolina but no snow of course as i look across the fields and woods and listen to this wonderful story before I fall asleep . Cheers to the Brits.

@2msvalkyrie529 3 года назад

No snow !! Try Texas !!

@Carol-D.1324 2 года назад

You described the scene so well, maybe you should give writing a try ✍️

@KensN2History Год назад

@@Carol-D.1324 I would love to be a writer but it seems I'm destined to be content listening to others I discovered HP Lovecraft on Horribabble a year and a half ago and realized he has influenced most writers of the 20th now 21st century it's amazing how much of an effect he's had on some of the best horror/sci-fi writers. I'll see an old movie and even new movies which I find great and say that's straight out of Lovecraft. But I was raised in a Christian home and I hope my future lies with the church. Pentecostals. It's a shame it's taken me so long to understand what my father was trying his best to teach me. Ah the arrogance of youth.

@KensN2History Год назад

@@JoanKentBible yes ma'am I just finished doing that my self 😉 great minds think alike

@rosieborg4175 Год назад

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@simonlevack4298 3 года назад

Thank you! Heard this 40+ years ago, never forgotten it, didn't think I'd ever hear it again.

@tottiemae2258 3 года назад

Synopsis: It's a freezing night on February 8, 1947 in Gimmerbeck, a small country village. A detective superintendent of Scotland Yard is passing through town on his way to be a witness in a criminal trial. The local newspaperman observes, " Gimmerbeck....nothing ever happens in Gimmerbeck." But this will be an exceptional night. Thank you for this fascinating radio drama, CR!

@waynegeordiesdad648 3 года назад

Thank you Tottie Mae.....I always appreciate a synopsis Cheers from Canada North

@tottiemae2258 3 года назад

Thank you for your summaries, Wayne!

@lisatate7783 3 года назад

Synopsis much appreciated! Cheers from H-town.

@janegriffiths7733 3 года назад

Thank you Tottie once again from the Wirral

@tottiemae2258 3 года назад

@@janegriffiths7733 I just found out where the Wirral is! Yay!!!😄

@pahos9765 3 года назад

Makes me want to drink whiskey and eat a ham sandwich with Mustard. Seen that in the 39 steps. Yum. Great story.

@HenryMcGuinnessGuitar Год назад

That has got to be one of the finest radio plays I've ever heard

@gillps5130 7 месяцев назад

Listening to this wonderful period play as I do old fahioned type Christmas chores, the wind howling outside, but with warm feelings of coziness and well being, almost forgotten over the last four years. So much appreciated, thank you.

@lindahyatt3935 6 месяцев назад

What lovely words. It's what life is all about, isn't it? The feeling of safety and gratitude makes for a rich life.

@winnepeterson6570 7 месяцев назад

That was a good one! Never suspected that ending!

@kathyirwin Год назад

Fantastic story. And a great title. ❤

@louise7552 11 месяцев назад

Excellent play. Great actors. I'm sure I'll listen again. 😊😊

@cherbrowne1637 3 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyed this story. 10/10

@alanesplen2253 3 года назад

Very enjoyable play for a cold winter afternoon.

@rodpettet2819 10 месяцев назад

Ingenious, captivating and believable. A village with so much to hide and so cold.

@compassrose7888 3 года назад

This was wonderful, something luxurious about hearing descriptions of bitter cold when listening safe and warm inside. Thank you so much for uploading these, they have enriched me

@mrmkgrdy8065 3 года назад

It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a radio play as much as I enjoyed this ,I too was sat in front of that pub fire with the locals that night,another rum and peppermint landlord!! Fabulous.

@janetcw9808 3 года назад

A pub would be lovely.

@grazia1238 3 года назад

@@janetcw9808 definitely 💖

@cousinsister69 3 года назад

I'm 61. Always lived in Adelaide. I'm an Ossie. Was a bar attendant/table sever for decades but haven't heard of rum + peppermint! Hi from down under! 👇💜🙃

@seriousoldman8997 3 года назад

So much for falling asleep! Brilliant story!

@michaelgale2324 3 года назад

I normally fall.asleep before the end of most stories listened to at night. This one kept me awake Excellent .0210hrs.

@jacquelineyaffe6141 3 года назад

i put these storieas on to help me sleep

@louise7552 11 месяцев назад

Can't wait for this. Ive never seen so many accolades before for one play. 😊 Here goes. 😊

@mrbazzabee4013 3 года назад

Thanks Uncle Chesterton.....Hey ! I'm getting better @ this game now.....I didn't actually work out who the killer was....but @t least I ruled out the Horse from the 1st moment I heard it.

@grimtt 3 года назад

That's great...😂

@michellecassidy4110 6 месяцев назад

Laying on my sick bed and came across this wonderful play. Made my day enjoyable

@adeladd7638 2 года назад

If this is set during rationing,up to the mid 50s, a £2 tip to the waiter was exceptionally generous. I remember being chuffed with a 50 p tip in 1972,just for taking drinks to a table.

@meletcl 2 месяца назад

I so love these BBC radio programs. Great acting, ambiance well presented. Thank you for these entertaining and atmospheric dramas.

@elaineedgar2913 2 года назад

The very best of writing and the tension was almost unbearable. Thank you Chesterton.

@boojay111 3 года назад

a damned good play and damned good acting, love the howling wind in the background you can feel the cold on the moors and by God if you get lost out there in the winter you won't be seen again until the spring.

@rb4877 3 года назад

Listening to this while watching the snow come down. Great stuff 👏👍🏾👌

@bifferswain 3 года назад

Absolutely fantastic!!

@Kit.E.Katz45 3 года назад

Excellent! Truly Excellent!😃

@susanmcgill7048 6 месяцев назад

Still snowed in East Tennessee..love these wonderful dramas

@carolsteele9911 3 года назад

Very atmospheric, which adds to the enjoyment.

@aussieagle Год назад

Fantastic story

@lerniewojack8348 3 года назад

Just found this radio. Love to listen to mysteries

@ptriciabillingtonwall1179 3 года назад

So GLAD I FOUND THIS !! BRILLIANT !!

@elainepayne7047 3 года назад

Only half way through and am totally amazed at this brilliant story. The best yet. The sound quality is superb - I can hear them breathe! More please from this author. Thank you.

@yvonnesmith3997 3 года назад

I love this channel, nothing more relaxing than having a story read to you, pure luxury ☺️👍🏼💕

@mathonamoore123 3 года назад

Hello, I agree. Please check these out - The French Whisperer on you tube (he is advertised as an ASMR 'artist' but as he said himself, he ended up being a story teller!) he is great at relaxing you and he makes many of us fall asleep too. His accent is soft and French, he makes brilliant audio documentaries, mostly about historical cities and famous people ie Catherine the Great etc. I'm not so keen on some of his nature videos, so I end up listening to the historical ones many times over. I do love animals and The Discovery Channel but I could not watch his 2 hour video about trees, or his one about ants because I'd rather hear the history based ones but you may like them. He has other educational ones that I do like. Also, I think you'd like the Librivox app. Just go to Google play store or Google and type in - how to download theLibrivox app - Bob Neufeld is my favourite narrators here. Yes, the books are very old, hence, in the public domain, but it doesn't bother me because I like a mixture of book genres. Keep an eye out, above the lists of books and you should see, Bob Neufeld 's name above one. This means that he narrated some of them, at least. I even listened to stories that really wouldn't interest me normally, like The Cloak by this Russian author, I can't remember his name off hand. It's a short story that I found very boring but Bob's voice made it bearable. I enjoyed other books read by him, such as The Grimm Brother's fairytales. His voice is very deep yet soothing.

@missg.5940 3 года назад

I just wish lpad had a sensor that would pause the story when it knows l have fallen asleep.😴😴

@becceflint8793 3 года назад

Dam fine... Didn't c that coming... Makes a change! Thank you

@jimoconnor4724 3 года назад

@@mathonamoore123 à

@patriziadelorenzis378 3 года назад

Exeptional in every way, thankyou to everyone.

@rosefraley7023 3 года назад

Excellent!!!!!!....best one so far. Will make a great TV drama ..

@juliekeys1880 3 года назад

I love listening to the plays.

@miked3679 3 года назад

Great story. The actor who played Baxter was excellent. Thanks for putting this on RU-vid.

@marieannporter245 3 года назад

A really excellent listen.... Thank you very much

@carolwoodhouse4311 3 года назад

Excellent gripping story. Thank you.

@mrgarrytoo 3 года назад

Absolutely first class play ....thank you for uploading it .

@pamelaweaver3981 3 года назад

We both had a very pleasant evening. Thank you

@athenaathena1307 3 года назад

Great work thanks 👏👏👏

@janetclark9019 2 года назад

That was an excellent story.

@deegeraghty3421 3 года назад

Good drama. Thank you so much.

@annandrews3665 3 года назад

Absolutely great l could spend all day listening to all these great place thank you so much. Xx. 👋💯

@lydiamarks8577 3 года назад

I LOVED this play 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. More of the & thank you so much for sharing 👍

@debbie6036 2 года назад

Brilliant radio drama 👏 I think I'm in love 😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 Merry ! Merry Christmas 🌲💖💥🔥🎁🎀🎉🎉

@mikewellwood1412 3 года назад

A real classic this. Thank you very much for uploading it.

@debbie6036 3 года назад

Love listening to the British reader's 👍 So brilliantly done 💕💞💝❤❤❤❤❤ It's much better than watching the TV.

@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts 2 года назад

Takes me a time to remember to come back and leve feedback. As you take the time to upload these wonderful radio dramas it's right we should take the time to say thank you 😊

@ChestertonRadio 2 года назад

You're very welcome

@maryvieira1320 3 года назад

Excellent story for a rainy day,thank you

@guyhadsell3976 2 года назад

Thank you for the opportunity to listen to this exceptional radio play! The sound, production and acting were all top notch. BRAVO!

@juliea.7292 3 года назад

One of my absolute FAVORITE. THANK you for this. What an amazing cast!!!🙌

@joprent6727 3 года назад

Brilliant! Loved it. Thank you.

@squidwardtenticle1637 3 года назад

Brilliant story. Thanks for putting it on x

@patriciallamas2050 3 года назад

@Chesterton Radio Thank you so much for sharing this!! 🙏🏻 Regards from Buenos Aires! 🤗

@richardkirk5098 3 года назад

Excellent! Took me a moment to figure out the reference to Captain Oats at the end. What a superb job.

@craftybookworm8280 3 года назад

Great story. Very enjoyable.

@AuntClara0911 5 месяцев назад

This was Absolutely Brilliant kept me guessing right up till the end. The acting was exceptional as well! What an auditory & cerebral delightful Thank You for bringing this to my ears. Have never read or heard of this author before!

@janegriffiths7733 3 года назад

that was a good one, Thank you so much for bringing these brilliant dramas to us they take me back to listening to the radio as a child with my Nana. Thank you

@Jen-cc9xk 3 года назад

That's the kind of memory I wish I had! But radio plays were out of style in my childhood and I didn't have a nana. I feel as though I missed something wonderful, but I adore these plays anyway.

@janegriffiths7733 3 года назад

@@Jen-cc9xk yeah things were a lot more simple in those days,but love these radio dramas great for late night listening, hope you are keeping well, Thanks for replying

@karenlake1656 3 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyable. Lots of twists and turns. 😀

@angelsone-five7912 3 года назад

What a good play with a great setting and a remarkable ending.

@angelsone-five7912 3 года назад

@SECTION 8 Yea, ello

@kayi9236 6 месяцев назад

Thank you this excellent play!

@stephenhubber9184 3 года назад

Excellent play.

@annengaruiya3038 3 года назад

A gripping story and an excellent listen.

@bevharris3105 3 года назад

Ooh that was good!

@ccammor8474 3 года назад

Excellent! Thank you very much.

@dinahjackson8146 10 месяцев назад

VERY, VERY GOOD ! 😀😀😀

@astralworm7277 3 года назад

Heard this one before but really enjoyed listening to it again

@sandiebroomfield6245 3 года назад

Brilliant really enjoyed this story specially since listening in the Highlands on a night when the wind is howling and it is snowing outside. Very atmospheric. Doubt I'll find another to match ☺️ tonight. Thank you

@rosefraley7023 3 года назад

I feel the same .. would love to see this made into a drama on tv ....search for Afternoon Call , this will tie you over ..☺️

@mathonamoore123 3 года назад

@@rosefraley7023 hi, Is Afternoon Call a radio drama too? Please and thank you :)

@trace-elementz1343 3 года назад

I've been looking for a channel like this for 5 years; so happy to have found you tonight. I'm enjoying this immensely! A very intriguing story, well acted,..... a super production! Looking forward to listening to others. Thank You 😊!

@freespiritnufc5661 Год назад

Dark frosty and murder suspense and very well acted Brilliant from start to finish ⛄🎄👍

@davehopkins1970 3 года назад

Wow !! How good was that!! Thanks for upload

@Failte630 8 месяцев назад

This was a brilliant play. Thank you.

@mrsapplez2007 3 года назад

BRILLIANT. The actors are superb and the story of the Dale's came to life so well I was gripped from the start. Thank you

@lovelyjubbly4151 2 дня назад

A wonderful story. Listening from France in the Countryside.

@katyvdb5993 Год назад

What a wonderful find! A most ingenious detective story, very dark and chilly and atmospheric. I see several other people have already praised the quality of the sound and the voice acting, so I can only add my hearty agreement with their comments.

@eddiemunster2196 2 года назад

I don't care how many times I listened to this. A good number of years ago, I knew an older lady That would drive in front of my Auto garage. She would demand that everyone serve her with kit-gloves then minute she would drive up in front of my shop. And want, everything done for nothing, Oh, and yes in the 20th century. But everyone must have a story about certain characters in these fantastic masterpieces ( -- that we call ( -- the BBC plays I laugh everytime I hear this play Miss Lorraine is (( so damn funny )) Well as always, And probably close to the millionth time of me saying this : ( -- which I mean very sincerely, ( Thank you once again, ) for such a great Channel that I listen to almost every day !!!!! -- Until the next new play -- Or, until another play, that I've listened to, so many times, I could probably , act out a character, and recite it with a, few friends acting out the other characters

@markmunroe-hz8rf 4 месяца назад

Is the witch still alive?

@jaceek2030 3 года назад

Brilliant tale!

@lauralaladarling3775 Год назад

Thank you. This radio production of 'Colder Than of Late' was a masterful story; intriguing, atmospheric and marvellously acted by the players. Bravo! Xxxx

@joycemcleod8249 3 месяца назад

What a sad tale but I enjoyed it for the second time.

@Teapot333 3 года назад

Very enjoyable. Thanks

@angel22893 3 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyed, thanks for uploading.

@camelia9802 2 года назад

A very good play. Thanks for uploading 👍

@mellisande638 3 года назад

Excellent!!

@MrBazzabee 8 месяцев назад

Thanx Uncle Chesterton,great, marvellous play.Reminds me of when we were younger, 62 years ago and having to sleep in that field at Xmas ......those were the days.BTW.....that Horse was a bit suspicious.

@numinousbookofreview 3 года назад

A few years ago I had the pleasure of corresponding with Mr Whitmore by email. He was a gentleman.

@mathonamoore123 3 года назад

Hello, was he an interesting man? I'm sure that he was, judging by this drama.

@FreeBeatzUK 3 года назад

I've heard this before I love it!

@dannebonaparte2213 3 года назад

What a Brilliant tale!

@localbod 2 года назад

Thanks for posting. Most enjoyable listening.

@msvoyeur 3 года назад

What a wonderful story 😊

@dorothyphipps1936 3 года назад

Enjoyed this.

@davelawday6609 Год назад

That was brilliant...thanks for sharing... highly recommended listening...kind regards Dave 😁👍👍👍👍👍

@user-pl6wk3wg6d 6 месяцев назад

Very well acted, enjoyable to listen to---a 'ripping great yarn'!!!

@spanishDoll1 3 года назад

Absolutely riveting story, thanks for this

@janebrown7231 3 года назад

Brilliant production of a good drama. I worked out the perpetrator(s) and the main plot close to the beginning, not something I usually do! And still it was riveting until the end. Thanks to all! Edit: SPOILER ALERT for comments in this thread.

@mathonamoore123 3 года назад

Hi, I didn't figure out the entire plot but I was wondering, if Baxter was the 5 year old son, of the lady that died from exposure after being evicted! He seemed very anxious to go to the graveyard.

@janebrown7231 3 года назад

@@mathonamoore123 SPOILER ALERT for others! Yes, he was her son. He does admit it in the last scene. Very dramatic!

@Cheepchipsable 3 года назад

@@janebrown7231 Seemed kind of obvious in the beginning.

@janebrown7231 3 года назад

@@Cheepchipsable I thought so too.

@Cheepchipsable 3 года назад

Unfortunately it was exactly as I thought when they told the story about the woman dying in the snow - the culprit seemed so obvious I though it was too obvious. He crumbled pretty quickly IMHO.

@kathleenw 2 года назад

excellent! it reminds me of the night one of the villagers was murdered in Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie - the atmosphere and nostalgia is completely compelling