BBC Radio Drama - The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries S4L

Written by Ged Parsons
Read by Dominic Jephcott Bill Wallis
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 192 Kbps

171-176kbps - 142MB - 1hr55mins - MP3

Christopher Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for the use of blank verse, and their overreaching protagonists.

Elizabethan playwright Kit Marlowe investigates a mystery in his own unique way. Ged Parsons' adventure stars Dominic Jephcott.

The Curious Case of the Curs'd Quayside
Episode 1 of 4
The Elizabethan playwright gets a job, hires a servant and inherits a mystery. Stars Dominic Jephcott.

The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy
Episode 2 of 4
The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron would fund the worst play ever written. Stars Dominic Jephcott and Roy Hudd.

The Perplex'd Plot of the Perilous Plague
Episode 3 of 4
As London is ravaged by an epidemic, the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing. Stars Dominic Jephcott.

The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
Episode 4 of 4
The eloquent Elizabethan spy goes to Cambridge, where professors are dropping like flies. Stars Dominic Jephcott.