Anton Lesser and
Anna Madeley star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of
Lindsay Davis's third bestseliing Falco novel featuring the Roman detective.
Venus in Copper finds our hero being hired by a family of rich freed slaves to investigate Severina Zotica, a widow whose previous three husbands have mysteriously died. Now she is about to marry one of the Hortensii clan: but is it love, or is she simply after his money?
It seems like a straightforward job, until Severina's latest fiance is murdered. What follows leads Falco on a dangerous trail of poison, revenge and property development. Not to mention fortune-tellers, snake dancers, a talkative parrot, a culinary encounter with a turbot, and an unannounced visit from the Emperor's son.
Meanwhile, he is trying to repair his on-off relationship with senator's daughter Helena Justina, and avoid getting on the wrong end of some villainous attacks...
Venus in Copper follows on from BBC Radio 4's hugely successful dramatisations of The Silver Pigs and Shadows in Bronze . Anna Madeley returns as Helena Justina, along with Ben Crowe as Falco's best friend Petronius, Jonathan Keeble as Titus Caesar and Frances Jeater as Falco's interfering mother.
Written By : Various
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours
Type : Radio Shows
Humor
British
Price : $18.99
Four episodes of classic comedy from the days when the Civil Service had a sense of humour.... More info... |
Written By : Laurie Wyman
Narrator : Full Cast Performance
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours
Type : Humor
British
Radio Shows
Price : $18.99
The Navy Lark kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977. More info... |
Written By : Laurie Wyman
Narrator : Full Cast Performance
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 1 hour 50 minutes
Type : Humor
British
Radio Shows
Price : $13.99
The Navy Lark kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977. More info... |
Written By : Armando Iannucci
Narrator : Full-Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 27 minutes
Type : Radio Shows
Contemporary
British
Humor
Price : $5.25
Part 3 of Series 2. Armando Iannucci and his guests return with a heady mix of topical sketches, chat and lots of lies, in front of a live audience. More info... |
