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Introducing the Whodunnits collection

What to expect from BBC Radio 4 and 4 Extra’s treasure trove of murder mysteries.

• 1 min
• 11 Jul 2023

5. Aladdin's Cave

A gambling club owner appears to be at the centre of Bill Galbraith's latest mystery.

• 30 mins
• 01 Nov 1977

5. A Casualty Of War

A woman missing since 1945 is seen in a deserted guest house. Thomas Soutar investigates.

• 45 mins
• 19 Apr 2011

Series 4

4. The Mystery of the Scarlet Thread

Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Prof SFX Van Duson.

• 28 mins
• 21 Nov 2016

5. Final Communion

Sue knows who the next victim will be, and where the killing will take place.

• 15 mins
• 23 Apr 2004

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 3

The Ferrers Documents

What is the link between a landlord, a missing witness and a break-in at Baker Street?

• 45 mins
• 16 Jan 2009

McLevy in the New World: Series 2

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble

Jean’s deadly enemy, the Countess, arrives in San Francisco.

• 44 mins
• 01 Feb 2024

4. The Strange Case

When a government minister dies, Edgar Wallace's detective sets out to uncover the truth.

• 30 mins
• 01 Nov 2007

Series 2

5. Connection

DCI Greave investigates a series of murders. Stars Lia Williams.

• 15 mins
• 29 Jan 2016

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair

Presenting Mr Gregory

Paul sends out invitations to a very special party at the Madrid club.

• 30 mins
• 11 Sep 2013

Series 3

The Dandelion and the Orchid

How thin is the line between love and hate?

• 44 mins
• 31 Jan 2024

10. Coma

Who is the woman found in the snow? Joe goes back to the ICU to see his old friend Marion.

• 14 mins
• 14 Feb 2020

Protection

Control

Detective series Stone created by Danny Brocklehurst. Ep 5 by Martin Jameson.

• 44 mins
• 05 Feb 2021

Episode 10

A twist in the tale in this final instalment.

• 17 mins
• 15 Dec 2021

Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One

3. Five Star Killing

The detective heads to a glitzy London hotel, where a woman is found dead.

• 45 mins
• 18 May 1999

Series 6

A Thing

By Nick Walker. Annika gives evidence at the trial of a revenge case.

• 14 mins
• 21 Jun 2020

Trueman and Riley: The Early Years

High Windows

When a car thief in Hull dies in mysterious circumstances, the detectives investigate.

• 43 mins
• 15 Dec 2021

Series 8

Tanya and Natalie

Roy Williams's crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. 3/3 Tanya and Natalie.

• 44 mins
• 27 Jan 2021

Series 4

8. On the Run

Brook and Tully have an armed robbery, a shoot-out and a five year-old murder to solve.

• 30 mins
• 12 Aug 1985

3. The Price of Silence

True crime. Charles Nicholl investigates the death of playwright Christopher Marlowe.

• 44 mins
• 16 May 2022