Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford

Foreign BodiesSeries 1
Episode 6 of 15

Mark Lawson talks to the creators of police sleuths Adam Dalgliesh and Reginald Wexford: PD James and Ruth Rendell.

PD James's Adam Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Reginald Wexford first appeared in novels written in 1962 and 1964.

Mark Lawson continues his series about the way crime fiction has depicted modern European history by looking at the shifts in UK society they have encountered from rural racism and road rage to fears about changes in the Church of England and the rise of an environmental movement.

Producer: Robyn Read

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.

Catch an extended interview with PD James on the Front Row Crime Writers' Archive.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 May 201902:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

Sweden - Inspector Martin BeckSeries 1

Next

Sicily - Inspector RogasSeries 1

See all episodes from Foreign Bodies

Broadcasts

  • Mon 29 Oct 201213:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 26 Jul 201314:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 10 Oct 201614:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 11 Oct 201602:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 6 May 201914:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 7 May 201902:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

Featured in...