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.
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.
We mostly just have rain over the winter although when it does snow here the roads over the moor quickly disappear. The rain is boring but better for the horses who will not freeze to death as the horses did in the story, Rollicking good tale thanks
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.
Last time I tried listening to this I drifted off to sleep. Just getting back to it in Sept. 2024. Thanks for putting up these wonderful productions for our enjoyment. The sound production is excellent.
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.
@@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.
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!
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
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.
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! 👇💜🙃
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.
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 😊
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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
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.
@@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
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 😊!
Thank you. This radio production of 'Colder Than of Late' was a masterful story; intriguing, atmospheric and marvellously acted by the players. Bravo! Xxxx
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.
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
Synopsis: The corpse of a prominent landowner is found tied to a tree with empty eye sockets in the snowy wastes of the Yorkshire dales. Unfortunately there is no shortage of suspects.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Laying on my sick bed and came across this wonderful play. Made my day enjoyable
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 😢.
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. 😊
We mostly just have rain over the winter although when it does snow here the roads over the moor quickly disappear. The rain is boring but better for the horses who will not freeze to death as the horses did in the story, Rollicking good tale thanks
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.
What lovely words. It's what life is all about, isn't it? The feeling of safety and gratitude makes for a rich life.
Last time I tried listening to this I drifted off to sleep. Just getting back to it in Sept. 2024. Thanks for putting up these wonderful productions for our enjoyment. The sound production is excellent.
I so love these BBC radio programs. Great acting, ambiance well presented. Thank you for these entertaining and atmospheric dramas.
Thank you! Heard this 40+ years ago, never forgotten it, didn't think I'd ever hear it again.
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.
No snow !! Try Texas !!
You described the scene so well, maybe you should give writing a try ✍️
@@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.
@@JoanKentBible yes ma'am I just finished doing that my self 😉 great minds think alike
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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. 🧡🇮🇪💚
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!
Thank you Tottie Mae.....I always appreciate a synopsis
Cheers from Canada North
Thank you for your summaries, Wayne!
Synopsis much appreciated! Cheers from H-town.
Thank you Tottie once again from the Wirral
@@janegriffiths7733 I just found out where the Wirral is! Yay!!!😄
All of these stories make me wish I was a whisky drinker. Lol
That has got to be one of the finest radio plays I've ever heard
Thank you this excellent play!
I normally fall.asleep before the end of most stories listened to at night. This one kept me awake
Excellent .0210hrs.
i put these storieas on to help me sleep
Can't wait for this. Ive never seen so many accolades before for one play. 😊 Here goes. 😊
Excellent play. Great actors. I'm sure I'll listen again. 😊😊
Ingenious, captivating and believable. A village with so much to hide and so cold.
That was a good one! Never suspected that ending!
So much for falling asleep! Brilliant story!
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
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.
A pub would be lovely.
@@janetcw9808 definitely 💖
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! 👇💜🙃
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.
Thank you for the opportunity to listen to this exceptional radio play! The sound, production and acting were all top notch.
BRAVO!
Absolutely great l could spend all day listening to all these great place thank you so much. Xx. 👋💯
Still snowed in East Tennessee..love these wonderful dramas
Very enjoyable play for a cold winter afternoon.
Excellent story for a rainy day,thank you
Excellent!!!!!!....best one so far.
Will make a great TV drama ..
Thoroughly enjoyed this story. 10/10
The very best of writing and the tension was almost unbearable. Thank you Chesterton.
Thank you for sharing this beautifully produced play! Your effort is greatly appreciated!!
Wow! What a twist! I love these old BBC stories
A real classic this. Thank you very much for uploading it.
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 😊
You're very welcome
Absolutely first class play ....thank you for uploading it .
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.
@Chesterton Radio Thank you so much for sharing this!! 🙏🏻 Regards from Buenos Aires! 🤗
Very atmospheric, which adds to the enjoyment.
So GLAD I FOUND THIS !! BRILLIANT !!
Fantastic story. And a great title. ❤
Listening to this while watching the snow come down. Great stuff 👏👍🏾👌
Great story. The actor who played Baxter was excellent. Thanks for putting this on RUclips.
A wonderful story. Listening from France in the Countryside.
We both had a very pleasant evening. Thank you
I love listening to the plays.
Brilliant radio drama 👏 I think I'm in love 😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 Merry ! Merry Christmas 🌲💖💥🔥🎁🎀🎉🎉
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.
Absolutely fantastic!!
Excellent gripping story. Thank you.
Love listening to the British reader's 👍 So brilliantly done 💕💞💝❤❤❤❤❤ It's much better than watching the TV.
I love this channel, nothing more relaxing than having a story read to you, pure luxury ☺️👍🏼💕
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.
I just wish lpad had a sensor that would pause the story when it knows l have fallen asleep.😴😴
Dam fine... Didn't c that coming... Makes a change! Thank you
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Exeptional in every way, thankyou to everyone.
Makes me want to drink whiskey and eat a ham sandwich with Mustard. Seen that in the 39 steps. Yum. Great story.
One of my absolute FAVORITE. THANK you for this. What an amazing cast!!!🙌
Brilliant! Loved it. Thank you.
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!
A really excellent listen.... Thank you very much
Just found this radio. Love to listen to mysteries
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
I LOVED this play 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. More of the & thank you so much for sharing 👍
Excellent! Truly Excellent!😃
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
Is the witch still alive?
Good drama. Thank you so much.
Wow !! How good was that!! Thanks for upload
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
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.
@@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
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 😊!
This was a brilliant play. Thank you.
Great work thanks 👏👏👏
Fantastic story
Thoroughly enjoyed, thanks for uploading.
Thank you. This radio production of 'Colder Than of Late' was a masterful story; intriguing, atmospheric and marvellously acted by the players. Bravo! Xxxx
Brilliant story. Thanks for putting it on x
That was an excellent story.
Thanks for posting.
Most enjoyable listening.
What a good play with a great setting and a remarkable ending.
@SECTION 8 Yea, ello
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.
That's great...😂
A gripping story and an excellent listen.
Heard this one before but really enjoyed listening to it again
Excellent!
Took me a moment to figure out the reference to Captain Oats at the end.
What a superb job.
Excellent play.
Great story. Very enjoyable.
Very well acted, enjoyable to listen to---a 'ripping great yarn'!!!
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
I feel the same .. would love to see this made into a drama on tv ....search for Afternoon Call , this will tie you over ..☺️
@@rosefraley7023 hi, Is Afternoon Call a radio drama too? Please and thank you :)
Synopsis: The corpse of a prominent landowner is found tied to a tree with empty eye sockets in the snowy wastes of the Yorkshire dales. Unfortunately there is no shortage of suspects.
What a sad tale but I enjoyed it for the second time.
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you.
A very good play. Thanks for uploading 👍
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.
Very enjoyable. Thanks
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.
That was brilliant...thanks for sharing... highly recommended listening...kind regards Dave 😁👍👍👍👍👍
A few years ago I had the pleasure of corresponding with Mr Whitmore by email. He was a gentleman.
Hello, was he an interesting man? I'm sure that he was, judging by this drama.
Ooh that was good!
Very pleasant and witty! ❤
Dark frosty and murder suspense and very well acted Brilliant from start to finish ⛄🎄👍
Brilliant tale!
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.
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.
@@mathonamoore123 SPOILER ALERT for others!
Yes, he was her son. He does admit it in the last scene. Very dramatic!
@@janebrown7231 Seemed kind of obvious in the beginning.
@@Cheepchipsable I thought so too.
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.
Absolutely riveting story, thanks for this
Excellent play what a cast. Superb and brillent acting and voice.
Excellent!!
Excellent!!
Mid winter in NZealand and waiting for snow.
Thank you
VERY, VERY GOOD ! 😀😀😀