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The Scarlet Highwayman is being transmitted from Broadcasting House. The actors, engineers and producers are all nervous at the prospect of the live transmission and are obviously delighted when it proves to be a success. One of the best and most credible scenes is the one in which the actor Sidney Parsons is 'murdered'.

Not usually an animated performer, he is surprisingly impressive here. But then his body is found in Studio 7C and it transpires that he really has been murdered. And that everyone who heard the play had heard him die. But who did it?

Written in 1934 by Val Gielgud and Holt Marvell. Gielgud (brother of John) worked in 大象传媒 Radio throughout the 1930s.

Read by Tim McInnerny

Abridged by Lucy Ellis
Produce by Clive Brill
A Brill production for 大象传媒 Radio 4