Francis Durbridge

Murder at the Weekend Francis Durbridge

Francis durbridge was arguably the most popular writer of mystery thrillers for BBC radio and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, after which he enjoyed a successful career as a stage dramatist. In the 1940s and 1950s Paul Temple was the number one radio detective, so it is no surprise that he appeared in many short stories in newspapers and magazines. Here are twelve Paul Temple short stories that have never been been reprinted since their original publication over seventy years ago plus four non-Temple serials. three that that appeared in Sunday newspapers and one in a television magazine.