Rumpole The Age of Miracles  other ..., John Mortimer
Rumpole The Age of Miracles  other ..., John Mortimer
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Rumpole: The Age of Miracles & other stories
Three BBC Radio 4 dramatisations

Author: John Mortimer

Narrator: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, Jasmine Hyde, Nigel Anthony

Unabridged: 2 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2018

Categories: Fiction, Media Tie-in


Synopsis

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Horace Rumpole in this fourth collection of dramatic court cases

Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
Erskine-Brown is working on a sordid ABH and affray case which allegedly occurred in a Soho night club. When he and Rumpole visit the disreputable scene of the crime, they meet Maurice Machin, the editor of the Daily Beacon, whose paper is being sued for libel.

Rumpole and the Age of Miracles
Hilda's distant relation, The Reverend Timothy Donkin, looks set to be defrocked as Canon of Lawnchester Cathedral unless Rumpole can convince an Ecclesiastical Court that adultery did not take place in the nearby Saint Edithna Hotel.

Rumpole and the Tap End
Tony Timson finds himself in hot water when charged with the attempted drowning of his wife April, while sharing a bath with her. Rumpole not only defends Tony, but also finds he must protect Judge Guthrie Featherstone QC, who upsets women everywhere with sexist pronouncements about their proper place in the tub.

About John Mortimer

John Mortimer (1923–2009) was a playwright, novelist, and barrister. He wrote many radio, film, and television scripts, including the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey, and won the British Academy Writer of the Year Award in 1979. He retired from the bar in 1984 and was knighted in 1998.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susanne on October 04, 2018

I love listening to these Benedict Cumberbatch plays, but has anyone read the books as well and can tell me if these plays are true to the books? Because I really do NOT like how (view spoiler)[RUMPOLE CHEATS ON HILDA WITH PHYLLIDA AND HER TWINS ARE RUMPOLE'S NOT ERSKINE-BROWN'S!!! WTF??! (hide spoiler)] I watched the Leo McKern Ru......more

Goodreads review by Alex on February 01, 2020

This is an update on the old Rumpole of the Bailey mysteries. An older Rumpole (Timothy West) is writing his memoirs and narrates while a younger Rumpole (Benedict Cumberbatch) does the live action so to speak. While I'm sure this was done to make Rumpole of the Bailey more relevant to a new audienc......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on September 09, 2019

I listened to this audio book and loved it!!!! I love Benedict Cumberbatch!!! Love his voice and his acting! He and the other readers were amazing !!!......more

Goodreads review by Phreia on April 07, 2022

I enjoyed this very much. I laughed right out loud more than a few times while out and about running errands. A great distraction and companion once again.......more

Goodreads review by Sayema on July 10, 2020

I have listened to audiobooks, usually with only the one narrator, this was the first time I've listened to a dramatisation... and I loved it. I can understand how before TV families would gather around the radio for their favourite shows. This dramatisation covers three short tales of Rumpole gettin......more