The Weak Spot - John Lawson - BBC Saturday Night Theatre

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @plsingh2086
    @plsingh2086 Місяць тому +11

    I love these dramas with their quirky and a variety of themes And i really enjoy the accent . Every night i switch off lights and listen to one drama before sleeping.

    • @ChestertonRadio
      @ChestertonRadio  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you for listening! You can find all our plays like this in our playlist linked here: Plays.ChestertonRadio.com

  • @aprilskies1051
    @aprilskies1051 3 роки тому +59

    Just listened to this on 18th Jan and my haggis is in the fridge, painting of Robert Burns on the wall and my late father's Burns' book beside me. Really enjoyed this fun drama , thank you

    • @alansawden7345
      @alansawden7345 3 роки тому +4

      That is a lovely tale in itself!

    • @colinglass1342
      @colinglass1342 3 роки тому +1

      I've never eaten haggis before although me being brittish from london i suppose eating haggis is a scottish tradition at christmas I've seen black pudding in sainsbury store never tried them Am i missing something out here. I do like a bit of the hard stuff occasionaly a stiff scotch whisky now there's a drink if there ever was. wonder where the term scotch on the rocks came from

  • @tuna1388
    @tuna1388 3 роки тому +17

    Thank you so much for all you do. Your stories are keeping me sane.

  • @kevinwilkinson5963
    @kevinwilkinson5963 3 роки тому +11

    Thanks for posting these. Thoroughly enjoyable

  • @wondershaw3356
    @wondershaw3356 3 роки тому +30

    Thankbyou so very much for all your hard work, so that we can enjoy these really great plays.
    Keep up the good work

  • @jacqui7672
    @jacqui7672 3 роки тому +41

    Thank you for searching and uploading these dramas for our entertainment. Much appreciated.

  • @valeriejohnson5283
    @valeriejohnson5283 3 роки тому +20

    Archie was so funny.😂Thank you dear boy for uploading these dramas.💙

    • @garyboyle695
      @garyboyle695 3 місяці тому +1

      Archie was a pain in the butt.

  • @alansawden7345
    @alansawden7345 3 роки тому +58

    These are so much better than the plays we get on radio these days.

    • @ikrat9456
      @ikrat9456 3 роки тому

      How's that?

    • @bobclark6703
      @bobclark6703 3 роки тому +15

      @@ikrat9456 Because they are so politically correct they are stifling creativity. Not true to normal life, just a life the powers that be want for us.

    • @johnneville403
      @johnneville403 3 роки тому +6

      @@bobclark6703 Spot on.

    • @maureenhumphries8607
      @maureenhumphries8607 4 місяці тому +4

      Absolutely agree.

    • @JohnPaynter-v4d
      @JohnPaynter-v4d 3 місяці тому +3

      ​@@bobclark6703couldn't agree more. Or they skew it to make "certain" groups to be racist or dumb.

  • @kazneasham9110
    @kazneasham9110 2 місяці тому +6

    Just love radio plays. Listen to them in bed!!!!!!😊

  • @carolewilson1311
    @carolewilson1311 3 роки тому +23

    I think world bad place at the moment but finding these plays has been worth it when you stuck in bed as I am.i got through the classic lit apart from hamlet Koran and bible sad to say I fall asleep to those three but these plays pure joy👏😀👍

    • @cruisepaige
      @cruisepaige 3 роки тому +1

      I hope you can read better than you can write.

    • @susanhawkins5914
      @susanhawkins5914 3 роки тому +11

      Carol - your writing and sentiments are fine 👌... thanks so much for sharing

    • @AB-nr8cu
      @AB-nr8cu 3 роки тому +7

      @@cruisepaige why be so unpleasant?

    • @mayena1896
      @mayena1896 3 роки тому +8

      @@cruisepaige As a native English speaker, you are quick to act superior but completely ignorant to the fact that social media platforms are accessible to people all over the world. China may be an exception.
      Also no one has any idea what another person is experiencing in their life or if they may have a disability.

    • @kimneilson3156
      @kimneilson3156 3 роки тому

      Forget the koran.
      There's a reason the Christian bible has a second book.
      We became more enlightened.

  • @astleyjanet2133
    @astleyjanet2133 3 роки тому +15

    Thanks so much for these fantastic dramas. I really enjoyed this one, love the humour.

  • @barbarabarclay6769
    @barbarabarclay6769 4 місяці тому +3

    Thank you
    So enjoy these rDio dramas, we don't get anything like these in South Africa.

  • @beana666
    @beana666 3 роки тому +53

    Thanks for putting these dramas on for us to enjoy. I would REALLY appreciate it if you could give a short resume (blurb) of each plot as I have no idea if the dramas are what I fancy listening to. Thanks.

  • @colinglass1342
    @colinglass1342 3 роки тому +10

    This Would of made a great movie had to listen to this drama four times fell of to sleep half way through

  • @kazneasham9110
    @kazneasham9110 3 роки тому +25

    Books and radio plays ... great for conjuring up images in your mind😊

  • @evolveausevolveaus
    @evolveausevolveaus 3 роки тому +11

    Thank you for sharing this 👌🕵️‍♂️🧐😷

  • @athenaathena1307
    @athenaathena1307 3 роки тому +7

    Great work thanks

  • @mikewellwood1412
    @mikewellwood1412 3 роки тому +14

    A most entertaining story. Very enjoyable. And quite sophisticated for 1970 (when I think it said it was first broadcast). I'm thinking of the (illicit) transfer of money by computer (in addition to the more traditional forms of robbing the bank in question.
    Someone asked for a synopsis, and this is going to be fairly brief and oblique: someone knows about a very easy way into bank premises and puts this information into the hands of people knowledgeable and ruthless enough to make use of this information. (Ruthless, but not violent - as someone else says, there is no violence in this story, which makes a pleasant change).
    But the main partners in the robbery have their own secret plans to make sure that they each get the major share of the profits. What could possibly go wrong ... ?
    I was convinced that the actor playing Pyrus was the same one who plays Maurice, Charles Paris's agent in the Radio 4 Charles Paris series (Jon Glover), but it wasn't. Had exactly the same voice and mannerisms though.
    Like someone else, I also needed to listen to some bits twice to get some of the detail, and I might listen a third time, but it won't be a hardship! :-)
    Thank you for uploading this.

    • @mikewellwood1412
      @mikewellwood1412 3 роки тому +1

      Just re-listened: still just as much fun. 🙂

    • @Wendyj55
      @Wendyj55 4 місяці тому

      I'll have to listen again too

  • @granthurlburt4062
    @granthurlburt4062 6 місяців тому +7

    Thanks for posting!

  • @dp-6730
    @dp-6730 3 роки тому +8

    Thank you for a great experience.

  • @timwoods3173
    @timwoods3173 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you

  • @elainepayne7047
    @elainepayne7047 3 роки тому +15

    Thanks all for your comments, l rely on them. Going to listen whilst preparing for bedtime.

  • @hanneshuette
    @hanneshuette 5 місяців тому +4

    Thank you 😊

  • @philiphema2678
    @philiphema2678 Місяць тому +2

    Having watched so much British TV and listened to an equal amount of radio there are two things that I, as a Kiwi, hv noticed: when moving from room to room how they close doors and the other thing is how obsequious they are to their bosses. Just saying!

  • @lynn5050
    @lynn5050 3 місяці тому +1

    I didn't want them to be caught! 😂

  • @rickhitchcock5991
    @rickhitchcock5991 8 днів тому

    Very nicely done! Rick kansas,usa

  • @brendabarrowable
    @brendabarrowable 3 роки тому +5

    Wonderful play. Old fashioned manners and no violence which I found refreshing. Dense plot development with several characters cheating on others but the police becoming the winners. A neat twist when they are about to arrest the bank manager. Worth a second listen. Brenda

  • @TheBobbymcd
    @TheBobbymcd 3 роки тому +9

    thanks,these are great and help me sleep

  • @cynk956
    @cynk956 6 місяців тому +6

    It would be beneficial to have a synopsis.

  • @clivejones1152
    @clivejones1152 3 роки тому +18

    Light hearted heist drama set in Scotland.

  • @adeladd7638
    @adeladd7638 3 роки тому +3

    Further to below,it would be good to know the original transmission date,if you have it.

  • @grimtt
    @grimtt 3 роки тому +7

    Nice! Every time Mr Pyrus says “My dear boy” I wanted to fish slap him! 😂

  • @DevonDumpling123
    @DevonDumpling123 3 роки тому +4

    There’s a spoiler on here so don’t read comments first I did!

  • @simonbroackes4178
    @simonbroackes4178 4 місяці тому

    all good, but can you post resumees please

  • @Tomboy517
    @Tomboy517 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for your efforts, but the excruciating whistle in the background of the audio drives me insane. I couldn't finish this performance (((

  • @cherylruhr6001
    @cherylruhr6001 3 роки тому +5

    Can anyone explain the ending? I don't get it

    • @TheBobbymcd
      @TheBobbymcd 3 роки тому +2

      i dont get either, i was with it intil the very end..i'l need to listen to the end a few times...let me know if you made any progress with it.

    • @stevie-ray2020
      @stevie-ray2020 3 роки тому

      What do you think was transferred to that safety-deposit-box which he was on his way to collect at the branch which hadn't been closed down?

    • @Wendyj55
      @Wendyj55 4 місяці тому

      I'm in the same boat as you two who didn't get it 😅😅

  • @stewartlancaster6155
    @stewartlancaster6155 10 місяців тому +4

    lack of synopsis is a deplorable oversight

    • @garyboyle695
      @garyboyle695 3 місяці тому +3

      Start your own channel then.

  • @SusanMolloy
    @SusanMolloy 3 місяці тому

    🎉😂❤

  • @LizHoward-K
    @LizHoward-K 2 місяці тому

    You cant be understood.

  • @rocknrollmouseuk
    @rocknrollmouseuk 3 роки тому +2

    Good play, but nasty squeaking background noise means it hurts to listen

    • @steveeyre6975
      @steveeyre6975 3 роки тому +2

      Must be a Mouse in the background 🤣🤣🤣

    • @iap-ug3oy
      @iap-ug3oy 3 роки тому +2

      No squeaking from where I am listening …the audio is perfect. .

    • @rocknrollmouseuk
      @rocknrollmouseuk 3 роки тому +1

      @@iap-ug3oy Just re-tried listening on two different laptops - the high pitched squeek/drone is there on both, although not so prounounced on one, so it could be made worse by the frequency responce of the speakers on my main machine.

    • @davidarundel6187
      @davidarundel6187 2 роки тому +1

      Sounds good to my ear - no mousy noises or crackles even hisses.

  • @dianapeek6936
    @dianapeek6936 7 місяців тому

    Not impressed, the end was so obvious.