The Great Detectives: The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe

9:30 PM to 10:20 PM
Thursday 27 March
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The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe

Nigel Williams investigates the truth behind Raymond Chandler's celebrated private eye Philip Marlowe. He traces Marlowe's origins from Chandler's dreams at Dulwich College, through Dashiel Hammett's Sam Spade stories and beyond, to discover he was as much knight in shining armour as hard-boiled detective

The Great Detectives: The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe airs on BBC Four HD at 9:30 PM, Thursday 27 March. (Subtitles.)
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Nigel Williams
Presenter
Elizabeth Levy
Producer
Randall Wright
Producer
Jeff Shaw
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