Mark Lawson uvádí výrazné detektivní postavy moderní evropské literatury.
Nastudovalo BBC 4 v roce 2012. Premiéra 23. 10. (BBC Radio 4, 13:45 h.).
Obsah: 1. Hercule Poirot and Jules Maigret (Agatha Christie a George Simenon). Investigating Europe through crime fiction, Mark Lawson finds two big clues in Belgium. – 2. Inspector Barlach. Mark Lawson uncovers German history in the crime novels of Friedrich Dürrenmatt. – 3. Lieutenant Boruvka /Poručík Borůvka/ Mark Lawson explores Czech history in the crime fiction of Josef Škvorecký. – 4. Commissaris Van Der Valk. Mark finds out the Dutch opinion of Nicholas Freeling’s police inspector Van Der Valk. – 5. Inspector Martin Beck. Mark Lawson discusses the influence of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöo’s Martin Beck novels. – 6. Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford. How PD James’s Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell’s Wexford have charted changes in UK society. – 7. Inspector Rogas. Leonardo Sciascia used crime stories to highlight Mafia crimes. Mark Lawson investigates. – 8. PI Pepe Carvalho. Manuel Vazquez Montalban’s Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain. – 9. DCI Jane Tennison. Lynda La Plante’s DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals – argues Mark Lawson.