Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Taking Action | 20111017 | 20111018 (BBC7) 20121126 (BBC7) 20121127 (BBC7) 20140120 (BBC7) 20140121 (BBC7) 20200831 (BBC7) 20200901 (BBC7) 20200905 (BBC7) 20200906 (BBC7) | It's 1953. Our hero Lucifer Box is approaching retirement and dismayed to find that he's now more used to veneration than exhilaration. Patronised by his successor and generally feeling jaded, Box decides to take action. What better to put the spring back in his step than a date with his charming young secretary Miss Beveridge? There's also the glimmer of an exciting new case, as Box begins to investigate what - or who - caused his oldest friend Christopher Miracle to drive his car off a cliff and plunge to his death. The third in a trilogy of spoof spy novels detailing the devilishly daring adventures of debonair secret agent, Lucifer Box. Written and read by Mark Gatiss. Abridged by David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in October 2011. Spoof spy novel written and read by Mark Gatiss, featuring secret agent Lucifer Box. |
| 02 | Oblivion | 20111018 | 20111019 (BBC7) 20121127 (BBC7) 20121128 (BBC7) 20140121 (BBC7) 20140122 (BBC7) 20200901 (BBC7) 20200902 (BBC7) 20200905 (BBC7) 20200906 (BBC7) | Of an indeterminate age, Lucifer Box is heading towards retirement as Head of the Royal Academy, aka the very secret, Secret Service. Having had his advances rejected by his successor's secretary, Box heads to Soho in search of oblivion. There, he's shaken out of his self-pity when he witnesses a most curious assassination; soon he's heading across Europe, in the wake of the mysterious killer. Written and read by Mark Gatiss. Set in the 1950s, this is the third in a trilogy of spoof spy novels featuring the adventures of debonair - if now slightly decrepit - secret agent Lucifer Box. Abridged by David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in October 2011. By Mark Gatiss. Box is jolted from his self-pity when he witnesses a curious assassination |
| 03 | The Trail | 20111019 | 20111020 (BBC7) 20121128 (BBC7) 20121129 (BBC7) 20140122 (BBC7) 20140123 (BBC7) 20200902 (BBC7) 20200903 (BBC7) 20200905 (BBC7) 20200906 (BBC7) | The debonair, if now slightly decrepit, Lucifer Box has followed the trail of the mysterious assassin, Kingdom Kum, to Istanbul. Box must discover who the young man's paymaster is and the culprit behind the production of the deadly hallucinogenic drug, Black Butterfly. Written and read by Mark Gatiss. Set in 1953, this is the third in a trilogy of spoof spy novels detailing the devilishly daring adventures of secret agent, Lucifer Box. Abridged by David Jackson Young. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in October 2011. Written & read by Mark Gatiss. The trail of the deadly assassin has led Box to Istanbul. |
| 04 | Jamaica | 20111020 | 20111021 (BBC7) 20121129 (BBC7) 20121130 (BBC7) 20140123 (BBC7) 20140124 (BBC7) 20200903 (BBC7) 20200904 (BBC7) 20200905 (BBC7) 20200906 (BBC7) | Lucifer Box has learned that Kingdom Kum is a CIA operative, and that they are both investigating the same case: the poisoning of obscure members of the British establishment with a deadly hallucinogenic drug called Black Butterfly. The killer's trail has led the men to Jamaica, where the suspected next victim, Lord Battenburg, is about to chair the World Government Summit. Will they reach him in time? Written and read by Mark Gatiss. Set in 1953, this is the third in a trilogy of spoof spy novels detailing the devilishly daring adventures of secret agent, Lucifer Box. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in October 2011. Box dices with death as he probes the poisoning of members of the British establishment. |
| 05 | Deadly Adversary | 20111021 | 20111022 (BBC7) 20121130 (BBC7) 20121201 (BBC7) 20140124 (BBC7) 20140125 (BBC7) 20200904 (BBC7) 20200905 (BBC7) 20200906 (BBC7) | Having followed a trail that led from Soho to Jamaica, via Istanbul, Lucifer Box has finally come face to face with a deadly adversary from his past. Will our hero prevent him from carrying out his evil plan? Written and concluded by Mark Gatiss. Set in 1953, this is the third in a trilogy of spoof spy novels detailing the devilishly daring adventures of secret agent, Lucifer Box. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2011. Box confronts his nemesis. Written and read by the author. |