ROKiT - Crime Radio Extra

Crime Radio Extra provides another route through the criminal and suspenseful side of ROKiT's collection. Its own timetable includes private investigators, police work, espionage and stories with a darker dramatic atmosphere. It is a separately programmed service, giving listeners an alternative sequence of archive performances within a closely related subject area.

The selection can move from a recognisable investigation to a story shaped more strongly by fear or uncertainty. That variation widens the experience beyond the procedural task of identifying an offender. Character, motive and the way an account is revealed can become as important as the case itself.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Casey Crime Photographer and Broadway Is My Beat anchor the detective side. Secrets of Scotland Yard, Whitehall 1212 and The Line Up bring police investigations into the mix, while Lights Out and Fear on Four move towards more unsettling drama. Bulldog Drummond and Spy Catcher add adventure and espionage. These series distinguish the channel's particular sequence from Crime and Suspense, even though some programmes and themes occur across both parts of the ROKiT archive.

Listeners can use the programme guide to follow individual episodes rather than treating the channel as an undifferentiated crime soundtrack. Crime Radio Extra is particularly relevant when seeking more of the network's detective and suspense material with a different daily arrangement. The emphasis remains spoken drama, with the actors' voices and the sound of the scene doing the work of visual description.