Radio review – BBC - “The John Buchan Weekend” (1999) by Robin Brooks

Enjoyable pastiche of Buchan, which actually leans more on Hitchcock than the author himself (it even uses themes from Vertigo and North by Northwest). There’s even a touch of Total Recall – the plot involves a Buchan fan living out a fantasy Buchan weekend, only to find out that he’s in genuine danger. It’s a decent plot and there are some funny moments like the paintballers, and good acting; I wish there had been more Buchan – at least the writer acknowledges this by having the characters talk about the difference between the book and the Hitchcock film, and mentioning the women in later Hannay novels (“he liked them boyish” “oh, he was gay” etc).