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Ghost Stories with Christopher Lee
- Four Chilling Tales from the BBC TV Series
- Narrated by: Christopher Lee
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Radio/TV Programme
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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Summary
Horror maestro Christopher Lee reads this quartet of supernatural tales, adapted from the stories of M. R. James.
More than a century ago, M. R. James was the provost of King's College, Cambridge. He would gather together a select group of students in his rooms every Christmas Eve and give a candlelit performance of one of his superbly unsettling ghost stories. Christopher Lee recreates the spine-chilling atmosphere of those evenings, as he dons James' mantle to read these four fearful tales.
'The Stalls of Barchester': perusing the papers of Archdeacon Haynes, our narrator uncovers a hidden history of intrigue, murder, a sinister cat and some strange ecclesiastical carvings.
'The Ash Tree': when Sir Matthew Fell, squire of Castringham Hall, testifies against suspected witch Mrs Mothersole, she is found guilty and hanged. From that day forward, a series of tragic events afflict the Fell family, all seemingly linked to the old ash tree growing in the Hall grounds....
'Number 13': staying in Room 12 of the Golden Lion in the Danish town of Viborg, historian Mr Anderson is perturbed by the mystery of the room next door. Who, or what, is the inhabitant of number 13?
'A Warning to the Curious': the horrific account of an archaeologist named Paxton, who takes the fateful decision to excavate the last of the legendary East Anglian crowns - and unleashes a terrifying supernatural force....
Cast and credits:
Written by M. R. James.
Adapted by Ronald Frame.
Read by Christopher Lee.
Directed by Eleanor Yule.
Produced by Richard Downes.
Title music: Geoffrey Burgon.
Editors: James Hamilton and Phyllis Ironside.
Production manager: Monica O'Connor.
First broadcast on BBC Two on the following dates:
'The Stalls of Barchester' 23rd December 2000.
'The Ash Tree' 26th December 2000.
'Number 13' 29th December 2000.
'A Warning to the Curious' 31st December 2000.
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- Marko
- 12-12-21
I wish there was more
If anything, the only negative is that it's just four half-hour stories. Excellent narration by thw great Christopher Lee!
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-05-22
Brilliant
Christopher Lee draws you into the story's with every word fantastic work great story's
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- Mrs McW
- 05-04-22
Disappointing
Christopher Lee has an amazing voice and I was hopeful but it just wasn't very good. I barely made it through the first story but couldn't through the second. No flow