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21st Dec 2006, 6:51 PM #1
BBC4 Christmas Ghost Stories (15-22 Dec)
Following last year's dramatisation of the MR James ghost story A View From A Hill (repeated tonight at 10pm), BBC Four are screening a new version of Number 13 (starring Greg Wise) tomorrow night.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/...-stories.shtml
No 13
Adaptation of the MR James ghost story. An academic visits a small cathedral city to research its ecclesiastical history when the subject of his research begins to disturb his slumber. [AD,S]
Fri 22 Dec, 22:30-23:10 40mins Stereo Widescreen
A View from a Hill
Peter Harness's dramatisation of MR James's spooky tale follows the tradition of the BBC's classic ghost stories for Christmas. An ambitious archaeologist encounters a gruesome local legend. [S]
Thu 21 Dec, 22:00-22:40 40mins Stereo Widescreen
The MR James/Ghost Story docs from 2004/05 are also being repeated tomorrow night.
10:00 pm MR James: The Corner of the Retina
Profile of the famous author featuring interviews with admirers of his spine-chilling ficton, including Ruth Rendell and Muriel Gray. [S]
10:30 pm No 13
Adaptation of the MR James ghost story. An academic visits a small cathedral city to research its ecclesiastical history when the subject of his research begins to disturb his slumber. [AD,S]
11:10 pm The Story of the Ghost Story
A look at the history of the ghost story, from tradition and folklore via the Gothic novel to the present, offering insights into the work of some of the genre's greatest writers. [S]
Some good stuff in there.
Shame there are no archive repeats this year, though.
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22nd Dec 2006, 9:09 AM #2
I'm going to miss this, is it being repeated at all?
“If my sons did not want wars, there would be none.” - Gutle Schnaper Rothschild
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22nd Dec 2006, 7:34 PM #3
This sounds quite good. I liked MR James' The Signalman and Whistle and I'll Come to You.
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18th Feb 2007, 3:40 PM #4
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9th Dec 2007, 1:57 PM #5
No new Christmas Ghost Story this year, but they're repeating a few old ones:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/...-stories.shtml
Originally Posted by BBC Four
There's also this classic archive gem on Saturday 22nd December:
Originally Posted by Radio Times
Original BBC 1972 details
More spoilery info below:
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1155743/index.html (SPOILERS!)
Produced by Innes Lloyd, Louis Marks as Script Editor, Visual Effects by John Friedlander and Clive Swift in the cast! What more do you need?
Can someone please change the dates in the thread title to 15th-22nd December?
Cheers
Edited to add: Many thanks.Last edited by Milky Tears; 10th Dec 2007 at 12:12 AM.
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