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12th Jun 2013, 11:27 AM #1
M.R. James Ghost Stories
Coming later this year to BBC Two:
MR James: The Tractate Middoth [Drama] and Ghost Writer [Documentary]
Mark Gatiss writes and directs a new version of The Tractate Middoth, a classic chiller by MR James, England's greatest ghost story writer. Gatiss will bring his distinctive wit and sense of the macabre to bear on one of James's most thrilling tales, involving a disputed will, a race against time, and something very unpleasant lurking in the library.
And in the accompanying documentary, Ghost Writer [w/t], Gatiss steps into the mind of MR James, the enigmatic English master of the supernatural story. A long-time admirer of James, Mark will try to solve one of the great literary mysteries: how this donnish Victorian bachelor, conservative by nature and a devout Anglican, created tales that continue to chill readers a century on.
Viewers will join Mark on an atmospheric journey from James's childhood home in Suffolk to Eton and on to King’s College, Cambridge, the two institutions where James spent most of his life, visiting ancient churches, moonlit quadrangles and echoing libraries along the way. By following in James’s footsteps, Mark will hope to uncover the secrets of his inspiration.
These two complementary films will reinvigorate the long and popular BBC Two tradition of a festive ghost story for audiences to enjoy over Christmas.
The executive producer is Michael Poole.
Nice to see a Ghost Story For Christmas back too!
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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10th Jul 2013, 4:29 PM #2
I'm quite looking forward to these. I just hope I remember nearer the time.
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10th Jul 2013, 5:12 PM #3
I think Radio 4 Extra still repeat Mr James' stories from time to time
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