CHRISTOPHER LEE’S FIRESIDE TALES
[RADIO-SERIES]
“Christopher Lee reads five classic tales of the supernatural by various authors.”
“Christopher Lee, connoisseur of the supernatural, invites listeners to draw up a chair by the
fireside to hear his selection of chilling tales.
ORIGINATION: Radio 2, London (BBC)
DURATION: December 26-30, 2004.
PERSONNEL: Christopher Lee (reader), Frank Stirling (producer).
EXTANT RECORDINGS: The entire series of five stories.
[CHRONOLOGY]
CHRISTOPHER LEE’S FIRESIDE TALES (RADIO 2, LONDON—BBC)
[Sunday-Thursday—11:45 PM-12:00 MIDNIGHT]
December 26, 2004 “The Black Cat”
[“…A chilling tale of murder, cat-swinging and feline retribution…”]
SCRIPT: (from the story by Edgar Allan Poe).
December 27, 2004 “The Man of Science”
[“…A piquant tale of revenge in which a doctor is hunted from beyond the
grave and meets more than his match in a pile of old bones…”]
SCRIPT: (from the story by Jerome K. Jerome).
December 28. 2004 "John Charrington’s Wedding”
[“…”‘Alive or dead, I mean to be married on Thursday!’ But no rice is
thrown and only the funeral bell tolls at this wedding from hell…”]
SCRIPT: (from the story by E. A. Nesbit).
December 29, 2004 “The Man and the Snake”
[“…A man scoffs while reading about a serpent with hypnotic powers in
an old scientific tome…”]
SCRIPT: (from the story by Ambrose Bierce).
December 30, 2004 “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs)
[“…A sinister talisman from a far-off land brings death, misery and
untold horror to a dear old couple in an isolated cottage…”]
SCRIPT: (from the story by W. W. Jacobs).