M. R. JAMES STORIES
[RADIO-SERIES]
[Radio 4 Extra Newsletter, Friday 26tth August] “Derek Jacobi introduces these ghostly tales
from another master of the short story, MR James. Dramatised by Chris Harrald and directed by
Gemma Jenkins.”
M. R. JAMES STORIES (RADIO 7, LONDON—BBC)
[Monday—2:45-3:00 PM]
December 21, 2009 “Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”
[RADIO 4 EXTRA NEWSLETTER: “…A Professor uncovers a curious artifact
from the ruins of a Templar preceptor in Norfolk…”]
CAST: Rachel Atkins, Nicholas Boulton, Jamie Glover, Ben Onwukwee.
EXTANT RECORDING
[Tuesday—2:45-3:00 PM]
December 22, 2009 “The Tractate Middoth”
[RADIO 4 EXTRA NEWSLETTER: “…A diligent curator gets caught up in
the schemes off [sic] the mysterious Dr. Rant when he’s sent down to the
library stacks to retrieve an obscure manuscript…”]
CAST: Sam Dale, Joseph Millson, John Rowe, Joannah Tincey.
EXTANT RECORDING
[Wednesday—2:45-3:00 PM]
December 23, 2009 “Lost Hearts”
[RADIO 4 EXTRA NEWSLETTER: “…When a young boy goes to live with his
uncle, he begins to have troubled dreams of ghostly figures…”]
CAST: Katy Cavanagh, Jordan Clarke, James D’Arcy, Sophie Roberts.
EXTANT RECORDING
[Thursday—2:45-3:00 PM]
December 24, 2009 “The Rose Garden”
[RADIO 7: “…Derek Jacobi introduces a ghostly tale of the Goodmans,
who unwittingly open a doorway to a turbulent past…”]
CAST: Anton Lesser.
[Friday—2:45-3:00 PM]
December 25, 2009 “Number 13”
[RADIO 7: “Derek Jacobi introduces another classic ghost tale. Why
doesn’t Doctor Anderson’s hotel have a room 13?...”]
CAST: Julian Rhind-Tutt.