THE DEVIL’S CHRISTMAS
[RADIO-SERIES]
“Christmas week gets creepy on BBC Radio 2, as Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston reads a
series of classic short stories with a devilish sting in the tail for Christmas.”
[CHRONOLOGY]
THE DEVIL’S CHRISTMAS (RADIO 2, LONDON—BBC)
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December 17, 2007 “The Signalman”
[BBC RADIO: “…an eerie tale of a railway tunnel which is haunted by a
winter’s death that is yet to come…”]
SCRIPT: Frank Stirling (abridged from the story by Charles Dickens).
PERSONNEL: Christopher Eccleston (reader), Frank Stirling (producer).
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December 18, 2007 “The Necklace”
[BBC RADIO: “…In this story by Guy de Maupassant, a young wife
yearns, like Cinderella, to go to the Twelfth Night ball. Her husband gets
hold of a coveted invitation and she borrows a priceless necklace from a
friend. What happens at the party, however, ruins their lives for ever…”]
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December 19, 2007 “Thurlow’s Christmas”
[BBC RADIO: “…a haunting story about a writer who is tortured by a
Christmas story he can’t seem to finish… John Kendrick Bang’s short
story is about a demon, a mysterious stranger and a magical manuscript.
Or is it…?...”]
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December 20, 2007 “The She-Wolf”
[BBC RADIO: “…Munro Saki, a master of black comedy, provides
tonight’s final ghoulish offering… At a winter house party, one
unbearable guest claims to be a master of the dark arts. But there is
consternation all round when he turns his hostess into a wolf and can’t
turn her back again…”]
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