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).