Ghost Stories for Christmas

E1. The Stalls of Barchester

Dec 23, 2000 · 30m

While cataloguing the collections of Barchester Cathedral library, Dr Black stumbles across an intriguing box of papers belonging to former Archdeacon Haynes. In it, he discovers a hidden history of blood guilt and macabre supernatural revenge.

E2. The Ash Tree

Dec 26, 2000 · 30m

A nobleman who will have no truck with superstition inherits a stately home overshadowed by a tree concealing an ancient curse.

E3. Number 13

Dec 29, 2000 · 30m

Dissatisfied with his hotel room, Professor Anderson demands to be moved to number 12 where he can work undisturbed. But, infuriated by the ghoulish noises made nightly by his neighbour, he is soon driven to investigate the diabolical secrets of the old hotel and its mysteriously vanishing room 13.

E4. A Warning to the Curious

Dec 31, 2000 · 30m

Christopher Lee reads a chilling tale by Victorian writer MR James. A horrific account, based on a true story, of the discovery of the last of the legendary East Anglian Crowns.