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Whispering (2008) by Campbell Armstrong
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Adultery and murder, classic ingredients for a psychological thriller - and this is no exception...
MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel devoted to ghost and horror stories on British radio, and to dark tales of every kind.
I have another channel, MYSTICAL MAGPIE, which is all about stories of fantasy, mythology, and adventure: www.youtube.com/@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn
If you're interested to learn about the century-long history of ghost and horror stories broadcast at Christmas on British television and radio, you might like to check out HOLLY WRAITHS (and its companion volume HOLLY TERRORS), an A-Z guide available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Lulu.com.
Holly Wraiths on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Holly-Wraiths-Christmas-Television/dp/B0BT897TMD/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BrUq97lebppRrNA1rfG1Iwh_8psukpo3As162WPO2cOvIJgEYJhO3sdg6KSUtYKb6Ur65YY6KZOVe1iAmZc2nzFuQHIAa793nyDoTQ1rCaQ.HKDMttwNF0pohymuPo34B9MrLT5gWY8jP7stkCB9_SM&qid=1719922028&sr=8-1
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Shadows of the Past (1972) by Rosemary Timperley
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Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie Rosemary Timperley wrote many a spooky tale for radio over the years - many episodes of the BBC World Service anthology 'Haunted' came from her... and this 'Afternoon Theatre' from fifty-two years ago is another tale of a haunting, of sorts. Though in this case it's a man haunted by his fragmented memories of the house in which he grew up... MYSTE...
Nightfall: Walter's Dog
มุมมอง 4014 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie The long-running 1980s Canadian horror anthology series Nightfall has recently found its way to BBC radio. The selection broadcast on the BBC is relatively small in comparison to the total number of episodes that were produced - at the moment I will be presenting only the BBC-broadcast episodes, but you can find many other Nightfall episodes on ot...
The Other Simenon - A New Lease of Life, by Georges Simenon
มุมมอง 3607 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie 'The Other Simenon' was a series of dramas on BBC Radio 4 that focused on the broader work of Georges Simenon; best known for his famous detective creation, Maigret, Simenon also produced many stories of murder and malice, often with a tightly wound psychological heart to them... MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel devoted to ghost and horror stories o...
The Twilight Zone: Night Call, by Richard Matheson
มุมมอง 3479 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie A relatively recent acquisition by the BBC, this US-made series adapted a selection of classic episodes of Rod Serling's legendary fantasy/horror anthology series. In the esteemed Mr Serling's absence, narration is provided Stacy Keach. MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel devoted to ghost and horror stories on British radio, and to dark tales of every ...
Jeremy Dyson's Never Trust a Rabbit: The Maze
มุมมอง 22412 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie Jeremy Dyson is the member of The League of Gentlemen who likes to stay behind the camera, where he's no less productive in the world of the macabre than his erstwhile colleagues. With Andy Nyman he wrote the successful stage play (and later film) 'Ghost Stories' - but many years earlier he published an anthology of dark tales, 'Never Trust a Rabb...
Five Short Stories by LP Hartley (1988) - Night Fears, read by Robert Lang
มุมมอง 32114 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie Ten years after reading five stories by Ambrose Bierce, Robert Lang returned to BBC Radio to read five tales by L.P. Hartley. Strange and insinuating, my particular favourite is 'Someone in the Lift', since discovering that this story was adapted as a short film for BBC Television and broadcast on Christmas Eve. That adaptation seems to now be los...
Don't Look Now (2024) by Daphne Du Maurier
มุมมอง 62214 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie This disturbing story by Daphne Du Maurier was previously adapted for BBC radio in 2001 (I've got that version on the channel already), and it's best known to many through Nicolas Roeg's classic film adaptation. This new radio version was part of a season of programming celebrating Du Maurier's work, broadcast in early 2024... MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is...
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2020) by Charles Dickens, starring Pippa Nixon
มุมมอง 46616 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie Charles Dickens's final work was famously left unfinished at the time of his death, leaving its conclusion a matter of speculation. Other authors have 'completed' the novel - notably Leon Garfield, whose version was the basis of an earlier radio adaptation. However, this version is the work of radio veteran (and perhaps, Legend) Mike Walker. In a ...
Nightfall: Child's Play
มุมมอง 51021 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie The long-running 1980s Canadian horror anthology series Nightfall has recently found its way to BBC radio. The selection broadcast on the BBC is relatively small in comparison to the total number of episodes that were produced - at the moment I will be presenting only the BBC-broadcast episodes, but you can find many other Nightfall episodes on ot...
The Tennant of Wildfell Hall (2011) by Anne Bronte, starring Hattie Morahan
มุมมอง 585วันที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie A new Bronte story today - there are plenty of adaptations of other stories like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights on the channel - now here's the first version of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. It's a dark tale of a mysterious woman who has fled something terrible and taken up residence in the refuge of Wildfell Hall... MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel...
The Twilight Zone: It's a Good Life, by Jerome Bixby
มุมมอง 458วันที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie A relatively recent acquisition by the BBC, this US-made series adapted a selection of classic episodes of Rod Serling's legendary fantasy/horror anthology series. In the esteemed Mr Serling's absence, narration is provided Stacy Keach. MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel devoted to ghost and horror stories on British radio, and to dark tales of every ...
Jeremy Dyson's Never Trust a Rabbit: A Last Look at the Sea
มุมมอง 317วันที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie Jeremy Dyson is the member of The League of Gentlemen who likes to stay behind the camera, where he's no less productive in the world of the macabre than his erstwhile colleagues. With Andy Nyman he wrote the successful stage play (and later film) 'Ghost Stories' - but many years earlier he published an anthology of dark tales, 'Never Trust a Rabb...
A Little Gothic Castle (1997) presented by Peggy Reynolds (Castle of Otranto)
มุมมอง 57114 วันที่ผ่านมา
Support me on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/mysteriousmagpie Peggy Reynolds explores the life and work of the creator of The Castle of Otranto... MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel devoted to ghost and horror stories on British radio, and to dark tales of every kind. I have another channel, MYSTICAL MAGPIE, which is all about stories of fantasy, mythology, and adventure: www.youtube.com/@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn If...
Nightfall: Your Fortune in Twenty Words or Less
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Nightfall: Your Fortune in Twenty Words or Less
Address Unknown (2008) by Kressman Taylor, starring Henry Goodman and Patrick Malahide
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Address Unknown (2008) by Kressman Taylor, starring Henry Goodman and Patrick Malahide
The Twilight Zone: Elegy, by Charles Beaumont
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The Twilight Zone: Elegy, by Charles Beaumont
Jeremy Dyson's Never Trust a Rabbit: City Deep
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Jeremy Dyson's Never Trust a Rabbit: City Deep
W.S. (1963) by L.P. Hartley, starring Max Adrian
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W.S. (1963) by L.P. Hartley, starring Max Adrian
The Devils Foot (2003) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by James Nickerson
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The Devils Foot (2003) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by James Nickerson
The Glamour (1993) by Christopher Priest, starring Nathaniel Parker and Linus Roache
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The Glamour (1993) by Christopher Priest, starring Nathaniel Parker and Linus Roache
Nightfall: How Did You Get My Name
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Nightfall: How Did You Get My Name
The Twilight Zone: The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, by Montgomery Pittman
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The Twilight Zone: The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, by Montgomery Pittman
Jeremy Dyson's Never Trust a Rabbit: We Who Walk Through Walls
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Jeremy Dyson's Never Trust a Rabbit: We Who Walk Through Walls
Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse (2001) by Patrick Hamilton, starring Robert Glenister
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Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse (2001) by Patrick Hamilton, starring Robert Glenister
Talk of the Devil (1979) presented by Brian Sibley
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Talk of the Devil (1979) presented by Brian Sibley
Nightfall: The Maid's Bell
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Nightfall: The Maid's Bell

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  • @alanhughs461
    @alanhughs461 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Very enjoyable 🥺

  • @adelecurry7405
    @adelecurry7405 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    My favourite ever reading!

  • @colonelkurtz4452
    @colonelkurtz4452 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Great narration this is very good

  • @alanhughs461
    @alanhughs461 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Did he say id like to see your womb 🤔😵‍💫👀🤨

  • @nick8772
    @nick8772 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Absolutely blown away by this when I first heard it on the radio. Thanks for allowing me to refresh my memory.

    • @mysteriousmagpie
      @mysteriousmagpie 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I've got a couple of other Paul Evans plays on the channel - but also a handful of little sketches of UK birds that he did especially for Halloween... his style is very distinctive...

    • @nick8772
      @nick8772 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks, I have "Owls" on my list for later.

  • @christinemartin63
    @christinemartin63 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Good story .... Beware quiet, mild-mannered accountants 😉. (Narration drags a bit.)

  • @clairegreenaway9653
    @clairegreenaway9653 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Thankyou !

  • @raftermanvn-gl8nc
    @raftermanvn-gl8nc วันที่ผ่านมา

    another great tale !

  • @janetteparr9030
    @janetteparr9030 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awful script… could have been a good story

    • @katieclarke1352
      @katieclarke1352 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Stop putting us off

    • @janetteparr9030
      @janetteparr9030 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@katieclarke1352 😆

    • @alanhughs461
      @alanhughs461 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah stop it Katie be a happy sheep not a grumpy one 👀🤨😂🤣​@@katieclarke1352

    • @alanhughs461
      @alanhughs461 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@janetteparr9030🤨🤔😵‍💫got mixed up with Janet and Katie 🥺🤣🤣

    • @alanhughs461
      @alanhughs461 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@janetteparr9030got mixed up with Janet and Katie 🤔😵‍💫🥺👀 which one is the happy sheep 🐑☹️🎶🐑👀😂🤣

  • @unclevlad3357
    @unclevlad3357 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Mary, Ann - run for your lives!

  • @WhatHaveIMade
    @WhatHaveIMade วันที่ผ่านมา

    A fantastic narration!

  • @lynnesmith5718
    @lynnesmith5718 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great story and narration, thank you!

  • @janebest8401
    @janebest8401 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    thank you throughly enjoyed this

  • @clarecoleman801
    @clarecoleman801 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yeeoo

  • @gabri41200
    @gabri41200 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Masterpiece

  • @RalphDratman
    @RalphDratman 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is there a list of the actors?

  • @evelanpatton
    @evelanpatton 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Definitely a PERFECT example of not knowing the WHOLE NARRATIVE does NOT equate to JUST ACTIONS! In fact more harm can be done out of false righteousness. It’s a definite moral tale & a reason to FIND THE MIDDLE WAY for SELF rather than working up for or against sides! Great stories were the Twilight Zone!

  • @F24586
    @F24586 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Parable of modern day seemingly .

  • @YumchaGirl
    @YumchaGirl 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fabulous! Thank you for that.

  • @DaveWright-bo8dp
    @DaveWright-bo8dp 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really enjoyed this production, although I wish it could have been longer. I gave up on the Bill Nighy version after ten minutes because I found his performance so grating. Many thanks.

  • @wattsup9718
    @wattsup9718 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Basis of the TV series 'The Charmer' (Nigel Havers as Gorse and Bernard Hepton as Stimpson)

  • @strangetrip837
    @strangetrip837 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great idea for rock music….😜

  • @allieoh1
    @allieoh1 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for this very well done dramatization of the classic story! Try to see the 1973 movie version starring the late, great Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. Really unnerving and worth the watch!

    • @mysteriousmagpie
      @mysteriousmagpie 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Oh no, I love the film - as you say, incredibly unnerving. There's an earlier BBC radio adaptation on this channel too, from about twenty years back, also well done.

    • @kimberlyrogers9953
      @kimberlyrogers9953 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gee whiz this was excellent

    • @loulou7963
      @loulou7963 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Fantastic film and the ending ! 😮😮😮

  • @jwsuicides8095
    @jwsuicides8095 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Not heard of "Someone in the Lift". What a shame the TV version is lost.

    • @mysteriousmagpie
      @mysteriousmagpie 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, it was shown as part of 'Late Night Line Up' - but rather intriguingly they *have* recently re-discovered a reading of The SIgnalman recorded for Late Night Line Up in the 1960s, performed by Emlyn Williams. I had no idea that existed either, but given that Williams's 1950s reading of the story for TV is lost, it's a wonderful compensation...

  • @kevinhickey9442
    @kevinhickey9442 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great story good acting. Music not so much

  • @ericpanissidi6761
    @ericpanissidi6761 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like the narrators voice. Don't get caught with your hand in thr cookie jar, it might be like that pain box in dune.

  • @-Reagan
    @-Reagan 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Lovely!! Thank you so very much

    • @mysteriousmagpie
      @mysteriousmagpie 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I've got several Angela Carter plays on here, including earlier versions of Vampirella...

  • @EM-lz9kg
    @EM-lz9kg 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just watched the Oscar winning film again shown v late last night 😮

  • @emcarver8983
    @emcarver8983 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is ridiculous.

  • @sanjay7pisces
    @sanjay7pisces 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for the upload ❤ Fortunes are best left untold.

  • @sanjay7pisces
    @sanjay7pisces 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It was creepy as hell. 😮

  • @legion999
    @legion999 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I liked the narration good voice. Although I don't see what's so mind-rending about being able to see into this other world

  • @andreavander6197
    @andreavander6197 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I enjoyed this story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @TedaR
    @TedaR 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That was a good episode…,a real good episode….😉😄

  • @TedaR
    @TedaR 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    He’s no Serling but Stacy Keach did well with these later productions.

  • @georgieboy9101
    @georgieboy9101 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was rather good. though I do miss the Mcainbridge demon voice, I think the way they went about it was effective.

  • @wwthenry
    @wwthenry 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was missing from TH-cam for a minute.. it maybe my 10th time listing this abridge version. Bout the book and audiobook as well but by far this bbc radio drama version is the best…

  • @ellenmendoza7246
    @ellenmendoza7246 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is Beautiful creepy.. scary child

    • @mysteriousmagpie
      @mysteriousmagpie 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's very unsettling... and quite influential, with its idea of a hugely dangerous, powerful child. In particular the film 'Looper' seems to borrow heavily from it...

  • @sylvia6785
    @sylvia6785 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That was brilliant. So well acted

  • @clairegreenaway9653
    @clairegreenaway9653 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So enjoyed this!Thankyou

  • @evelanpatton
    @evelanpatton 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautifully sad, but with a heartfelt ending!

  • @catherinedavies3727
    @catherinedavies3727 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Enjoyed this. Thank you😊

  • @alanhughs461
    @alanhughs461 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wonderful story,so atmospheric I could almost taste the salty air , beautifully read and gentle piano playing a winning combination

  • @liscatcat8756
    @liscatcat8756 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I visited whitby because of this book series 23 -26 june 2024

  • @drengskap
    @drengskap 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for posting, I'm acquiring a taste for this series.

  • @-Reagan
    @-Reagan 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    OMW - I have been looking for this EVERYWHERE! I’m so SO very excited and thankful for you to have uploaded it. This is so rare there’s hardly a footnote about it anywhere. Of course I can always count on you, My lovely Magical Maggie Magpie

  • @ThuNguyen-hm5ct
    @ThuNguyen-hm5ct 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    fantastic. thank you!!!

  • @catrinamcdermott4211
    @catrinamcdermott4211 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Loved that, huge Walpole and gothic story fan. Thank you

    • @mysteriousmagpie
      @mysteriousmagpie 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There's an adaptation of 'Castle' on the channel as well - though I dare say you' may have already heard that one...

  • @willowwobble
    @willowwobble 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you. The analysis helps us to better understand M. R. James and how he came to write his excellent ghost stories.

  • @willowwobble
    @willowwobble 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent naration and acting, especially by David March as M. R. James. It is an entertaining story, first broadcast on BBC radio in 1977.