M.R. James's Echoes from the Abbey (1984) by Sheila Hodgson

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Sheila Hodgson wrote a series of radio plays based on the notes left by M.R. James for stories he had, as he put it, 'tried to write'. Never broadcast as a series per se they appeared occasionally over many years, finally culminating in The Boat Hook in the early 1990s, which I've already posted...
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[@pollyanne234]

Excellent t

[@staceymccook5424]

Hi. As you know, I love these dramas but I was thinking about a drama that I heard many years ago. It’s a dramatisation of the Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackery. I thought it might be good for your second channel when you start it.
I’ve only heard the dramatisation of the rose and the ring ones, so I don’t really remember it, but I think it stars Prunella Scales.

[@mysteriousmagpie]

That sounds like the one from 1997ish... I used to have that on cassette, but I don't know if I ever digitised it...

[@staceymccook5424]

@@mysteriousmagpie I wonder if it’s available on CD.
I must take a look. Another good drama is the Snow Queen, starring Dirk, Bogart and Diana Rigg.
It’s usually repeated at Christmas time on BBC Radio 4 extra.
I recently bought the radio 4 dramatisation of Stardust by Neil Gaiman.

[@davidcolley7714]

Shelia Hodgson should try her talents in another direction. As that was awful