You Must Listen (2023) by Nigel Kneale, starring Toby Jones

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Made for Radio 4 by Bafflegab Productions,, this is a contemporary re-recording of a classic radio play by the late, great Nigel Kneale (creator of Quatermass). Sadly many examples of Kneale's work have been lost - but plays like this gives the chance to hear them once again, albeit with a contemporary cast. This particular story is about a 'haunted' telephone line - a simple enough idea but played out to good effect.
Bafflegab have produced a number of other spooky radio plays which will never appear on this channel, but which I can definitely recommend. This includes fresh new adaptations of Dickens's The Signalman and M.R. James's The Ash Tree. If you're curious, have a quick look at their commercially available output: bafflegab.co.u...
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If you're interested to know more 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.
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[@CJBerry-ph6cx]

Kneale always knew how to combine technology and the supernatural so well. Thanks for this.

[@JanetElson]

I recognise Toby Jones voice. Wonderful.

[@tripleAplay7]

Thanks for posting

[@MartinJackson-tb6xc]

Disturbing and different as it always is with Nigel Kneale

[@daveturner4134]

I remember listening to this when it was first broadcast. Such an amazing drama

[@martinascalzerle1330]

Greta play! Thanks for uploading it.

[@Dudderlyful]

That was great!

[@mysteriousmagpie]

You might also enjoy 'The Road' - it's quite a different kind of ghost story, but it's by the same writer and like this play is a modern recreation of a long-lost production... That's on the channel at present, though I dare say it's on some other youtube channels too...

[@johnneville403]

@@mysteriousmagpie The Road, which I seem to remember you also posted, is fantastic!

[@mysteriousmagpie]

@@johnneville403 I agree; I met somebody once who remembered seeing the TV version, sadly lost to us now... but I love that radio can come to the rescue and bring these things back to us...

[@monsider]

1952 was a leap year, so was it exactly a year later?

[@BartholamewSmithethethird-w8b]

Then the cat saw the bird on the roof. Absolutely amazing. Being a German from Bermuda this is much appreciated. Steak medium to well done

[@northernlights8126]

Superb production.The cast were wonderful.What an eerie story.

[@mysteriousmagpie]

There's another play by the same writer that may interest you - it's called The Road, and like this one it's a recreation of a lost play (though in this case the original was on TV). That's on this channel if you're curious.

[@benwolk6494]

Nicely done... well-written, well-acted and creepy.

[@alanhughs461]

🤯not for me triggering my auditory delusion s 🙆🤦🥴

[@evelanpatton]

You are so faithful in your posting, unlike Harry. Great radio drama from the 1950’s. Technology dates it, as I’m sure there are few beyond Gen X that would understand the technical drama presented here (: he-a-r-ing); though it’s a great radio play. Thanks for posting! 🎉

[@unclevlad3357]

poor passionfruit. was hoping it would end the opposite way

[@TedaR]

Warning Slight Details ahead: End was predictable ofc but I expected, & think it would have been much better, if it had been an audible conclusion. Thanks! It’s a Daly I hadn’t heard before.