Haynes is finally promoted to archdeacon when Dr. Pulteney dies shortly after his ninety-second birthday. The majority of television adaptations of James's works have been made in Britain. to receive additions and corrections, particularly from countries other Starring Geoffrey Russell as Mr Humphreys. Directed by Mark Gatiss. One evening in October, he places his hand on the carved wooden figure of Death. Featuring Christopher Frayling, Muriel Gray, Ruth Rendell. James). "The Tractate Press as The Fellow Travellers and Other Ghost Stories in 1998. Play, adapted by Peter 1976 (Oct) Whisper in the Ear (based on MRJ's Marcilly-le-Hayer dramatisations. 2007 "M.R. listed are British, and all the radio broadcasts are from the BBC. Sawyer. "Number 13"). Film Institute. Cameron Miller as Revd Crome. He took this with him when he went to study at Eton and then at the King's College, Cambridge, where he became assistant in classical archaeology at the Fitzwilliam museum. 18-29 (Radio 4), including: (Nov 21) The Mezzotint. 1966 (Oct 22) Room 13 (i.e. to MRJ's ghost stories in this book review/discussion series. James". 1980 Series of three readings by Michael Bryant on BBC1 (Children's The adaptation is a largely faithful one, although Archdeacon Haynes is depicted as suffering from a guilty conscience and already hearing ghostly voices before he touches the carved wooden cat. Starring John Rowe as M.R. in a biographical discussion series presented by Humphrey Carpenter, with The writing is signed by John Austin and describes a dream which Austin had in the year 1699. Adapted by Dennis Webb. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence "Ghost Story For Christmas" Gordon Clark Having read this tale several times, I was keen to watch the modern adaptation. Haynes has proven himself to be a talented clergyman and is expected to soon be promoted to Archdeacon of Sowerbridge. He notices that the stall reserved for him has three carved wooden figures on it. Starring William Redfield, Diana Dec 21) Currently available on British DVD/video from the British (Telefis Eireann, Ireland), 1977 (Dec 27) The Ghosts of M.R. If just the Lawrence Gordon Clark 1970’s adaptations Amazon do 2 Ghost Stories DVD’s for Christmas which pretty well cover that. (Dec 31) A Warning to the Curious. that all the major dramatisations of M.R. Paige, Florence Anguish, Fred Ardath. James himself reading various ghost stories premiered on BBC television in 2000. Thinking that it is one of his servants, Haynes gives permission to enter. Julie Myerson and Tobias Hill discussed MRJ with Kate Mosse. Nobody comes in. With Peter Capaldi, Elliot Levey, Wilf Scolding, Sara Crowe. by John Sessions of Richard Holmes' essay on MRJ from his book Sidetracks On the night of February 27, he hears a tapping at the door and a voice asking, "May I come in?" (BBC2; repeated BBC1, Dec 29). Narrative versions with some visual effects, James's stories have been included, Until now I’ve always been left a bit disappointed by film and TV adaptations of M.R. After that, Haynes writes the words "I must be firm" in his diary again and again. James as a central character. Dramatisations. The librarian shows him a tin box which has never been opened. Written by Dunn and Michael Cox. James. Dramatisation in the "Radio Mystery Theater" Christopher Lee reads an abridged version of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" in the first episode of the BBC TV mini-series Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories for Christmas[2] The episode first aired in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2000. Narrated by Benjamin Whitrow. Story editor, Terence Feely. readings, abridged and produced by Paul Kent. (a "Mr Humphreys" 1997-1998 "The Late Book: Ghost Stories". (Dec 29) Number 13. After the success of their Ghost Stories for Christmas collection, the BFI presents another volume of classic BBC adaptations of the chilling work of M R James. Adapted by Doris Halman. Directed by Alan Cooke. Play, directed by Lawrence TV play (NBC) in the "Great Ghost Tales" series. With Iain Cuthbertson, Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham. "...Cathedral"). (Repeated BBC1, 1974, June 8; BBC2, 1994, Dec 24; and BBC4, 2005, However, Haynes' face has also been badly scratched, to the point of making it unrecognizable. James, Writer: The Runes. Sir Derek Jacobi reads a collection of tales from the master of ghost stories, M. R. James, whose stories have for many years inspired the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas TV adaptations. Directed by David Blount. Starring A. Bromley-Davenport, C. Whitaker-Wilson, Franklyn Bellamy, Spencer Shortly after he becomes an archdeacon, John Haynes begins to makes payments of twenty-five pounds four times a year to someone whose initials are J.L. On January 1, he distinctly hears a voice say, "Let me wish you a happy New Year." Starring Patricia Elliott and Paul Hecht. In "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", made by WNYE-FM, Starring David Buck, David A stair rod is missing and Dr. Pulteney slips after putting his foot where the stair-rod should have been. Screenplay Starring Norman Rose and Larry Haines. (Light Programme), c.1951 (?) Public domain audiobook of "The Stalls of Barchester' on YouTube. M. R. James was described as "a man who, in company with Sheridan le Fanu, is the best ghost-story writer England has ever produced." "Rats" is a short ghost story by the British author M.R. by Jonathan Miller. "The Tractate Reading by Valentine (Children's McAlpine. Play, adapted by Justin Hopper (Radio 4). play, written by Robin Brooks, concerning a film-making team setting out (Dec 26) The Ash Tree. Although he now knows that the servants do not keep a cat in the kitchen, he clearly sees a cat on the stairs. as M.R. by Giles Cooper. 1966 (Feb 26) The Tractate Middoth. Last Updated: December 24th, 2010. Show notes: Steinfeld Abbey & Glass (also see Googlemaps) Read about the read-world location of this story on wikipedia. In order to find out more about the wooden figures, the narrator visits Barchester. Play, adapted by Brian Batchelor. Robert Hardy as Archdeacon Haynes in a screenshot from the 1971 BBC television adaptation of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral". i.e. Starring Michael Hordern as Parkins, and Austin (Home [Regional] Service), 1940 (Apr 4) Martin's Close. stories by MRJ, introduced by Derek Jacobi, dramatised by Chris Harrald Freedman. "Casting the Runes"). Produced by Fiona Except where stated, all the TV and radio adaptations Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift: Lost Hearts: M. R. James, adapted by Robin Chapman: 25 December 1973 1971-1975 Five MRJ plays in the "Ghost Story for Christmas" The obituary writer speculates that he might have been murdered by people who were influenced by the writings of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron and Voltaire. Dramatisation directed by Frank A televised series of Christopher Lee as M.R. I would love for you guys to dedicate an episode of your podcast to rating/ranking all the M.R James ghost story tv adaptations. Reading by Robin Bailey Series of four readings on BBC2 by Christopher Lee (as M.R. and Charlie Simpson as the Host.

• Spine Chillers: The Mezzotint, A School Story and The Diary of Mr Poynter (1980, 36 min in total): acclaimed actor Michael Bryant reads three of M R James’ stories adapted for the BBC’s Spine Chillers series – produced by Classi: Year: 1980 , 1986: Director: Various: Format: DVD: Publisher(s) BFI: Countries: United Kingdom: Colour: Colour: Sound: Sound Barchester Cathedral has been completely refurbished since Archdeacon Haynes' time and the carved wooden figures are no longer there. James at Christmas". 2007 (Dec 28) A Warning to the Furious. (Radio 4). was obtained from "The M.R. Note: the following productions were adapted with different titles to the source materials: The Lost Will of Dr Rant - The Tractate Middoth. The curator thinks that the writing on it might be a spell. Magazine and Ghosts & Scholars, and were published by Ash-Tree thin-ghost.org: Stephen Gray’s excellent M. R. James site, containing plenty of information on the various TV and film adaptations of James’ work alongside the stories themselves, and illustrations. Dr. Pulteney dies after falling down the stairs and breaking his neck. In her letter, Jane Lee says that if Haynes does not send her the money, "steps will have to be took which I should not wish". series on BBC1, adapted and directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. The main character in the story is an ambitious clergyman named John Haynes. (Radio 4; repeated BBC7 Digital, Dec 2003-Jan 2004, and Sept-Oct 2004) (Radio 4), 2005 (Dec 25) "Open Book". in "Classic Tales of Horror" series. M.R. I quite liked the mid-2000s adaptations of A View From A Hill and Number 13. (Radio 4). James.It was first published in the March 23, 1929 issue of the magazine At Random.. by Charles Bennett and Hal E. Chester. Starring Mark Letheren as Fanshawe, This volume includes 'A Warning to the Curious', 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral', … Currently available on a "Radio Thanks to innumerable people for their help Produced, directed by Michele Soavi. In the original short story, Martin’s Close , James’s narrator is puzzled by a … 1961 (Sept 7) Room 13 (i.e. I'd be delighted Reading by Richard Hurndal in "Morning Pardoe Allen also complains of maids dressed in gray and white moving about after eleven o'clock at night. (BBC4; repeated James. 1974 (Dec 23) The Treasure of Abbot Thomas. by Patrick Dromgoole. plot idea, retitled "The Villa Martine" in story form). to make a documentary about MRJ on the Suffolk coast. (Dec 29) Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. Directed Pip Torrens as Squire Richards, and David Burke as Patten. 1977 (Mar) Turn, Turn, Turn (based on the Fenstanton Witch He gets the impression that the wood has become, "chilly and soft as if made of wet linen". Play, starring Donald Wolfit. Directed by Robert Tronson. by Ronald Frame, directed by Eleanor Yule and produced by Richard Downes. 1974 (Mar 4) This Will Kill You (based on "Casting US TV play in the "Lights Out!" Tincey, John Rowe and Sam Dale. The maid Jane Lee is blamed for not telling the archdeacon about the missing stair-rod, which is found under the carpet on the stairs shortly afterwards, and she loses her job as a result. 1975 (Dec 23) The Ash Tree. Even acknowledged classics like Jonathan Miller’s 1968 version of Oh, Whistle, And I’ll Come To You My Lad, starring Michael Horden lack the full sense of claustrophobic menace that characterises the original story.Partly it’s because the inevitable appearance of the ghost … Starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, At certain times of the year, local people used to hang dolls made of sticks or straw from its branches for good luck. Directed by Kim Mills. This is a pretty comprehensive survey of M. R. James on TV. (BBC4; repeated BBC4, 2006, Dec 23), 2010 (Dec 24) Whistle and I'll Come to You (i.e. James. Not included Written, produced and directed by Tony 2002 (Nov 15) "Great Lives": M.R. (Dec 28) Wailing Well. Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). James: The Corner of the Retina. (Radio 4), c.1981-1982 The Haunted Dolls' House. Haynes finds that he dreads the coming of the "dark season". written by Neil Cross and directed by Andy de Emmony. (Radio 4), c.1981-1982 Rats. 1973 (Dec 25) Lost Hearts. 1966 (Mar 5) Lost Hearts. He finds that its contents consist mostly of diaries and letters. 1976 Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance. Starring Stephen Fry, Ballard and including the Cracker plot). James. Play, written by Gregory Evans. James on a terrifying treasure hunt to Germany in ‘The Treasure of Abbot Thomas’. (Light Programme). Under the title The Stalls of Barchester, the story was adapted as the first TV movie in the BBC series A Ghost Story for Christmas.The film was first shown on British television on December 24, 1971. The figure, carved out of wood from a tree that may once have been a center for human sacrifice, had a spell placed upon it by its creator. 1977 (Sept 22) The Backward Glance (based on the Mask plot). "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" has been adapted to other media, most notably as the first TV movie in the BBC series A Ghost Story for Christmas. (Home Service) (Both mentioned in documents in the BBC archives, In January, Haynes invites his cousin Allen to stay with him. Now in the Church I stand", and goes on to say that anyone with a "Bloody hand" who touches the figure is likely to die soon afterwards. Hour). Jackson. An Evening's Entertainment starring Pat Franklin as Simon Treves and Ben Onwukwe. Haynes becomes an archdeacon after having his predecessor killed in a manner which makes the death appear accidental. 4), 1976-1994 Series of plays written by Sheila Hodgson, featuring 1968 (May 7) Whistle and I'll Come to You (i.e. "Oh, Finally made available here for the very first … James. Showcase" audiotape. Middoth"). (i.e. 1947 (Nov 19) Casting the Runes. Starring Iain Cuthbertson, Jan Francis. Berkeley, Sheila Steafel. Starring Aiden Grennell Susan Jameson, Ben Crowe and Simon Treves. Fortescue from "Wailing Well", "Lost Hearts", "Oh, Starring Michael Williams as At the end of those three years, he begins attending services at the cathedral regularly. Directed (Radio 4), 1981 (Jan 2) The Hex (based on "Casting the Runes"). Starring Leslie Nielsen Night of the Demon - Casting the Runes. Dramatisations by Erik Bauersfeld in his "Black James, "Canon Mezzotint"). and directed by William N. Robson. related to his tales. James). Arthur Nightingale as Mr Anstruther. Story" slot. 1958 Night of the Demon; US title Curse of the Demon ( "...Cathedral"). Directed Wonderful (Dec 31) A School Story. An abridged reading ), c.1956 Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. (Dec 27) The Rose Garden. (Radio 4), 1987 (Dec 25) The Teeth of Abbot Thomas. Series of The series of short films, A Ghost Story For Christmas, became a Yuletide staple on BBC One in the 1970s. (Home Service), 1963 (Dec 24) Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. All apart from The Boat Hook and The (Dec 28) Number 13. Shearsmith’s League of Gentlemen collaborator, Mark Gatiss, directed a new adaptation of a James story, The Tractate Middoth, for the BBC in 2013, … Have Tried to Write". The adaptation is a largely … 2004, Dec 26) M.R. "Oh, He feels a cat pass between his legs. BBC2, 1992, Dec 26; BBC4, 2004, Dec 24; and BBC4, 2005, Dec 20) Currently For me the number 1 position MUST go to “A Warning To The Curious” closely followed by “Lost Hearts”. It opens with the lines, "When I stood in the wood I was water'd with Blood. For some days, those words are the only entry in his diary and they are written, "in an unusually large hand, and dug into the paper in a way which must have broken the pen that wrote them.". Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. of the list which appeared in Ghosts & Scholars 19. 1980 (Dec 19) Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. (We'll know most of this for sure in a couple of weeks if there's a booklet with the collection but I had fun doing it. Mark Gatiss has also adapted an MR James ghost story to be shown on BBC4 on Christmas Eve. Entertainment. about film and background music. "Martin's Close"). after he receives a letter from Jane Lee which says that she and her husband badly need the money. narrator and Michael Elwyn as MRJ. He is aware that hearing voices is a sign of insanity but he shows no other signs of going insane and there is no history of insanity in his family. here are stories and plays which show Jamesian influence but are not closely From those papers, the narrator is able to piece together the events of the final years of Archdeacon Haynes' life. 1963 (Aug 24) Martin's Close. Fellow Travellers) Story versions of these plays appeared in Blackwood's Trevor, G.F. Campbell Browne, Gladys Young. 1977 (Dec 29) Here am I, Where are You? James. (BBC7 Digital; repeated May (Dec 26) Lost Hearts. Forty-five minute series on CBS (USA). The best-known adaptations include Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968, directed by Jonathan Miller) and A Warning to the Curious (1972; directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark), starring Michael Hordern and Peter Vaughan respectively. It is available on several DVDs, including an Alpha Video release alongside Gore Vidal's Climax! 1978 (May 2) The Figure in the Moonlight (based on "The Reading by James Aubrey. Mark Gatiss adaptation of M R James story is a damp squib. James, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United kingdom on December 19, 2018 as the third episode of the five-part mini-series The Haunting of M.R. (Dec 26) The Ash Tree. Starring John Hurt directed by Clive Brill in the Woman's Hour Drama slot, December When the tree was cut down, a number of human bones were found underneath it. (Dec 30) Lost Hearts. (BBC). Edward Atienza. Series of five fifteen-minute c.1965-1966 Count Magnus. His suffering intensifies after he touches it. from several stories, etc. series. Straight off it might be worth any potential buyer to ask themselves which adaptations do they actually want to see? Starring Peter Vaughan type plot). He also thinks that the wooden figures in Haynes' stall were made from wood from the Hanging Oak. Adapted Starring Michael Hordern as Parkins, Ambrose Coghill. I was always a fan of the BBC Christmas Ghost Story adaptations and now hope that this shall once again be an annual event and hopefully the producers can look a little further afield than the stories of M R James almost every year though, there are plenty of other wonderful ghost stories out there that could easily be adapted for this format. Starring Edward Petherbridge, Preston Lockwood, Barbara Ewing. This checklist is an updated and revised version minutes) dramatisation in the course of a Yorkshire TV (ITV) schools programme Produced by Pete Lawrence. (Radio 4), 2003 (Oct 16) The House at World's End. Dec 19) I'm confident Forty-minute play, adapted by C. Whitaker-Wilson, produced by John Cheatle. A wealth of M. R. James information and resources, and a great many links to other Jamesian sites. Alberic's Scrapbook" and "The Mezzotint". Text of M.R. Starring Joseph Millson, Joannah The narrator requests permission to take the box home. Haynes becomes even more troubled than he had been the previous year. Reading by David 2000 "The Red Room". Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. It stars Robert Hardy as Archdeacon Haynes and Clive Swift as Dr. Black (a character roughly equivalent to the narrator in the original short story who comes across Archdeacon Haynes' papers while cataloging the library of Barchester Cathedral). Although very old, the incumbent archdeacon, Dr. Pulteney, refuses to retire. Reading by Robert Trotter. 1951 (May 7) The Lost Will of Dr Rant (i.e. When Letitia leaves for the coast again at the start of September. Tim Preece, Giles Block, Edwin Finn, Helen Ford, Cyril Renison. Adapted by Evelyn Frazer. Like Curse of the Demon (1957), this adaptation is only very loosely based on the original ghost story by M.R. Written by David Rudkin. US (Repeated BBC2, 1993, Dec 24; and BBC4, 2004, Dec 23) James' "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" on Wikisource. Talk by Michell Haynes also gets the feeling that there is constant movement in his almost empty house. "Number 13"). by Laurence Schwab Jr. 1959 (Apr 28) A Mass of Cobwebs (i.e. Starring Joseph O'Conor and Susan Reading. Adapted Harness and directed by Luke Watson. Trevor as Colonel Wilson. and Clive Swift, with John Kearney as Ager. M. R. James was described as "a man who, in company with Sheridan le Fanu, is the best ghost-story writ… 1971 (Dec 23) Lost Hearts. Currently available on British DVD from Network But this is not a cut-and-dried murder case, because the innocent young girl Martin is … profile to introduce a series of repeats of the BBC's 1960s/70s M.R. John Martin is on trial for his life. Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad"). Series of four readings on BBC2 by Christopher Lee (as M.R. The text warns that the murderer may die any time after touching the wooden cat but that it is most likely to be, "when the wind blows high in a night of February". adaptation of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, starring Michael Rennie. as Garrett, Russell Collins, Pat Englund, Eva Condon, John Gerstad, Marvin Film Institute. I must be firm." Series of nine fifteen-minute Middoth"). (Dec 26) The Ash Tree. It occurs to him that it might be a cat which the servants keep in the kitchen to catch mice but he thinks that is unlikely. (Radio 4), 1986 (June 9) Rats. Starring Robert Hardy, Thelma Barlow, Ambrose Coghill, and Clive Swift as Copyright © 2000-2010 Rosemary 1994 (Feb 20) The Fellow Travellers. John Austin, the carver of the wooden figures, is said to have been known as "Austin the Twice Born" and to have had the gift of "second sight". James stories are a mainstay of screen drama, and the most successful have to be the BBC versions that largely formed the 1970s Ghost Story for Christmas. In 2013, Mark Gatiss recalled the classic format for a yuletide dramatization of The Tractate Middoth, a story that had been the basis of television’s earliest take on M. R. James when … Haynes now avoids placing his hand on the carved wooden cat in his stall. Documentary with dramatised sections, directed and produced by James.[3]. and directed by Pier Wilkie. Reading by Peter Barkworth, abridged Some of the information on early radio dramatisations but it's very possible that some lesser-known ones are missing. Series [1] The film was first shown on British television on December 24, 1971. James Hendrie'; a forerunner of and produced by Gemma Jenkins in the Woman's Hour Drama slot, December 1938 (Mar 12) Madam, Will You Walk? Jordan Clarke, Peter Marinker and Katy Cavanagh. Archdeacon Haynes also makes a one-off payment of forty pounds to J.L. A label on the box says that it contains the papers of Archdeacon Haynes which were donated to the college by his sister Letitia in 1834. Starring Sean Baker as Dunning He is certain that the cat remains on the staircase at all times. Adapted by Philip H. Reisman Jr. on British DVD from Network Whistle", "Rats". but no broadcast date given. 2004 (Dec 22) M.R. Grandmother and Donald Page as Mr Davis. Dyall. (Repeated 1977, June 13) and Niall MacGinnis as Karswell. 24-28 (Radio 4): Mark Gatiss has graced BBC Four with another Christmas ghost story this year, with 2019’s M.R James adaptation, Martin’s Close, following last year’s original The Dead Room. by Evelyn Frazer. (Nov 28) A School Story. While the old man was carrying the wooden cat home, it came apart in his hands and a piece of paper fell out of it. 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