Michael Hordern reads The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral, by M.R. James (Ghost Story for Christmas)

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By the 1980s Sir Michael Hordern was an extraordinarily familiar face and voice for younger audiences, who would know him as the voice of Paddington Bear, and perhaps of Gandalf if they listened to the radio series of The Lord of the Rings. However, his long career also included a good many dalliances with ghosts - from playing Jacob Marley and Scrooge, to his unforgettable performance in Jonathan Miller's Whistle and I'll Come to You (and the earlier radio version of the story, which you can hear on this channel). It's only natural that he should also have been a well-known reader of James's ghost stories too.
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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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