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1. Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson

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A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger in a shop, forces him to reassess his life. Read by Hugh Bonneville

A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger in a shop forces him to reassess his life.

Written by master storyteller, Robert Louis Stevenson, First published in 1885 in Unwin’s Christmas Annual.

Read by Hugh Bonneville.

Series of darkly disturbing stories demonstrating the weird and wonderful traditions that lie at the heart of Gothic fiction.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2009.

30 minutes

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Sun 17 Sep 202316:30
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  • Sat 12 Dec 200918:30
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  • Sun 13 Dec 200900:30
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  • Sun 12 Dec 201018:30
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  • Mon 13 Dec 201000:30
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  • Sun 10 Jul 201118:30
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  • Mon 7 Oct 201318:30
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  • Sun 21 Nov 202118:00
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  • Mon 22 Nov 202100:00
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  • Sun 17 Sep 202300:30
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  • Sun 17 Sep 202316:30
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