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The Signalman

The famous spine-chilling tale about a railway worker haunted by a spectre, warning him of danger on the rails. Read by Emlyn Williams.

A spine-chilling tale about a railway worker haunted by a spectre, warning him of danger on the rails.

Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story was first published in 1866 as part of the multiple author ‘Mugby Junction’ collection, in the Christmas edition of the periodical ‘All the Year Round’. The story is said to have been inspired by a the Clayton Tunnel crash, near Brighton, in 1861.

Abridged and read by Emlyn Williams.

Producer John Tydeman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Dec 202316:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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