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Radio 4 Extra,21 Nov 1984,45 mins

Echoes from the Abbey

MR James

Available for 15 days

One of MR James's few great passions in life was a fascination for our great English Abbeys. So when he received an invitation to spend Christmas at Medborough Abbey, he accepted without a second thought. But had he known of the strange, supernatural and eventually tragic series of events that were to take place, he might have thought again - or perhaps not...? Starring David March. Inspired by a fragment of his writing, Sheila Hodgson provides MR James with a ghostly encounter at Christmas. James …… David March Mary …… Helena Breck Gladys …… Tessa Worsley Nora …… Ysanne Churchman Arthur Layton …… Arnold Diamond Cook …… Anne Jameson 1st Carol Singer …… Peter Acre 2nd Carol Singer …… Brian Smith 1st Fireman …… Christopher Douglas 2nd Fireman …… Colin Starkey Harley …… Timothy Stark Director: David Johnston First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.

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