Ghost Stories for Christmas with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Available for 15 days

This special concert from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karen Ní Bhroin, combines some spooky ghost stories for Christmas with a suite of wonderful music bringing the whole show together into an atmospheric listening treat. The orchestra is joined on stage by Alex Jennings CBE (The Crown, Wolf Hall, The Lady In The Van) and Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso, F1, The Fantastic Four) to read from some spine-chilling stories from classic and contemporary authors. It's not all scary stuff though, with a wry take on ghostly behaviour from the likes of Oscar Wilde and Charles Dickens and contemporary stories from the UK and USA. The music selection is just as varied with Vivaldi, Adolphus Hailstork and a big finish with a special arrangement of Ray Parker Jr's Ghostbusters, sung by Jonathan Andrew Hume, straight from the West End cast of Hamilton. Let the music and your imagination take you away from it all in this very special hour of spectral entertainment. Readings: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Our Bones Were The Mortar by Anjali Patel The Hitcher by Tony Walker The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde Music: Alan Silvestri (Orch. Lior Rosner) - Marley's Ghost Adolphus Hailstork - Kum ba ya (Spiritual No2) from Three Spirituals for Orchestra Antonio Vivaldi - Winter from 'The Four Seasons' Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters Readers: Alex Jennings Sarah Niles Singer: Jonathan Andrew Hume Violin: Igor Yuzefovich BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karen Ní Bhroin Concert produced by Steve Doherty and Paul Hughes For the Orchestra: Emma Gait, Bill Chandler and Ann McKay Technical Presentation: Rob Winter A Giddy Goat and BBC Symphony Orchestra production for BBC Radio 4