An ambitious cleric murders an aged Archdeacon at Barchester Cathedral. However, he is soon being stalked by a sinister black cat and by a hooded figure both of whom seem to be embodiments of carvings on the cathedral's choir stalls. Air Date : 24th-Dec-1971  Read More

An amateur archaeologist travels to a remote seaside town in Norfolk to search for the lost crown of Anglia, but after unearthing it is haunted by a mysterious black figure. Air Date : 24th-Dec-1972  Read More

An orphan moves into the house of his uncle, but is disturbed by visions of a pair of ghostly children. Is their message a warning to be fearful of his uncle's obsession with immortality? Air Date : 25th-Dec-1973  Read More

A respected theologian and his protégé unearth clues to find the hidden treasure of a disgraced monk in an abbey library. Should he have heeded his own advice not to go treasure hunting? Air Date : 23rd-Dec-1974  Read More

An aristocrat inherits his family estate and is haunted by visions of his ancestor's role in a witchcraft trial. Air Date : 23rd-Dec-1975  Read More

A railway signalman tells a curious traveller how he is being troubled by a ghostly spectre that seems to predict calamity. Air Date : 22nd-Dec-1976  Read More

Whilst clearing the ground for a new lawn, a family find a huge flat rock in their garden. It is so heavy it needs a crane to remove it. In doing so, they release a spirit which has terrible consequences for the family. Air Date : 28th-Dec-1977  Read More

The story concerns a health spa visited by Paul (John Stride) , strange incidents occur with members of staff whom Paul notices are all icy cold to the touch. The Brother and sister owners seem otherworldly , as do the residents, and they have a strange relationship with two vines....... Air Date : 25th-Dec-1978  Read More

A historian has a disturbing experience after borrowing a pair of binoculars belonging to a missing outcast and venturing up a notorious landmark. Air Date : 23rd-Dec-2005  Read More

An academic researcher repudiates local superstitions surrounding a devilish house. However, repeated visions and noises during the night suggest he may be proved wrong. Air Date : 22nd-Dec-2006  Read More

Leaving his ill and ageing wife in a care home, a retired astronomer revisits one of their old coastal haunts, but after discovering a ring on the beach is soon haunted himself. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2010  Read More

A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents. Air Date : 25th-Dec-2013  Read More

Aubrey Judd, veteran radio presenter of The Dead Room, soon realises that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2018  Read More

Adaptation of a ghost story by MR James. 1684. John Martin is on trial for his life. Facing him, the infamous 'hanging judge' George Jeffreys. However, this is not a cut-and-dried murder case. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2019  Read More

1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, something else. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2021  Read More

The inquisitive Mr Wraxhall discovers that a long-dead Swedish nobleman does not lie easy in his tomb. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2022  Read More

An Oxford University student becomes obsessed with an ancient Egyptian mummy. Air Date : 24th-Dec-2023  Read More