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From the Library of the Late Dr John Rant
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The phantom echoes of some long lost ghostly entertainments...
(None of the videos presented here are commercially available or currently being broadcast, and should any of the programmes or films featured become available officially the copies uploaded here will be deleted. The purpose of this channel is purely to spotlight some archive supernatural and suspense material which is otherwise unavailable for viewing.)
(None of the videos presented here are commercially available or currently being broadcast, and should any of the programmes or films featured become available officially the copies uploaded here will be deleted. The purpose of this channel is purely to spotlight some archive supernatural and suspense material which is otherwise unavailable for viewing.)
'The Daedalus Equations' by Bruce Stewart
The Daedalus Equations by Bruce Stewart
Hans Daedalus has defected from East Germany to the West. Is it possible that his opacity equations live on after his death?
An episode of 'Playhouse: The Mind Beyond', broadcast 20th October 1976.
Starring;
Sam Mclnstrey: Michael Bryant
Eileen Gray: Megs Jenkins
Major Venables: Peter Sallis
Hans Daedalus: George Coulouris
Mary Stannage: Estelle Kohler
Sherbourne: Richard Hurndall
Madge Baxter: Eve Mortimer
Perry: John Atkinson
Sgt Riley: Rod Beacham
Woman: Elisabeth Choice
Producer: Irene Shubik
Director: David Reid
Hans Daedalus has defected from East Germany to the West. Is it possible that his opacity equations live on after his death?
An episode of 'Playhouse: The Mind Beyond', broadcast 20th October 1976.
Starring;
Sam Mclnstrey: Michael Bryant
Eileen Gray: Megs Jenkins
Major Venables: Peter Sallis
Hans Daedalus: George Coulouris
Mary Stannage: Estelle Kohler
Sherbourne: Richard Hurndall
Madge Baxter: Eve Mortimer
Perry: John Atkinson
Sgt Riley: Rod Beacham
Woman: Elisabeth Choice
Producer: Irene Shubik
Director: David Reid
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'The Man with the Power' by Evan Jones
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The Man with the Power by Evan Jones Boysie discovers he has ' second sight' but neither his girl-friend Gloria nor his work-mate Brian will accept his 'gift'. He sets out on a spiritual voyage that leads to Adler, a 'sensitive', and finally to the devil himself. An episode of 'Playhouse: The Mind Beyond', broadcast 3rd November 1976. Starring; Boysie: Willie Jonah Adler: Cyril Cusack Gloria: V...
Mrs Acland's Ghosts - by William Trevor
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Mr Mockler receives a letter from a woman who tells him the story of how the three ghosts of her childhood siblings continue to haunt her. They soon take over his life too. Written by William Trevor, produced by Irene shubik, directed by Mike Newell. Starring Sara Kestelman and John Bluthal, with James Grout, Frank Middlemass, Betty Baskcomb, Clifford Kershaw, Edward Hammond, Carl Duering, Rona...
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer - Part 6
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13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mother's powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results in this 6 part drama for children. First broadcast - 2nd April 1982 Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, adapted from the novel by Vivien Alcock. Produced by Anna Home. Directed by Dorothea Brooking. Starring Helen Probyn, Elizabeth S...
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer - Part 5
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13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mother's powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results in this 6 part drama for children. First broadcast - 26th March 1982 Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, adapted from the novel by Vivien Alcock. Produced by Anna Home. Directed by Dorothea Brooking. Starring Helen Probyn, Elizabeth ...
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer - Part 4
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13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mother's powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results in this 6 part drama for children. First broadcast - 19th March 1982 Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, adapted from the novel by Vivien Alcock. Produced by Anna Home. Directed by Dorothea Brooking. Starring Helen Probyn, Elizabeth ...
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer - Part 3
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13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mother's powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results in this 6 part drama for children. First broadcast - 12th March 1982 Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, adapted from the novel by Vivien Alcock. Produced by Anna Home. Directed by Dorothea Brooking. Starring Helen Probyn, Elizabeth ...
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer - Part 2
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13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mother's powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results in this 6 part drama for children. First broadcast - 5th March 1982 Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, adapted from the novel by Vivien Alcock. Produced by Anna Home. Directed by Dorothea Brooking. Starring Helen Probyn, Elizabeth S...
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer - Part 1
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13 year old Cassie, the daughter of a psychic medium, decides to see if she has inherited her mother's powers. She tries to conjure up a spirit, with unexpected results in this 6 part drama for children. First broadcast - 26th February 1982 Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, adapted from the novel by Vivien Alcock. Produced by Anna Home. Directed by Dorothea Brooking. Starring Helen Probyn, Elizabe...
The Red Room - told by Freddie Jones
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THE RED ROOM by H.G. Wells Told by Freddie Jones Originally broadcast - Monday 17th November 1980 (Repeated - Thursday 23rd July 1981) ‘Looking round, one could well understand the legends that had sprouted in the room’s black corners. My candle was a little tongue of flame in its vastness, that left an ocean of mystery and suggestion beyond its island of light...’
The Breakthrough - by Daphne Du Maurier
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Saunders comes to Saxmere simply to mend a computer. Soon he is involved in discovering the secrets of ESP and life-after-death. Based on the story by Daphne Du Maurier, adapted by Clive Exton, produced by Irene Shubik, directed by Graham Evans. Starring Simon Ward, Brewster Mason & Clive Swift. First broadcast - 8th January 1975 as part of the 'Playhouse' series, which lead to the creation of ...
The Man And The Snake - by Ambrose Bierce
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Sture Rydman's 1972 adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's macabre short story 'The Man and the Snake', starring John Fraser, Andre Morell, Clive Morton, Madge Ryan, Damaris Hayman and Brenda Cowling.
The Story of the Ghost Story
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A look at the history of the ghost story, from tradition and folklore via the Gothic novel to the present, offering insights into the work of some of the genre's greatest writers. With behind the scenes footage of the shooting of BBC Four's revival of the classic Ghost Story For Christmas series with its adaptation of M.R. James's 'A View From A Hill'. First broadcast - 18th December 2005
M.R. James - Supernatural Storyteller
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Ruth Rendell, Michael Cox, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Muriel Gray, Kim Newman, and Christopher Frayling are among the contributors in this appreciation of the influential ghost-story writer. First broadcast December 22nd 2004.
'Stones' by Malcolm Christopher
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Stones by Malcolm Christopher (Malcolm Bradbury & Chris Bigsby) "Stones and curses go together." A series of strange events connected with Stonehenge lead Professor Reeve, an Oxford historian, to wonder if this superstition is true. An episode of 'Playhouse: The Mind Beyond', broadcast 27th October 1976. Starring; Nicholas Reeve: Richard Pasco Anne Reeve: Judy Parfitt Harvey Fenton-Jones: T P M...
The Devil's Ape - told by John Woodvine
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The Devil's Ape - told by John Woodvine
The Treasure In The Forest - told by Freddie Jones
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The Treasure In The Forest - told by Freddie Jones
The Music On The Hill - told by Jonathan Pryce
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The Music On The Hill - told by Jonathan Pryce
The Yellow Cat - told by John Woodvine
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The Yellow Cat - told by John Woodvine
Mystery & Imagination - Introduction (Audio Only)
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Mystery & Imagination - Introduction (Audio Only)
Mystery & Imagination - Room Thirteen (Audio Only)
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Mystery & Imagination - Room Thirteen (Audio Only)
Mystery & Imagination - The Canterville Ghost (Audio Only)
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Mystery & Imagination - The Canterville Ghost (Audio Only)
Mystery & Imagination - Lost Hearts (Audio Only)
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Mystery & Imagination - Lost Hearts (Audio Only)
Mystery & Imagination - The Tractate Middoth (Audio Only)
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Mystery & Imagination - The Tractate Middoth (Audio Only)
Mystery & Imagination - The Lost Stradivarius (Audio Only)
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Mystery & Imagination - The Lost Stradivarius (Audio Only)