About this season
Horror legend Christopher Lee hosts and narrates a series of four half hour ghost stories all based on stories by M.R. James. 'The Stalls of Barchester', 'The Ash Tree', 'Number 13' and 'A Warning to the Curious' are the tales told.
Episodes (4)
1. The Stalls of Barchester
Aired 23 December 2000 • 30 min
While cataloguing the collections of Barchester Cathedral library, Dr Black stumbles across an intriguing box of papers belonging to former Archdeacon Haynes. In it, he discovers a hidden history of blood guilt and macabre supernatural revenge.
2. The Ash Tree
Aired 26 December 2000 • 30 min
A nobleman who will have no truck with superstition inherits a stately home overshadowed by a tree concealing an ancient curse.
3. Number 13
Aired 29 December 2000 • 30 min
Dissatisfied with his hotel room, Professor Anderson demands to be moved to number 12 where he can work undisturbed. But, infuriated by the ghoulish noises made nightly by his neighbour, he is soon driven to investigate the diabolical secrets of the old hotel and its mysteriously vanishing room 13.
4. A Warning to the Curious
Aired 31 December 2000 • 30 min
Christopher Lee reads a chilling tale by Victorian writer MR James. A horrific account, based on a true story, of the discovery of the last of the legendary East Anglian Crowns.