{"product_id":"ghost-stories-vol-2","title":"GHOST STORIES VOL.2 - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBBC Ghost Stories: The Stalls of Barchester + A Warning to the Curious\u003cbr\u003eTwo films by Lawrence Gordon Clark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a Christmas treat in the late 1960s and 70s, the BBC produced adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of M R James, the Cambridge academic and author of some of the most spine-tingling tales in the English language, which were broadcast to terrified viewers in the dead of winter. This was a tradition that was briefly revived by the BBC between 2007 and 2010.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese adaptations, which have a subtlety and style all of their own, have been a major influence on many contemporary British horror filmmakers and have come to be some of the most sought after British TV titles by their legions of eager fans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Stalls of Barchester (1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile cataloguing the collection 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.\u003cbr\u003eWith its superb cast and beautiful choral accompaniment by Norwich Cathedral choir, Lawrence Gordon Clark s (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHarry s Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) evocative adaptation of James short story inspired the BBC's popular 1970s series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Ghost Story for Christmas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Warning to the Curious (1972)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second of Clark's M R James adaptations for the BBC features Peter Vaughan (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStraw Dogs, Our Friends in the North\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) as a doomed amateur archaeologist who pays a terrible price for his curiosity about an ancient Saxon legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Stalls of Barchester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 10 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Warning to the Curious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012, 12 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGhost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee 'The Stalls of Barchester' by M R James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Eleanor Yule. 2000, 30 mins): Christopher Lee recreates M R James famous soirees, at which the antiquary would read his tales of the supernatural to eager undergraduates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGhost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee 'A Warning to the Curious' by M R James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Eleanor Yule. 2000, 30 mins): dramatic reconstruction of one of the author's Christmas readings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1971 + 1972 | colour | English language | 45 minutes + 50 minutes | DVD9 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600838676654,"sku":"BFIVD960","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ghost-storys-vol2-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409433","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/ghost-stories-vol-2","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}