An annual tradition in the 1970s, the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas was a yuletide staple that has seen a resurgence in recent years, this December we present two double bills from the original run.

A double bill of Christmas Ghost stories from the BBC archive!

First up, Michael Hordern stars in Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968), playing a professor who finds a strange whistle on a beach, a whistle that when blown summons a supernatural entity. We follow with The Stalls of Barchester (1971), the tale of an ambitious cleric who murders the Barchester archdeacon only to be stalked by shadowy figures from the Cathedral stalls...

Ghost Stories for Christmas

An annual tradition in the 1970s, the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas was a yuletide staple that has seen a resurgence in recent years. In December we present three tales from the original 8-episode run, plus the influential original adaptation of M. R. James Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad which aired as part of the Omnibus series in 1968.

Running Order:

XX - Doors open, please note there will be no ads and the film will start promptly at XXX.

 - Whistle and I'll Come to You (42mins)

Intermission (15mins)

- The Stalls of Barchester (45mins)