A Podcast to the Curious - The M.R. James Podcast

A Podcast to the Curious - The M.R. James Podcast
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A Podcast to the Curious - The M.R. James Podcast

... dedicated to the Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories of M.R. James.

  1. 12/18/2024

    Episode 99 – Curfew by Lucy M. Boston

    This episode Mike and Will examine Curfew by Lucy M. Boston, a childhood tale of haunted bells, unearthed coffins and post-Jamesian highjinx aplenty. Big thanks to Debbie Wedge for providing the readings for this episode. Show notes: Curfew by Lucy M. Boston – read by Robert Lloyd Parry (Youtube.com) The text of this story is […]

    56 min

  2. 03/27/2024

    Episode 98 – The Nature of the Evidence by May Sinclair

    M.R. James said that sex had no place in a ghost story. But was he right? This episode we attempt to answer this question and more, as we cover The Nature of the Evidence by May Sinclair, a tale from 1923 about a couple who just want to enjoy their wedding night. Is that too […]

    1h 8m

  3. 01/15/2024

    Episode 97 – Mark Gatiss’s Lot 249

    Hold on to your mummy! This episode Mike and Will discuss Mark Gatiss’s recent Ghost Story for Christmas TV adaptation Lot 249, as well as the Arthur Conan Doyle short story it is based on. Show notes: Watch it online! (BBC iPlayer) If you are in the UK you can watch it on BBC iPlayer […]

    1 hr

  4. 12/21/2023

    Episode 96 – The Real and the Counterfeit by Louisa Baldwin

    This episode, Mike and Will grab their literary toboggans and gallop joyously out into the snow, only to be hit in the face by a terrifying fictional snowball in the form of Louisa Baldwin’s The Real and the Counterfeit! Big thanks as ever to Debbie Wedge for providing the readings for this episode. Looking for […]

    47 min

  5. 07/02/2023

    Episode 95 – The Weird of the Walfords by Louisa Baldwin

    Who would win in a fight between a man and a bed? Find the answer to this question and more in our new episode on The Weird of the Walfords by Louisa Baldwin! Also, if you like emotionally-repressed Victorian husbands, you will not leave disappointed. Show notes: Louisa Baldwin (1845–1925) (Wikipedia) Louisa was a member of […]

    1h 1m

  6. 05/21/2023

    Episode 94 – Exploring Eleanor Scott with Vicky Margree and Dan Orrells

    This episode we speak with two experts to better understand Eleanor Scott and her story Randall’s Round, Dr Vicky Margree and Prof Dan Orrells. We discuss what’s known about Eleanor Scott, her time at Oxford University in the early 1900s and the role of gender, folklore and imperialism in her writing. Vicky is a specialist […]

    43 min

  7. 01/08/2023

    Episode 93 – Count Magnus Awakens

    A BBC Ghost Story for Christmas is thankfully as traditional as quaffing eggnog and leaving out a carrot for Rudolph. And what a treat, as this year Count Magnus made the Black Pilgrimage onto our screens.  But has Mark Gatiss been naughty or nice? We give you our verdict. Show notes A recent interview with […]

    49 min
  8. Episode 92 – Randalls Round by Eleanor Scott

    12/12/2022

    Episode 92 – Randalls Round by Eleanor Scott

    This episode Mike and Will explore freaky folk-dance, village-based villainy and Cotswold chicanery in Eleanor Scott’s awesome Jamesian folk-horror tale Randalls Round! Big thanks to Kirsty Woodfield for providing the readings for this episode. Show notes: Eleanor Scott (The Haunted Library) This article contains some biographical information as well as plot summaries of the stories […]

    1h 8m
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