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A Ghost Story for Christmas is a British supernatural anthology television series created by Lawrence Gordon Clark. Episodes take the form of short television films which air around Christmas, initially running annually on BBC1 from 1971–1978, with revivals airing sporadically between 2005–2013 and regularly since 2018. [1] [2] [3]
Dec 23, 2013 · Ghost stories -- besides providing a fantastic means of family bonding and entertainment for kids cooped up on frigid days -- offer ethical dilemmas, moral quandaries, and social criticisms that go hand in hand with the season of introspection, repentance, forgiveness, and resolutions.
Dec 21, 2021 · 50 years of Ghost Stories for Christmas, the BBC’s classic strand of festive terror. Half a century after the first official Ghost Story for Christmas, we look back at the M.R. James adaptation that started it all: Lawrence Gordon Clark’s The Stalls of Barchester.
Feb 20, 2024 · The 7 Best Christmas Ghost Stories To Scare Yourself With This Winter. Books. 7 Terrifying Festive Ghost Stories That Aren't Just 'A Christmas Carol' by Aoife Hanna. Updated: Feb. 20,...
Jun 19, 2024 · A Ghost Story for Christmas are annual British short television films originally broadcast on BBC One between 1971 and 1978, and revived sporadically by the ...
Nov 5, 2012 · As a Christmas treat in the 1970s the BBC screened adaptations of classic ghost stories. Mainly based on the spine-tingling tales of M.R. James, these 12 chilling films are now available on...
Dec 23, 2016 · Telling ghost stories on Christmas was a tradition for hundreds of years. Here, Marley's ghost surprises Ebenezer Scrooge in an illustration from the first edition of the classic tale....
