Ghost Stories at Christmas (BBC Radio Scotland)

Ghost Stories at Christmas (BBC Radio Scotland)
Various authors
27 - 31 Dec 2010

Episode 1 - Which No Man Shall Put Asunder (27 Dec 2010)
Bestselling crime writer Denise Mina presents the first of five brand new ghost stories for BBC Radio Scotland. The writer behind the bestselling Garnethill and Paddy Meehan trilogies, Denise will be weaving her much-loved storytelling abilities into a very contemporary kind of tale. 'Which No Man Shall Put Asunder' tells the story of sisters Martha and Lila at an ill-fated wedding on a stormy Scottish island...

Episode 2 - My Actual God by Ewan Morrison (28 Dec 2010)
A haunted shopping mall may not sound scary, but in 'My Actual God' by Ewan Morrison, our teen protagonist sees consumerism in an entirely new light. Author of 'Swung' and 'Menage', Morrison has a proven track record of cynicism towards our modern obsessions. This is realised in the second of our contemporary ghost stories for BBC Radio Scotland, when our young heroine embarks on a ghostly endeavour.

Episode 3 - Ghost Train by A.L. Kennedy (29 Dec 2010)
Costa Book Prize-winner and stand-up comic, A.L. Kennedy's short stories have been described as "profound, intimate observations of men and women whose lives ache with possibility". Ghost Train - her original ghost story for BBC Radio Scotland - is just that. A literal journey from hell.

Episode 4 - It's Me Who Keeps the Bird's Heart Beating by Luke Sutherland (30 Dec 2010)
In Luke Sutherland's magical, haunting 'It's Me Who Keeps the Bird's Hearts Beating', Regina overcomes muteness with some help from the afterlife. It's been six years since he published 'Venus as a Boy' - which The Guardian described as "a searing, heart breaking work of beauty" - so this story will be warmly welcomed by his fans. It's one of five contemporary ghost stories by Scotland's finest writers for BBC Radio Scotland.

Episode 5 - The Mannie by James Robertson (31 Dec 2010)
Booker Prize-nominated author James Robertson presents a brand new ghost story written in Scots. Author of the bestselling 'Testament of Gideon Mack', James. 'The Mannie' is an ultimately uplifting tale about new beginnings, appropriately scheduled for Hogmanay.

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Please note that these are not my caps and the intro and outro have been removed. Details are in the text file (also uploaded)

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Steve Kostelecky January 3, 2011 at 4:36pm

Thanks so much for these. The Ghost Train story seems to embody the British obsessions with ghosts and trains. Love it.
- Anson (Bob) Roberts > Steve Kostelecky January 3, 2011 at 6:31pm
  
  And the entire series seems to capture the British obsession with horror and fantasy at Christmas!
- Steve Kostelecky > Anson (Bob) Roberts January 3, 2011 at 8:08pm
  
  Yes, you should have seen my English mother's face on Christmas morning--ghastly!
- Anson (Bob) Roberts > Steve Kostelecky January 3, 2011 at 9:31pm
  
  Perhaps that look was engendered by your little fantasy costume - you made a lovely elf .... :>)
- Steve Kostelecky > Anson (Bob) Roberts January 3, 2011 at 10:32pm
  
  You're close. I was a dancing cranberry in the Christmas Pageant.
- Anson (Bob) Roberts > Steve Kostelecky January 3, 2011 at 10:58pm
  
  Thanks for putting that image into my head. I'll need a couple of stiff drinks to get rid of it. :>)
- Riklaa > Anson (Bob) Roberts January 4, 2011 at 12:56am
  
  Wow, I can't get it out of my head either. That image may make me as psychotic as my friends think I am. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rick
2881hg0spvg7i January 3, 2011 at 8:41am

Thanks for these!

Bobbie
- Anson (Bob) Roberts > 2881hg0spvg7i January 3, 2011 at 9:18am
  
  You're more than welcome!
- Riklaa > Anson (Bob) Roberts January 3, 2011 at 1:53pm
  
  Thank You very much ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick

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