The Tractate Middoth

May 05, 2009 / kls010

Spine Chillers Audio Book

Thanks to this website for reviewing (and therefore bringing to my attention), Spine Chillers: Ghost Stories by MR James, a collection of recent BBC radio plays, now available as an audiobook on Amazon.

Joseph played the part of Garrett in The Tractate Middoth, when it was first broadcast in December 2007. Further story details available here.

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M R James at Christmas

The Tractate Middoth

BBC Radio 4

10:45-11:00, Tuesday, 25 December 2007

Derek Jacobi as the voice of MR James introduces classic ghost stories. 2/5.

Diligent curator David Garrett gets caught up in the machinations of the mysterious Dr Rant when he is sent down to the library stacks to retrieve an obscure manuscript.

Garrett ...... Joseph Millson

Lucy Simpson ...... Joannah Tincey

Mr Eldred ...... John Rowe

Mr Thompson ...... Sam Dale

With specially composed music by Nicolai Abrahamsen. Dramatised for radio by Chris Harrald.

All broadcasts:

Woman's Hour Drama: The Tractate Middoth BBC Radio 4: 10:45-11:00, Tuesday, 25 December 2007

Woman's Hour Drama: The Tractate Middoth BBC Radio 4: 19:45-20:00, Tuesday, 25 December 2007

Links

BBC Press Office

Spine Chillers review

Story Online