Mark Gatiss as M. R. James
BBC

The Haunting of MR James is a radio series of five dramatised ghost stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James (1862–1936), first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each evening from 17–21 December 2018. The English actor Mark Gatiss played M. R. James in every episode.[1]

In order of transmission, the episodes are:

  • The MezzotintHorror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about an engraving that changes every time it is looked at.
  • Casting the RunesHorror story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about the revenge of an author on the reviewer who rejects his paper on alchemy.
  • The Stalls of Barchester CathedralGhost story by M. R. James, first published in 1910.
  • A Warning to the CuriousHorror story by M. R. James first published in 1925, about the events following the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon crown.
  • Rats

The composer and dramatist Neil Brand has written a radio play with the very similar title of The Haunting Of MR James, also starring Mark Gatiss as M. R. James, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 18 December 2018.[2]

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Bibliography

BBC. MR James. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001mmw.
BBC Media Centre. The Haunting Of MR James. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2021/51/the-haunting-of-mr-james.