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Ghost Story for Christmas (A) AKA Ghost Stories for Christmas (TV) (1968-2022)
A selection of stories written by M.R. James.Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark, Eleanor Yule, Andy De Emmony, Patrick Amery, Pier Wilkie, Jonathan Miller
OVERALL: R2-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes
- "Whistle & I'll Come to You" (1968) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (41:55)
- "Whistle & I'll Come to You" (2010) 2.35:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (52:08)
DISC TWO
Episodes
- "The Stalls of Barchester" (1971) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (45:15)
- "A Warning to the Curious" (1972) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (50:07)
DISC THREE
Episodes
- "Lost Hearts" (1973) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (34:47)
- "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas" (1974) 1.33 :1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (36:52)
- "The Ash Tree" (1975) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (31:53)
DISC FOUR
"Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories For Christmas" Lee tells three M.R James stories
- "A Warning to the Curious" (2000) 1.78:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (29:31)
- "Number 13" (2000) 1.78:1 (16:9)/ Dolby Digital Surround (29:31)
- "The Stalls of Barchester" (2000) (16:9) 1.78:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (29:21)
DISC FIVE
Episodes
- "A View From a Hill" (2005) 1.78:1 (16:9)/ Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (39:12)
- "Number 13" (2006) 1.78:1 (16:9)/ Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (40:22) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1 / 1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged as 5 keep cases with a slip.
The 70s stories look exactly like the ones shown on BBC4 with no restoration whatsover.
"The Signalman" (1976) is not included as it was written by Charles Dickens. -
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Extras:"The Stalls of Barchester" (1971; 45:14)
- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (9:30)
"A Warning to the Curious" (1972; 50:06)
- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (12:07)
"Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee" (2000):
- "The Stalls of Barchester" (2000; 29:31)
- "A Warning to the Curious" (2000; 29:32) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Christopher Lee episodes are anamorhpic 1.78:1 with Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround audio.
Comes with a booklet featuring:
- Traces of Uneasiness: Lawrence Gordon Clark and The Stalls of Barchester by Jonathan Rigby
- A Warning to the Curious by Adam Easterbrook
- Lawrence Gordon Clark (1938-) biography by Simon Farquhar -
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Extras:"Lost Hearts" (1973; 34:52)
- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (10:49)
"The Treasure of Abbott Thomas" (1974; 36:52)
- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (10:38)
"The Ash Tree" (1975; 31:53)
- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (8:04) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet featuring:
- Lost Hearts by Ramsey Campbell
- The Treasure of Abbot Thomas by Alex Davidson
- The Ash Tree by Dick Fiddy -
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Extras:"A View from a Hill" (Luke Watson, 2005; 39:04)
"Number 13" Pier Wilkie, 2006; 40:14)
"Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee" (2000):
- "Number 13" (29:21) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Christopher Lee episodes are anamorhpic 1.78:1 with Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround audio.
Comes with a booklet featuring:
- Traces of Uneasiness: Lawrence Gordon Clark and The Stalls of Barchester by Jonathan Rigby
- A Warning to the Curious by Adam Easterbrook
- Lawrence Gordon Clark (1938-) biography by Simon Farquhar -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes
- "Whistle & I'll Come to You" (1968) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (41:54)
-- optional introduction by Ramsey Campbell (15:39)
- "Whistle & I'll Come to You" (2010) 2.35:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (52:04)
Jonathan Miller and Christopher Frayling interviews (3:24)
Neil Brand reads MR James' original story (41:36)
Ramsey Campbell reads "The Guide" (26:41)
DISC TWO
Episodes
- "The Stalls of Barchester" (1971) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (45:14)
-- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (9:30)
- "A Warning to the Curious" (1972) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (50:06)
-- optional introduction by director Lawrence Gordon clark (12:07)
"Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee"
- "The Stalls of Barchester" (2000) 1.78:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (29:31)
- "A Warning to the Curious" (2000) 1.78:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (29:32)
DISC THREE
Episodes
- "Lost Hearts" (1973) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (34:52)
-- optional introduction by Lawrence Gordon Clark (10:49)
- "The Treasure of Abbott Thomas" (1974) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (36:52)
-- optional introduction by Lawrence Gordon Clark (10:38)
- "The Ash Tree" (1975) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (31:53)
-- optional introduction by Lawrence Gordon Clark (8:04)
DISC FOUR
Episodes
- "A View from a Hill" (2005) 1.78:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (39:04)
- "Number 13" (2006) 1.78:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (40:14)
"Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee"
- "Number 13" (2000) 1.78:1 (16:9) / Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (29:21)
DISC FIVE
Episodes
- "The Signalman" (1976) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (38:16)
-- optional introduction by Lawrence Gordon Clark (10:40)
- "Stigma" (1977) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (31:47)
-- optional introduction by Lawrence Gordon Clark (8:44)
- "The Ice House" (1978) 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (34:12) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1/1.78:1/2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (certain episodes)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968), The Stalls of Barchester, Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas, The Ash Tree, The Signalman, Stigma, and The Ice House were all newly transferred in standard definition from 16mm. A Warning to the Curious was transferred in high definition from 16mm.
Comes in a slipcase containing the four-disc set The M.R. James Collection - combining previously released individual volumes 1, 2, 3, and 5 and volume 4 (the non-James stories The Signalman, Stigma, and The Ice House) as a separate disc, along with a 49-page booklet The M.R. James Collection combining the contents of the individual booklets for volumes 1,2,3, and 5 with essays:
- MR James' Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad by Reggie Oliver
- Traces of Uneasiness: Lawrence Gordon Clark and The Stalls of Barchester by Jonathan Rigby
- A Warning to the Curious by Adam Easterbrook
- Lost Hearts by Ramsey Campbell
- The Treasure of Abbot Thomas by Alex Davidson
- The Ash Tree by Dick Fiddy
- A View from a Hill by Simon McCallum
- Shadow play: BBC Four and 'Number 13' by Jonathan Rigby
- MR James (1862-1936) biography by Reggie Oliver
- Jonathan Miller (1934-) biography by David Thompson
- Lawrence Gordon Clark (1938-) biography by Simon Farquhar
- Extras listing
- About the Transfer
and a separate 21-page booklet for Volume 4 with the essays:
- The Signalman by Matthew Sweet
- Stigma by Helen Wheatley
- Lawrence Gordon Clark's The Signalman by Simon Farquhar
- The Ice House by Alex Davidson
The M.R. James Collection case identifies "Disc Four" as comprising the James stories A View from a Hill and Number 13, while the slipcase for Ghost Stories For Christmas: The Definitive Collection – which adds the disc of Classic Ghost Stories of M.R. James read by Robert Powell – that contains both cases identifies "Disc Four" as containing The Signalman, Stigma, and The Ice House (the non-M.R. James stories housed in a separate keepcase). -
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Extras:"Whistle & I'll Come to You" (1968; 41:54)
- optional introduction by Ramsey Campbell (15:39)
"Whistle & I'll Come to You" (2010; 52:04)
Jonathan Miller and Christopher Frayling interviews (3:24)
Neil Brand reads MR James' original story (41:36)
Ramsey Campbell reads "The Guide" (26:41) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1 / 2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (1968)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (2010) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The 1968 film is non-anamorphic 1.33:1 and the 2010 film is anamorphic 2.35:1.
Comes with a booklet featuring:
- "MR James' Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad" by Reggie Oliver
- MR James (1862-1936) biography by Reggie Oliver
- Jonathan Miller (1934-) biography by David Thompson -
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Extras:Episodes:
- "The Signalman" (38:15)
- "Stigma" (31:47)
- "The Ice House" (34:13)
Introduction to "The Signalman" by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (10:41)
Introduction to "Stigma" by director Lawrence Gordon Clark (8:45) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 20-page booklet with newly comissioned essays by broadcaster Matthew Sweet & Dr Helen Wheatley
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OVERALL: R2
The BFI set GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION includes all of the original series - including the Omnibus adaptation of Whistle and I'll Come to You and the non-M.R. James stories (and the three Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee - as well as the newer James adaptations in one five-disc set.
The Australian set and the UK Volume 4 disc feature different episodes.
If you own volumes 1-3 of the UK releases from British Film Institute or have any links to reviews, please let us know.
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CUTS:
- R0 The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James Australia- Shock Entertainment - No cuts
- R0 Ghost Stories Volume 2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts
- R0 Ghost Stories Volume 3 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts
- R0 Ghost Stories Volume 5 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts.
- R2 Ghost Stories for Christmas - The Definitive Collection United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts.
- R2 Ghost Stories Volume 1 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts.
- R2 Ghost Stories Volume 4 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 20/05/12
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 29/11/22UPDATE LOG:
20/05/12: Initial entry.
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18/09/12: Added UK volume 4.
28/11/12: Added BFI box set and AKA titles.
30/11/12: Added DVDBeaver link.
21/04/17: ASINs added.
21/04/17: Corrected the title.
29/11/22: Added title.
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