A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971-2025)

Classic adaptations from the BBC

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A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.

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The Stalls of Barchester

The Stalls of Barchester

A Warning to the Curious

A Warning to the Curious

Lost Hearts

Treasure of Abbot Thomas

Treasure of Abbot Thomas

The Ash-tree

The Signalman

Stigma

The Ice House

A View From a Hill

A View From a Hill

Number 13

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Whistle and I'll Come to You

The Tractate Middoth

The Tractate Middoth

The Dead Room

Martin's Close

The Mezzotint

Count Magnus

Lot No. 249

Woman of Stone

The Room in the Tower

The Room in the Tower

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