Ghost Stories at Christmas (BBC Radio Scotland 2010) - Denise Mina,Ewan Morrison,AL Kennedy,Luke Sutherland,James Robertson

Written by Denise Mina, Ewan Morrison, AL Kennedy, Luke Sutherland, James Robertson
Format: MP3
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Unabridged

Ghost Stories at Christmas
BBC Radio Scotland
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 AL Kennedy (29 Dec 2010)
Costa Book Prize-winner and stand-up comic, AL 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 6-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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