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Episode 40 – The Experiment
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This week Mike and Will attempt some foul necromancy with MR James’ little-known tale ‘The Experiment’. Ghosts and Scholars described it as “weak and difficult” story: can your hosts revive it from the dead?
Story notes
- Rosemary and Daroll Pardoe’s invaluable notes, from Ghosts and Scholars
- Bishop Moore: a hardcore bibliophile after James’ own heart, his manuscript collection doubled the size of the Cambridge University Library when it was purchased in 1714.
- Was the murder of the rector of Rockland St Peter on Twelth Night in 1608 one of James’ inspirations for this story?
- Will and Mike also investigated some spooky goings on at Mill Hill Surgery: do check out the Halloween special of BBC soap Doctors before it disappears from iPlayer.
102 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on March 20, 2023 15:01 (). Last successful fetch was on January 08, 2023 17:21 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 55475571 series 11773
This week Mike and Will attempt some foul necromancy with MR James’ little-known tale ‘The Experiment’. Ghosts and Scholars described it as “weak and difficult” story: can your hosts revive it from the dead?
Story notes
- Rosemary and Daroll Pardoe’s invaluable notes, from Ghosts and Scholars
- Bishop Moore: a hardcore bibliophile after James’ own heart, his manuscript collection doubled the size of the Cambridge University Library when it was purchased in 1714.
- Was the murder of the rector of Rockland St Peter on Twelth Night in 1608 one of James’ inspirations for this story?
- Will and Mike also investigated some spooky goings on at Mill Hill Surgery: do check out the Halloween special of BBC soap Doctors before it disappears from iPlayer.
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