Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Right Sort, 1979 | 20151214 | Behind a small iron door in a twisting alley lies Slade House, an eerie mansion that is somehow too large for the space it occupies. Every nine years, a 'guest' is summoned to the house but why has that person been chosen, and by whom? David Mitchell's chilling new novel unfolds over decades and is a spine-tingling, wintry delight. Nathan Bishop is dragged to Slade House by his pianist mother, who is desperate to make the right impression on her potential patron Lady Grayer. Read by James Anthony Pearson Abridged by Sian Preece Producer Eilidh McCreadie. Nathan's mother is keen that he makes the right impression on potential patron Lady Grayer Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 02 | Shining Armour, 1988 | 20151215 | Behind a small iron door in a twisting alley lies Slade House, an eerie mansion that is somehow too large for the space it occupies. Every nine years, a 'guest' is summoned to the house but why has that person been chosen, and by whom? David Mitchell's chilling new novel unfolds over decades and is a spine-tingling, wintry delight. Detective Inspector Gordon Edmonds reckons he's on a fool's errand. He's been sent to find a mysterious mansion called Slade House, following up the sighting of a missing mother and son nine years earlier. Read by Robin Laing. Abridged by Sian Preece Producer Eilidh McCreadie. DI Edmonds investigates the disappearance of a mother and son, last seen near Slade House. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 03 | Oink Oink, 1997 | 20151216 | Behind a small iron door in a twisting alley lies Slade House, an eerie mansion that is somehow too large for the space it occupies. Every nine years, a 'guest' is summoned to the house but why has that person been chosen, and by whom? David Mitchell's chilling new novel unfolds over decades and is a spine-tingling, wintry delight. After joining the university's Paranormal Society to get closer to a boy, Sally Timms goes on her first field trip. Slade Alley is the destination; site of several mysterious disappearances over the years. Read by Rebecca Hamilton. Abridged by Sian Preece Producer Eilidh McCreadie. Sally Timms and the university Paranormal Society are on a field trip to Slade Alley. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 04 | You Dark Horse You, 2006 | 20151217 | Behind a small iron door in a twisting alley lies Slade House, an eerie mansion that is somehow too large for the space it occupies. Every nine years, a 'guest' is summoned to the house but why has that person been chosen, and by whom? David Mitchell's chilling new novel unfolds over decades and is a spine-tingling, wintry delight. Journalist Freya Timms arrives at the 'Fox and Hounds' pub near Slade Alley to meet a witness who claims to have information about her sister's disappearance, nine years earlier. Read by Debra Baker. Abridged by Sian Preece Producer Eilidh McCreadie. Freya Timms has come to the Fox and Hounds pub to investigate her sister's disappearance. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 05 | Astronauts, 2015 | 20151218 | Behind a small iron door in a twisting alley lies Slade House, an eerie mansion that is somehow too large for the space it occupies. Every nine years, a 'guest' is summoned to the house but why has that person been chosen, and by whom? David Mitchell's chilling new novel unfolds over decades and is a spine-tingling, wintry delight. A shifty man in his early twenties waits near Slade Alley to greet psychiatrist Dr Iris Marinus-Fenby, who has followed a trail from the late Fred Pink's diaries. Read by Amelia Lowdell. Abridged by Sian Preece Producer Eilidh McCreadie. Dr Iris Marinus-Fenby seeks out Slade Alley following a trail from Fred Pink's diaries. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |