The Midnight Folk (2006) by John Masefield, starring Charles Dance

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In many respects The Box of Delights feels like it's a second draft of this chaotic, magical adventure - but there is still plenty of fun to be had here, especially for fans of 'Box', including a richly resonant vocal performance from Charles Dance as the evil American sorcerer Abner Brown...
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[@PEOM10]

Love it - one of my favourite books from my childhood -

[@kerrynorth67]

Just wanted to say thank you for these plays - there are a lot that bring back memories from many years ago and some that I had completely forgotten about. It’s lovely to hear them again - I searched for years for the version of At the back of the North wind until I found it on your channel.

[@staceymccook5424]

Hi. This is Brilliant but the start seems to be missing and it’s the same with the drama the secret garden.

[@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn]

It's not missing anything, that's how it starts - the original broadcast goes straight from the BBC news to that 'cold open'.

[@staceymccook5424]

⁠@@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn oh that’s fine. Sometimes I think people find me to particular and too fussy for my own good. Is your holy Raithes channel going to be like an annual Christmas podcast? I found it yesterday in my KZbin feed and subscribed to it.

[@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn]

@@staceymccook5424 Don't get me wrong - I want the uploads to be the best version possible, but equally these things literally take hours to process and needless to say I have other things in my life. On closer inspection I think the radio broadcast was edited to be shorter, hence the abrupt opening. I may have a longer version, but I will have to check to make sure that isn't a commercially-released edit, because I try to keep the uploads 'off-air' recordings. As to Holly Wraiths - nothing on it isn't already on Mysterious Magpie so it's really just a way of making the Christmas stories easier to find. Next Christmas is a year away, but if I'm still alive and doing youtube then I will very likely revive it next December, yes.

[@staceymccook5424]

@@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn o I like the off air recordings as there are some things that I haven’t heard at all or for a very long time. I’m looking forward to the fifth ballet story as I love this series. I am hoping it will either be the sleeping beauty or the nutcracker.

[@nickthomas181]

I love this and The Box Of Delights.Its a shame how they use Seakings House and it's secret passages.They also use many characters that crossover yet none of these characters seem to know each other.Its most confusing.Still great as separate stories.

[@Timelord2001]

Seems little point without the video.

[@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn]

Do you understand that this is a radio play?

[@user-uo3om5cq7e]

Lmao!!!

[@wendyhall7630]

why put this on if you can't see it

[@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn]

Do you understand that this is a radio play?