The Turn of the Screw

From BBC Radio 4 Extra. Written by Henry James; Full-cast dramatisation starring Cathy Sara, Joseph Tremain, Lulu Popplewell, Tina Gray and Robert Lister; Dramatised by Neville Teller.

A governess suspects her two charges are harbouring a secret - but the truth is more terrifying than she could ever have imagined.




Also, a nice accompaniment to the main feature:


The Horror at Bly

From BBC Radio 4 Extra. Written and Dramatised by Neville Teller; Full-cast dramatisation starring Anna Massey, with Gavin Campbell as the narrator.

Just what was Henry James' 'Turn of the Screw' about? Is it a tragic ghost story or a study of hysteria and sexual repression?