Jerry Jarvis' Wig
Is it possible for a wig to be possessed? And can it, in turn, possess a person foolish enough to wear it? Read by Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson.
Nicholas Murchie and Lucy Robinson read from a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, but actually penned by the Rev Richard Barham, first published in book form in 1840.
Is it possible for a wig to be possessed? And can it, in turn, possess a person foolish enough to wear it?
Abridged by Robin Brooks.
A Pacificus production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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- Fri 18 Dec 2009 22:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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