Tom Baker (Doctor Who 1974-1981) reads a
series of eerie tales.
The BBC2 series Late Night Story featured Tom Baker reading to
camera four macabre stories on the theme of childhood, which were
shown just prior to the channel's closedown. A fifth episode,
(included here) 'Sredni Vashtar' by 'Saki' (Hector Hugh Munro),
about a sickly young boy and his obsession with the titular ferret,
was scheduled to start the series on 22 December, but went
unscreened due to a BBC strike. The other stories were: 'The
Photograph' (tx. 23/12/1978) by Nigel Kneale, 'The Emissary' (tx.
25/12/1978) by Ray Bradbury, 'Nursery Tea' (26/12/1978) by Mary
Danby and 'The End of the Party' (28/12/1978) by Graham Greene.