Two Doctors


A final tale to mark Halloween 2020, this is my reading of M R James' short story 'Two Doctors' (the medical element seems somehow suitable to the current world climate). There have been many excellent readings of James' stories over the years - most notably by the lugubrious Sir Michael Horden and Sir Christopher Lee - and various TV, radio, and stage productions based around them. Lee's authoritative, sepulchral presence carried the stories - in my case I have to rely on silly voices to move it along.

This tale is rarely recorded, possibly because the ending is a bit vague as to quite what went on and it does feel slightly rushed at times, but does feature mysterious bed-sheets - a topic which James' much more famous and nightmarish  'Whistle and I'll Come To You' includes as well. Maybe James had a traumatic experience with some hospital corners once?



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