Ancient Sorceries

Original version

BBC Radio 7

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood: 3. Ancient Forces

Drama

Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood

3. Ancient Forces

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood, 3. Ancient Forces

When Vezin declares his love for Ilse, he fears for his actions.

In a dark tale, when Vezin declares his love for Ilse, he fears for his actions. Read by Philip Madoc.

Vesin has been travelling in France when he finds himself stopping off for one night in a sleepy medieval town. 

There he meets Ilse the beautiful innkeeper's daughter and becomes bewitched by her.

Vesin starts wondering whether the people actually come alive at night and wonders if the town is in the hands of cats. 

Vesin begins to feel uneasy and that strange forces are tugging at his very being.

Algernon Blackwood's dark tale unabridged in four parts.

Read by Philip Madoc.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in September 2005.

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Audiobooks

Podcasts

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Arthur Vezin enters a sleepy French town where the locals act in a strangely feline manner

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood

3. Ancient Forces

Genres

Series

BBC Radio 7