Late Night Story (Season 1)

Late night bedtime stories. Tom Baker reads a series of macabre stories about childhood (season 1), and John Mills reads war stories (season 2).

  • Poster for The Photograph

    The Photograph (Episode 1)

    Writer: Nigel Kneale

    Air date: 1978-12-23

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Tom Baker reads bedtime stories.

  • Poster for The Emissary

    The Emissary (Episode 2)

    Writer: Ray Bradbury

    Air date: 1978-12-25

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Tom Baker reads bedtime stories

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    Nursery Tea (Episode 3)

    Writer: Mary Danby

    Air date: 1978-12-26

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Tom Baker reads bedtime stories

  • Poster for The End of the Party

    The End of the Party (Episode 4)

    Writer: Graham Greene

    Air date: 1978-12-28

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: Tom Baker reads bedtime storie

  • Poster for Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1978-12-30

    Runtime: 15 min

    Overview: The story of Conradin, a sickly young boy, and Sredni Vashtar, his pet polecat/ferret. Conradin prayed to the malign deity Sredni Vashtar for deliverance from his hated aunt. This episode was scheduled to start the series on 22 December, but went unscreened due to a BBC strike.

Late Night Story - Movie poster from The Movie Database (TMDB)