Series· 1978–1979· 15m

Late Night Story

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

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Last airedFinale
S2 · E5Declarations of War: Adagio

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Seasons

Declarations of War1979
5 episodes

John Mills reads war stories by Len Deighton

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    E1Declarations of War Action
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    John Mills reads a Len Deighton story.

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    E2Declarations of War: Brent's Deus Ex Machina
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    John Mills reads a Len Deighton story.

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    E3Declarations of War: A New Way to Say Goodnight
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    John Mills reads a Len Deighton story.

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    E4Declarations of War: Paper Casualty
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    John Mills reads a Len Deighton story.

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    E5Declarations of War: AdagioFinale
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    John Mills reads a Len Deighton story.

Season 11978
5 episodes

Tom Baker reads bedtime stories

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    E1The Photograph
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    Tom Baker reads bedtime stories.

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    E2The Emissary
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    Tom Baker reads bedtime stories

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    E3Nursery Tea
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    Tom Baker reads bedtime stories

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    E4The End of the Party
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    Tom Baker reads bedtime storie

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    E5Sredni VashtarFinale
    · 15m

    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.

Details

Networks
BBC One
Seasons
2 · 10 episodes
Runtime
15m per episode
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
December 23, 1978
IMDB ID
tt2526960
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