Christmas Eve 1995


(4.2 stars; 7 reviews)

A BBC Radio adaptation by Stephen  Wyatt of Nikolai Gogol's classic short story. On the night before Christmas, when Devil is free to roam the Earth and perform mischief, after stealing the moon out of the sky he tries to get back at Vakula, the village blacksmith of the town of Dikanka, because of Vakula's beautiful religious paintings. Meanwhile, Vakula is in love with Oksana, the beautiful daughter of a Cossack, but the only way he can win her is to present her with the golden slippers of the Tsaritsa ... from off the Tsaritsa's feet! The Devil ... Nickolas Grace Vakula ... Scott Ransome Oksana ... Julia Ford Solokha ... Louise Jameson with: Gavin Muir, Geoffrey Whitehead, Stephen Critchlow, Jane Whittenshaw, David Timson, Patrick Barlow Directed by Sally Avens Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 23 December 1995

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Christmas Eve 1:22:57

Reviews

Brings back amazing memories


(5 stars)

For me this brings back the best memories.I remember having taped this off of the radio at the time and would listen to it every Christmas eve.I had kicked off my illustration career and radio plays were my inspiration.Magical times the 90s were for dramatisations. Thanks for uploading