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First of all, I have to confess that while almost all of the plays to which I have access came from my own recordings, a certain number have been acquired over the years from a variety of sources, courtesy of other people who were decent enough to share their own off-air recordings. This recording of The Deep Water Man is one such example - and the decent thing would be to acknowledge where I acquired it. However, I never bothered to keep a record of where I was getting these plays so I must simply say - if you're the person who made this off-air recording and first shared it: thank you.
On a general note, the sound quality of this recording is a bit lower than usual - but it's taken from an analogue recording made in 1983, so you can't expect contemporary digital quality from it..
As to the story, it's more mystery than anything supernatural - though the idea of a small community that doesn't want to talk about certain sensitive subjects is certainly one familiar from the horror genre. It's also 'consistent' with the channel's theme on account of being the work of Sheila Hodgson, whose adaptations of Algernoon Blackwood, and pastiches of M.R. James, can also be found on this channel.
MYSTERIOUS MAGPIE is a channel devoted to ghost and horror stories on British radio, and to dark tales of every kind. I have another channel, MYSTICAL MAGPIE, which is all about stories of fantasy, mythology, and adventure: / @mysticalmagpie-wo5fn
If you're interested to know more about the century-long history of ghost and horror stories broadcast at Christmas on British television and radio, you might like to check out HOLLY WRAITHS (and its companion volume HOLLY TERRORS), an A-Z guide available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Lulu.com.
Holly Wraiths on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Holly-Wraith...