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Actor and author Ben Miller will be telling us about his new book, Diary of a Christmas Elf. Plus Film Hour, with Amber Wilkinson and Graeme Virtue. Show more

Taron Egerton discusses playing Elton John in the film Rocketman, Joe Stilgoe on what makes a Christmas hit, and a review of BBC One's A Christmas Carol. Show more

Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin's Mazurka in D flat, and the BBC Singers perform music composed by the finalists in the Radio 3 Carol Competition. With Fiona Talkington. Show more

The Dickens classic almost didn't come into being - but why? Show more

Chris plays Christmas Carol-oke plus there's the festive film review. Show more

Sir Michael Parkinson reveals his choice for a CD of the American Songbook, Lisa Hammond reviews Wonder and a look at three adaptations of A Christmas Carol playing in UK theatres. Show more

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Feat. tracks from The Muppet Christmas Carol, Love Actually, The Holiday and more

Bah Humbug! – the enduring appeal of A Christmas Carol in popular culture and the neuroscience of Christmas – why does certain music make us feel Christmassy? Show more

Live song from the choir of An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, Booker Prize winning author Shehan Karunatilaka, and film review of Armageddon Time. Show more

Tammy hears how Hereford's Courtyard Theatre's play will be presented by Dickens himself. The RadioTimes' Sarah Doran tells Tammy what's worth a watch on the box this Christmas. Show more

Hollywood star Shailene Woodley on Ferarri, Dundee Rep's A Christmas Carol, Ayr Gaiety's panto Cinderella and the best TV moments of 2023. Show more

This week's film review includes A Christmas Carol, The Men who Stare at Goats, Jennifer's Body and Bright Star.

A Christmas Carol at London's Old Vic, The Disaster Artist film, An Unremarkable Body by Elisa Lodato, Rose Wylie at Serpentine Galleries, and Crown Court TV series returns. Show more

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Including reviews of Chaplin and The Muppet Christmas Carol. STEREO

Alex gets inside knowledge of the stars’ Christmas parties, Adam Jennings Christmas Film Journeys, & an American couple who have rewritten the lyrics to Baby It's Cold Outside. Show more

A Christmas film made in one of the Midlands' most beautiful Cathedrals. Carols, old and new, sung by THE CHOIR OF WORCESTER CATHEDRAL; seasonal readings of poetry and prose; nostalgic pictures of City and Church. Master of the Choristers
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
Assistant organist HARRY BRAMMA
Producer EDMUND MARSHALL

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A Christmas film made in one of the Midlands' most beautiful Cathedrals. Carols, old and new, sung by the Choir of Worcester Cathedral; seasonal readings of poetry and prose; nostalgic pictures of city and church. Master of the Choristers
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
Assistant organist HARRY BRAMMA
Producer EDMUND MARSHALL

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Dame Arlene Phillips looks back at her time in Wales on I'm A Celebrity, and actor Michael Sheen talks about his new time-travel film Last Train to Christmas. Show more

A Christmas film from Hungary
There was once a poor shoemaker who loved his nine children so much that he could not bear the thought of parting with one of them. But when a rich man wanted to take one child to live with him, what was he to do? What would Christmas be like with only eight children?
The story told by Norman Shelley.

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with Barry Norman
Bird - Clint Eastwood directs the true story of the late jazz great Charlie Parker. He died at the age of 33. Although acknowledged as a supreme saxophonist, his life off-stage had him constantly wrestling with his demons - drugs, alcohol and a taste for women. Scrooged - This is a modern-day version of A Christmas Carol in which Bill Murray of Ghostbusters fame plays the president of a TV station who exploits the Christmas festivities to boost his ratings.
Director DOMINIC BRIGSTOCKE Producer JANE LUSH

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