Simon Amstell, Kevin Macdonald and Mr Gee
June Brown reads from her memoirs and performance poet Mr Gee takes to the Radio 2 Arts Show stage to perform, plus comedian Simon Amstell.
A sparkling Christmas line up join Claudia on the Radio 2 Arts Show
Hollywood director Kevin Macdonald has woven together hundreds of hours of footage sent in by the public to create his new documentary Christmas in a Day.
Performance poet Mr Gee takes to the Radio 2 Arts Show stage and performs his poetry
Never Mind The Buzzcocks Host, comedian Simon Amstell goes back to his stand-up roots in his new dvd
The Radio 2 Arts Show goes behind the scenes of the Royal Albert Hall at Christmas
Plus the must-see films with Robbie Collin.
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Bat for Lashes
Daniel
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Bellowhead
Christmas Bells / Jingle Bells
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Deacon Blue
You'll Know It's Christmas
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Bobby Helms
Jingle Bell Rock
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Leona Lewis
One More Sleep
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Darlene Love
Christmas (Baby Please Come 麻豆约拍)
- A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
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Low
Just Like Christmas
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Dean Martin & Martina McBride
Baby, It's Cold Outside
- Christmas With The Rat Pack (Various).
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Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL
A Little Less Conversation
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Sister Sledge
We Are Family
- Disco Fever (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Slade
Merry Xmas Everybody
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Lucy Spraggan
It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas
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Shakin鈥� Stevens
Merry Christmas Everyone
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
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U2
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
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Pharrell Williams
Happy
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Director Kevin MacDonald
If you've ever wanted to听peer through the windows of someone else鈥檚 home and imagine the lives being lived inside, then听Oscar winning director Kevin MacDonald has handily done the voyeuristic bit for you. For his latest documentary, Christmas in a Day, he鈥檚 spliced together hundreds of hours of film sent in by people all over the UK. The result is funny, sad, heart-warming and heart-breaking...a bit like the big day itself.
Kevin MacDonald鈥檚 Christmas in a Day is out now 鈥� and you can see it for free as it鈥檚 on Youtube right now.
Poet Mr Gee
Cast aside any thoughts you might have of spoken word being the reserve of terribly earnest, polo-necked young men imploring you to listen to their latest pretentious waffle. It might be partly true 鈥� but not for MR GEE!. Not for him, the dank room above a pub. He鈥檚 busy supporting Russell Brand in packed out theatres and arenas.
MR GEE will be back supporting Russell Brand on tour from February next year.听
Simon Amstell
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Comedian, tv presenter, screenwriter and actor Simon Amstell talks to Claudia about comedy, Christmas and the cool kids at school!
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Simon Amstell's new DVD 鈥淟ive At The 麻豆约拍鈥� is out now, certificate 15
Robbie Collin and his film review
American Hustle
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
A fictional film set in the seductive world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock the United States, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning British partner and lover Sydney Prosser听is forced to work for a wild, unhinged FBI agent Richie DiMaso.听 DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that鈥檚 as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving鈥檚 unpredictable wife Rosalyn听could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell鈥檚 previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes.
American Hustle is out now, certificate 15.
All is Lost
Director: JC Chandor
Cast: Robert Redford.
Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas. With his navigation equipment and radio disabled, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner's intuition, and a strength that belies his age, the man barely survives the tempest. With the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.
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All is Lost is out on Boxing Day, rated PG
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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn
In his secret life, Walter Mitty dreams big鈥eally, really big.听 There鈥檚 no challenge beyond his grasp, be it climbing a massive glacier or rescuing a senior citizen from an exploding building.听 When he鈥檚 not daydreaming, the not-so-secret life of Walter Mitty is the opposite of his heroic alter-ego鈥檚; he鈥檚 just an everyday guy facing imminent career downsizing, who鈥檚 too timid to ask out his pretty co-worker. But when Walter faces his ultimate real-world test, he springs into action on a global adventure exceeding anything even he could have dreamed of.
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty is out on Boxing Day, rated PG
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Director: Justin Chadwick
Cast: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom spans Mandela鈥檚 extraordinary life, from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa.听 It is the thrilling story of an ordinary man who rose to the challenge of his times and triumphed - an intimate portrait of the making of a modern icon.
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is out on the 3rd January certificate 12A听
Charles Spencer and his theatre review
1: Aladdin at Wimbledon Theatre
Panto is the last refuge of the old-fashioned British variety tradition 鈥� amped up now with rock concert lighting and pop songs 鈥� with the authentic whiff of greasepaint, saucy humour and speciality acts performing ancient routines. The star this year is Jo Brand,听who plays the Genie of the Ring.
Aladdin is on at the Wimbledon Theatre until 12th January
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2: American Psycho, at the Almeida
Starring听Matt Smith as the psychotic Patrick Bateman. Living the high life in 1980s Manhattan, Patrick听has it all 鈥� looks, money, style and status.听 He and his entourage buy the most expensive designer clothes, eat at the most exclusive restaurants and party at the hottest clubs.听 But privately, Patrick indulges in another kind of transgression. And people - including those closest to him - keep disappearing
American Psycho runs at London鈥檚 Almeida Theatre until the 1st February
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3: Henry V
Jude Law plays the King of England struggling with his new duties, taking command during the famous Battle of Agincour against France and facing the surrounding political pressures. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Grandage
Henry V is on at London鈥檚 Noel Coward theatre until 15th February
4: Duck House at the Vaudeville Theatre
Duck House is based around the events of the 2009 UK parliamentary expenses scandal. Writers Patterson and Swash are best known for their work on tv , including such shows as Have I Got News for You and Mock the Week.
The Duck House is on at London's Vaudeville Theatre until 29th March
Broadcast
- Fri 20 Dec 2013 22:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2