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Kirstie Allsopp and Pickles

Chris is joined by Kirstie Allsopp who shares her Handmade Christmas gift ideas and professional pickler Freddie Janssen tells us about her life in brine on Great Job Wednesday.

Chris is joined in the studio by our Fairy Godmother Kirstie Allsopp, who tells us what's in store in her new Handmade Christmas show and how we can give our pineapples, gourds and squashes a festive makeover. On Great Job Wednesday, Chris meets Preserving Professional Freddie Janssen who quit her job to pursue her passion for pickles! Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by golf commentator Iain Carter and Father Christopher Jamison has the mid-week Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 009.
  • The Shires

    A Thousand Hallelujahs

    • My Universe.
    • Decca.
    • 010.
  • Annie Lennox & Al Green

    Put a Little Love in Your Heart

    • Scrooged O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • A&M.
  • Ronan Keating

    Lovin' Each Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jamie Cullum

    Show Me The Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Bryan Adams

    Run Rudolph Run

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.
  • Tom Odell

    Silhouette

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Michael Jackson

    Black Or White

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Gayla Peevey

    I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

    • Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time (Various Art.
    • Rhino.
    • 5.
  • Tom Chaplin

    Hardened Heart

    • The Wave.
    • Island.
  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Ain't It A Drag

  • INXS

    Need You Tonight

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.
  • Robbie Williams

    Love My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Andy Williams

    It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artist.
    • Arcade Records.
  • Macy Gray

    Winter Wonderland

    • A Very Ally Christmas (Various).
    • Epic.
  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.
  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Kaiser Chiefs

    We Stay Together

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
  • JD McPherson

    Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)

    • Socks.
    • New West Records.
  • Chris de Burgh

    A Spaceman Came Travelling

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World... Ever! (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus

    We All Stand Together

    • Paul McCartney - All The Best!.
    • Parlophone.
  • Betsy

    Wanted More

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Tina Turner

    The Best

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.
  • The Four Seasons

    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

    • Seasons Greetings / Born To Wander.
    • Ace.
    • 10.

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