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Poet Brian Bilston, Rhianna Pratchett, actor Paul Rhyss and Tuesday Review

Poet Brian Bilston on his new Poetry collection, And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in celebration of the festive season, and Tuesday Review.

Rhianna Pratchett tells Nicola about her new series, Mythical Creatures, which saw her head to Scotland to find out about the Redcap goblins on the Scottish borders.

Nicola also chats to Welsh actor Paul Rhys who stars in Men Up, the new ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ drama which is inspired by the true story of a medical trial for the drug that became Viagra.

Brian Bilston returns with his signature wit in his new Poetry collection, And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in celebration of the festive season. He shares the inspiration behind it, from bizarre family traditions to the office Christmas party, from voting day for turkeys to the impossible art of gift-giving.

And for Tuesday Review, critics Paul Whitelaw and Jenny Niven give their verdicts on Mark Gatiss’ adaptation of A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No.249, The Wombles, which has returned in a new soundscape for Christmas 50 years on since their debut, and Sky’s festive adventure The Heist Before Christmas, starring Timothy Spall and James Nesbitt.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • Stevie Nicks

    Edge Of Seventeen

    • Edge Of Seventeen (radio edit).
    • Modern.
    • 01.
  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Destiny’s Child

    8 Days Of Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Allen Walley, Cathy Thompson, Chris Worsey, Helen Kamminga, Ian Burdge, Joely Koos, Kate Robinson, Lizzie Ball, Mary Scully, Nick Barr, Nicky Sweeney, Tom Kemp, Oli Langford, Reiad Chibah, Vicki Matthews, Richard Cookson, Perry Montague‐Mason, Stephanie Benedetti & Kylie Minogue

    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    • Kylie Christmas (Deluxe).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.
  • Michelle McManus

    Christmas Glow

    • SoundSational CM Ltd.
  • Pulp

    Do You Remember The First Time?

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 4.
  • Big Country & Eddi Reader

    Fragile Thing

    • The Greatest Hits Of Big Country And The Skids.
    • Universal.
    • 19.
  • John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • More Monty (Various Artists).
    • Rca Victor.
  • Jona Lewie

    Stop The Cavalry

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever.
    • Virgin.
    • 18.
  • Cher

    DJ Play A Christmas Song

    • Christmas.
    • Warner Music.
  • The Wombles

    Remember You're A Womble

    • Remember You're A Womble.
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.
  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhino.
  • Spice Girls

    Spice Up Your Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 11.
  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • Fantastic 80's.
    • Sony Music.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Tue 19 Dec 2023 13:30