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Have we lost the real meaning of Christmas?

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Matt Cole sits in for Julia George.

With just two days to go until Christmas, today is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year.

Kent's high streets will be bursting with shoppers getting those last gasp gifts. Shops and businesses countywide have ramped up their marketing campaigns to entice consumers to part with their hard earned cash.

Has Christmas become too commercial though? Is it time we accepted that Christmas is no more than a marketing exercise? Are we actually more concerned about what is under the tree than the people around it?

Also on the programme, the festive season sees Carry On films take over our televisions. Some people think Carry On movies are the best humour ever created but others believe it is bawdy humour from a bygone age.

We speak to Andrew Ross, author of 'Carry On Actors' which celebrates those who starred in the films.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 23 Dec 2011 09:00

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  • Fri 23 Dec 2011 09:00