Reflecting each day’s gift in the seasonal song, with a mix of features, drama and comedy from the archive.
Test your knowledge of what's behind those 12 Days of Christmas gift items.
Dramatisation of Galton and Simpson's writing journey from Hancock to Steptoe and Son.
How an Irish penny-whistler and his fiddler father shaped Mozart’s love life.
Professor Jeffrey Richards delves into the casebook of Lord Peter Wimsey.
When young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative.
The peaceful, hefty, cud-chewing beasts which have transformed our societies.
Sitting by a pond with some gin, a woman is whisked off by a stranger for a night out.
A train journey from London to Edinburgh on New Year's Eve. With Catherine Tate.
The show goes behind the scenes to reveal what those in charge are up to at Christmas.
Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with the song and folklore of the blackbird.
The truth about the life of the urban chicken is revealed by Natalie Haynes.
A pilgrimage across Sussex tracing the origins of the iconic song The Turtle Dove.
Zoe and Magnus want a quiet Christmas, but ghosts in their cottage have other ideas.
The hapless host takes a fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes look at Pear Tree Productions.