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Last broadcast on Fri, 26 Dec 2008, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
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Synopsis
Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the technology of Christmas, with balloons, stars and a stockingful of toys.
He travels to the town of Lauscha in Germany, where glass baubles are still blown by hand, a tradition that goes back to the mid-1830s. Adam finds a dizzying description of the first Christmas tree lit by electric light bulbs, looks at X-rays of teddy bear skeletons and pulls a cracker in the name of scientific investigation.
Broadcasts
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Fri 26 Dec 200811:00
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Wed 30 Dec 200921:00
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