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Last broadcast on Wed, 21 Dec 2011, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Synopsis
Mel Giedroyc learns about Icelandic moss bread and checks out some Christmas turkeys down on the farm. Plus the third part of The House at Pooh Corner.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Advent Calendar Door
Mel opens the next Advent Calendar Door to find some Christmas birds making a lot of noise.
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Chapter 2
Arctic swimmer
Lewis Gordon Pugh is known as The Human Polar Bear for his endurance swims in freezing cold water all over the world, including the Arctic and a lake 17,000 feet up Mount Everest.
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Chapter 3
Icelandic Food Part 3
A final helping this week of traditional Icelandic food. Icelandic moss - or mountain grass - was a substitute for grain in the old days.
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Chapter 4
Inheritance Tracks
The Inheritance Tracks of world-famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Evelyn, who is profoundly deaf, chooses music by Stravinsky and Kodaly.
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Chapter 5
Tent Couple on Exmoor Part 2
Another visit to Hen and Leo, who gave up city life for the good life in a yurt on Exmoor. The most important thing is to keep the fire going at night.
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Chapter 6
Nativity Play Part 2
Mel hears from more local people who play the parts in the Auchtermuchty Nativity, an open-air performance on a farm, which involves real animals, a real baby and a big draughty barn.
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Chapter 7
Daily Dalek Reveal
Mel unveils the celebrity actor and singer hiding behind the Dalek voice. He is appearing in pantomine in Glasgow over Christmas.
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Chapter 8
The House at Pooh Corner 3
Alan Bennett reads the third part in our story by A.A. Milne. Pooh is counting his honey jars.
Broadcast
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Wed 21 Dec 201116:00
