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21/12/2011

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Last broadcast on Wed, 21 Dec 2011, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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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

  1. Chapter 1

    Advent Calendar Door

    Mel opens the next Advent Calendar Door to find some Christmas birds making a lot of noise.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Chapter 4

    Inheritance Tracks

    The Inheritance Tracks of world-famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Evelyn, who is profoundly deaf, chooses music by Stravinsky and Kodaly.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  1. Wed 21 Dec 2011
    16:00

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