Ben Baker's Christmas Box

Wait, what? There's more?    Welcome to a coal-carrying window into Christmas TV past in each short episode I talk to a guest about a programme that represents Christmas to them...hang on we've done all that, haven't we? Its New Years Eve, or as Tracey and slash or Steve Binnie up in Scotland would call it Hogmanay. And key to those celebrations for many years was Rikki F

Well, the series is over so it's time to close down the old Christmas Box factory for another year. But hark, what is that noise upon my door at this hour? Whoever could it be...? Oh. It's you... (WARNING: CONTAINS TWO EFFS)

Welcome to an out of this world window into seasonally-sprinkled TV past. Broadcaster and all round enthusiast Julian Sparrow talks about the excitement of getting to see sci-fi blockbusters at Christmastime with a runthrough all the biggest ones to appear on the 25th itself including Disney's much maligned "The Black Hole", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Back To The Future". Plus

Welcome to Ben Baker's Christmas Box, an unbelievable bimble through television's present-wrapping past. In this short episode I have with me the writer and researcher Justin Lewis who has chosen the 1983 My Life In Bins special with one of Stutz Bear Cats....sorry, that should've read "One Foot In The Grave" Christmas special from 1994, the hilarious but haunting "The Man Who Blew

Welcome to Ben Baker's Christmas Box, a grapple happy gamble through television's present past. In each short episode I talk to a guest about a programme that represents the gift giving period to them and today I'm joined by musician and podcaster Garreth Hirons. He's offering up a whole mixed bag of sweaty, trunk-wearing telly moments from various points and places in time, all co

The podcast that remains a shimmying vision in red through TV's past returns as Ben Baker talks to a guest about a programme that represents the Christmas period to them in some way. Today we go way off the beaten dusty road with the wonderful Joanne Sheppard who has been tormented by a trail for BBC One's slate of festive light entertainment for 1993 for nigh on three decades. Som

Time for another tinsel-topped trip through telly's festive past with a regular Ben Baker that has snow on the logo. In each short episode I talk to a guest about a programme that represents the Christmas period to them and today the author and playwright Mark Griffiths discusses BBC One's 1982 selection box of new comedy shorts from established programmes "The Funny Side of Christ

Welcome to Ben Baker's Christmas Box, a badly decorated ham stuffed with holly and choirboys. In each short episode I talk to a guest about a TV programme that represents the end of December to them and today I'm joined by writer and academic type Rhys Jones who provides a plasticine pal with a very rude mouth in the literal mould of Rex The Runt, a lesser-spotted Aardman cartoon w

Welcome to Ben Baker's Christmas Box, a trandem toddle through television's present past. In each short episode I talk to a guest about a programme that represents the British Christmas period to them and despite mentioning that, my guest today is actually from A Country That Isn't Here. Alison Bean tells me about the differences between a British and Australian Christmas, the baff

Welcome to Ben Baker's Christmas Box, a seasonally swanky trip through television's present-wrapped past. In each short episode I talk to a guest about something that represents the Christmas period to them and today I'm joined by musician, podcaster and composer of my amazing new theme tune Paul Abbott who has brought to the turkey-stained table "Peace On Earth", a 1939 Christmas