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With Rick Wakeman

Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman performs live on the show, Matt has the latest sports news and Rebecca analyses the top business story of the day. Plus, regular travel updates.

Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman dons his Christmas cape to perform live on the show - expect festive songs a plenty! The Collective gather to dispense their verdict on a new confession. Plus Matt has the latest sports news, Rebecca analyses the top business story of the day and Sally Traffic has the all important travel updates.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Dec 2013 17:05
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Underneath The Tree

  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Teach Your Children

    • Over The Years....
    • Rhino.
    • 008.

  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Leona Lewis

    One More Sleep

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Olly Murs

    Hand On Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Gimme Shelter

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd

    Blue On Black

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Cat Stevens

    Morning Has Broken

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • White Plains

    When You Are A King

    • White Plains: The Deram Singles Collection.
    • 7T's Records.

  • Robbie Williams

    Dream A Little Dream (feat. Lily Allen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

  • Wizzard

    I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Nigel's Christmas Drinks

Sloe Gin & Champagne Cocktail

Mulled Cider

Rosemary Lemonade

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Sloe Gin & Champagne Cocktail

听This is a delicious champagne cocktail, with a shot of sloe gin. 听For a party, frost the rims of the glasses by dipping them in egg white & then caster sugar.

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Sloe gin, bought or homemade

Champagne

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Put a small splash of sloe gin into champagne glasses & top them up with champagne.

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Mulled Cider

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Mulled cider is delicious, either warm or cold, & its relatively low alcohol content makes it ideal for a winter lunch party.

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For 12-15 glasses

2.5L dry cider, still or sparkling

2 apples, washed, cored & sliced

3 oranges, washed & sliced

Zest & juice of 1 lemon

2 tsp ground mixed spice

10 cloves

3 cinnamon sticks, snapped in half

6 tablespoons soft brown sugar

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Put all the ingredients in a pan & gradually heat, simmering gently for about 1hr. 听Do not let it boil. 听Strain & serve in heatproof glasses.

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Rosemary Lemonade

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A last minute version of lemonade with a lovely flavour of rosemary. 听The recipe comes from Darina Allen. 听Particularly at Christmas, it鈥檚 worth keeping some of the 鈥榮tock syrup鈥� in the fridge for making cocktails (such as Pisco sours) & straight up lemonade. 听If you鈥檙e making a batch, add rosemary to a small jar of it & then you can rustle this up in minutes. 听There鈥檚 no citric acid in this lemonade, so use it within a few hours.

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For 4-6 glasses

Freshly squeezed juice of 3 lemons

4-5 sprigs rosemary

Fizzy water, to taste

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For the sugar syrup (makes 800ml)

450g sugar

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To make a sugar syrup without rosemary, dissolve the sugar in 600ml water & bring to the boil. 听Boil for 2-3 mins & allow it to cool. 听Store in the fridge until needed.

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To make the rosemary syrup, add the sprigs of rosemary to the above recipe before you bring it to the boil. 听Leave it to cool & steep overnight & strain. 听The recipe makes 800ml, which will give enough for several batches.

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To make the rosemary lemonade, mix the lemon juice with 225ml rosemary syrup & fizzy water to taste.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Dec 2013 17:05
    大象传媒 Radio 2