Bah! Humbug!
Dominic West (The Affair) and Ruth Bradley (Guilt) with the challenging aspects of Christmas: useless presents, tedious board games, relentless relatives and awful office parties.
Dominic West (The Affair/The Wire) and Ruth Bradley (Guilt/Humans) let out their inner Grinch's to explore the challenging aspects of Christmas: useless presents, tedious board games, relentless relatives, and excruciating office parties to name just a few. We'll hear from Bridget Jones, Dr Seuss, Reginald, Philip Larkin, George Bernard Shaw, and the most infamous Christmas grump of all, Ebenezer Scrooge: but will the Christmas Spirit win out in the end? Featuring music by Sufjan Stevens, Kate Rusby, James Horner, Richard Addinsell, and a host of festive favourites.
The Devils Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr Seuss
Letter to Judy Eggerton - Philip Larkin
A Christmas Poem - Wendy Cope
Little Women 鈥� Louisa May Alcott
Music in London - George Bernard Shaw
Bridget Jones Diary - Helen Fielding
Reginald on Christmas Presents - Saki
Christmas in Bournemouth - Jonathan Raban
Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind from As You Like It - Shakespeare
The 1981 Night Before Christmas - Frank Jacobs
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr Seuss
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Producer: Ruth Thomson
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02Irving Berlin
White Christmas
Performer: Bing Crosby. -
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00:07Paul Williams
Scrooge (Muppet Christmas Carol)
Ensemble: Original Cast. -
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00:09James Horner
The Heist (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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00:12Hugh Martin
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Tecwyn Evans. -
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00:16Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Music Arranger: Sir David Willcocks. Choir: Bach Choir. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Rutter. -
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00:20Billy Hayes
Blue Christmas
Performer: Elvis Presley. -
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00:22Sergey Prokofiev
Troika (Lieutenant Kije)
Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov. -
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00:26Traditional Czech
Prisla jsem k vam na koledu
Performer: Eva Peckova. Orchestra: Musica Bohemica. -
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00:28Patrick Doyle
It's only a diary (Bridget Jones Diary)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Doyle. -
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00:32Eric Carmen
All by myself
Performer: Jamie O鈥橬eal. -
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00:36Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 no.8 (Christmas Night)
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen. -
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00:42Ernst Ansch眉tz
O Tannenbaum
Ensemble: Vince Guaraldi Trio. -
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00:48Sufjan Stevens
That was the worst Christmas ever
Performer: Sufjan Stevens. -
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00:52Nigel Hess
Christmas Overture
Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Stephen Bell. -
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01:02Kate Rusby
Yorkshire Merry Christmas
Performer: Kate Rusby. -
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01:06Franz Xaver Gruber
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Performer: Maria Stader. Ensemble: Instrumentalvereinigung. -
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01:10James Horner
Change of Heart (How the Grinch stole Christmas)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: James Horner. -
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01:14Richard Addinsell
Scrooge
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
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- Sun 22 Dec 2019 17:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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