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Jona Lewie, Detectorists creator Mackenzie Crook and Scottish actress Mirren Mack

Nicola will be delving into Christmas Number Ones from the past. Creator, director and star of Detectorists Mackenzie Crook on the Christmas Special. Plus Jona Lewie!

Just ahead of the crowning of this year’s Christmas Number One, Nicola will be delving through the archive of Christmas number ones with music critic Fiona Shepherd.

Jona Lewie who wrote the antiwar song turned Christmas classic Stop The Cavalry will be stopping by for a chat…

Fans of Detectorists will be delighted to hear there’s a Christmas special and Mackenzie Crook creator, director and one of the stars of the series will chat to Nicola about the origins of the series and hint about what we can expect in the new episode.

Scottish actress Mirren Mack chats about her role in the prequel to The Witcher – Blood Origin which lands on Netflix on Christmas Day.

All that, Secret Song and a great playlist to help you while away your Friday afternoon

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Jona Lewie

    Stop The Cavalry

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever.
    • Virgin.
    • 18.
  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Cocteau Twins

    Frosty The Snowman

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
  • Girls Aloud

    Sound Of The Underground

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Lizzo

    Someday At Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Colour Field

    Thinking Of You

    • Complete, The.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 2.
  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

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

    Suffragette City

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Jona Lewie

    You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

    • Back To The Eighties (Various).
    • Music Club.
  • Low

    Just Like Christmas

    • Christmas.
    • Tugboat.
    • 1.
  • Snows of Yesteryear

    WAIT BY THE SHORE

  • Johnny Flynn

    Detectorists (Full Studio Version)

    • Live at the Roundhouse.
    • Transgressive Records.
    • 24.
  • Paul McCartney

    Wonderful Christmastime

    • McCartney II (Special Edition).
    • Hear Music.
    • 7.
  • Darlene Love

    Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Dec 2022 14:00