December 2018 marked 200 years since the first performance of the world’s favourite carol, Silent Night. The words had been written a couple of years earlier by Joseph Mohr and on Christmas Eve 1818 he asked his friend Franz Xaver Gruber to write a simple tune for his words. The …
The fourth in this audio series, originally broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester, in December 2018 is about Christmas music, from carols to wassailing to cheesy pop. Wayne is in conversation with Rebecca Kelly of BBC Radio Manchester. Click on the word MUSIC below to listen to the audio, or click …
The third in this audio series, originally broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester in December 2018, is about the traditions of giving presents at Christmas and Father Christmas. Wayne is in conversation with Rebecca Kelly of BBC Radio Manchester. Click on the word GIFTS below to listen to the audio, or …
The second in this audio series, originally broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester, in December 2018 is about the traditions of Christmas decorations and the Christmas tree. Wayne is in conversation with Rebecca Kelly of BBC Radio Manchester. Click on the word DECORATIONS below to listen to the audio, or click …
The first in this audio series, originally broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester in December 2018, is about the traditions of Christmas food. Wayne is in conversation with Rebecca Kelly of BBC Radio Manchester. Click on the word FOOD below to listen to the audio, or click on Download to.. well, …
Best Christmas Podcasts As a fan of all things Christmas, and as a fan of podcasts, I love listening to Christmas podcasts. Some of these are about the history of Christmas, some are about the films and songs of Christmas, and some are just Christmas music. Some only come back …
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the fourth, with writers Steve Legg and Nicky Gumbel. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Explore more about the history of Christmas here
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the third, with historian Christine Lalumia. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Go to the last in this series on the modern Christmas
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the second, with historian Alison Plowden. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Go to the next in this series on the Victorian Christmas
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the first, with historian Sophie Jackson. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Go to the next in this series on the Tudor Christmas