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 […] Read More
Category: Christmas
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More