5 live's sprinkling of great listening for Christmas...
After you’ve finished watching the Queen’s Speech, but before you head to the kitchen for a late-night turkey sandwich, why not download some of the sparkling content you may have missed on 5 live over Christmas and New Year ?
Bookmark the 5 live Christmas Specials podcast link for the best news, sport and entertainment content from 2011. It will be updated daily over the next fortnight.
It’s been a strong year for news with Breakfast’s Rachel Burden examining the August riots by looking at how lives were changed and what's next for all those involved. Meanwhile, Drive’s Peter Allen looks back at The Arab Spring, with eyewitness accounts of those who saw the revolution spread across Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
5 live Sport’s Review of the Year invites Colin Murray to review the big sporting moments of the last 12 months. Not Just Cricket celebrates England’s triumphant year at The Ashes with Graeme Swann, Jimmy Anderson and Radio One’s Greg James.
Fighting Talk fans be prepared for a momentous clash when the giants of radio broadcasting go head-to-head in front of a live studio audience at Maida Vale. 6 Music’s Sean Keavney and Steve Lamacq take on 5 live’s Pat Nevin and Tony Livesey to score points for punditry on sport and music. Download the podcast to find out who wins….
…and of course, no station is complete without The Radio Review of 2011. In a year of record breaking figures for the industry, Radio 4’s Jane Garvey and Key 103’s Mike Toolan digest Ronnie Wood reinventing himself as a DJ, Chris Moyles broadcasting continuously for 52 hours and of course, the blooper reel.
These podcasts and many more will be published immediately after the programme has been broadcast. For more details keep an eye on the 5 live schedule and programmes page or subscribe to the Christmas feed.
Natalie Mace is a content producer for 5 live.
Comment number 1.
At 20:05 21st Dec 2011, Jackstumps wrote:If the headline act's are Rachel Burden, Colin Murray, 'Fighting Talk' (momentus clash? Come on) and the Radio Review (a totally filler) well I'm off.
See you next year folks when nothing will have changed. PS: Bacon will be on holiday then?
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Comment number 2.
At 20:16 21st Dec 2011, Jackstumps wrote:Last post until now ... this is a disaster for Five Live - NO commentary match in the Premiership? Dear God, standards have dropped but my licemce fee hasn't!
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Comment number 3.
At 21:17 21st Dec 2011, David Shield wrote:Apologies if I have missed it but is there somewhere a list of which Christmas specials will be available as a podcast?
I'm hoping that Ulster's Major Year will be?
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