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Mel Giedroyc learns about Icelandic moss bread and checks out some Christmas turkeys down on the farm. Plus the third part of The House at Pooh Corner.

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Wed 21 Dec 201116:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Chapters

  • Advent Calendar Door

    Mel opens the next Advent Calendar Door to find some Christmas birds making a lot of noise.

    Duration: 04:49

  • Arctic swimmer

    Lewis Gordon Pugh is known as The Human Polar Bear for his endurance swims in freezing cold water all over the world, including the Arctic and a lake 17,000 feet up Mount Everest.

    Duration: 08:33

  • Icelandic Food Part 3

    A final helping this week of traditional Icelandic food. Icelandic moss - or mountain grass - was a substitute for grain in the old days.

    Duration: 03:35

  • Inheritance Tracks

    The Inheritance Tracks of world-famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Evelyn, who is profoundly deaf, chooses music by Stravinsky and Kodaly.

    Duration: 06:55

  • Tent Couple on Exmoor Part 2

    Another visit to Hen and Leo, who gave up city life for the good life in a yurt on Exmoor. The most important thing is to keep the fire going at night.

    Duration: 03:52

  • Nativity Play Part 2

    Mel hears from more local people who play the parts in the Auchtermuchty Nativity, an open-air performance on a farm, which involves real animals, a real baby and a big draughty barn.

    Duration: 07:14

  • Daily Dalek Reveal

    Mel unveils the celebrity actor and singer hiding behind the Dalek voice. He is appearing in pantomine in Glasgow over Christmas.

    Duration: 03:02

  • The House at Pooh Corner 3

    Alan Bennett reads the third part in our story by A.A. Milne. Pooh is counting his honey jars.

    Duration: 12:48

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Dec 201116:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra