Simon Le Bon, Sir David Frost, Nile Rogers, Clare Balding, Bobby Womack

A panoply of stars joined Clive in the Loose Ends studio this year, so as a special festive treat we've dished up the best of the best in this tasty morsel of a show featuring (deep breath): cricketer-turned-boxer Freddie Flintoff, Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, Chic's Nile Rogers, Radio 4's very own James Naughtie, Sir David Frost, 2012's golden gal Clare Balding, 2012 Booker nominee Will Self, 2012 Mercury award winners Alt-J and The Poet himself, Bobby Womack with an exclusive solo performance of Across 100th St. And there's even more live music from Mercury award nominees: Lianne La Havas, Field Music, Jess Ware, Django Django and Michael Kiwanuka.