With Great Pleasure at Christmas: Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman shares the writing that he loves. With actors Peter Capaldi, Nina Sosanya and John Finnemore and music from Mitch Benn and members of Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre.
Extracts from Neil's favourites: Mary Poppins Comes Back by P.L. Travers; a delightfully funny short play, Fair Mistress Dorothy by A.A. Milne, performed by the whole cast; Charles Dickens' gruesome 'Captain Murderer' story from The Uncommercial Traveller and the poem Differences of Opinion by Wendy Cope. Alan Moore's song Me & Dorothy Parker performed by Mitch Benn, a clip of BBC radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and two ukulele songs round off the show.
Producer Beth O'Dea