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A Christmas Carol with Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston joins Jo to co-host the show, and talk about playing Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

Christopher Eccleston joins Jo to co-host the show, talk about playing Scrooge at The Old Vic in London, and play us some of his favourite tracks.

A Christmas Carol is back! First performed in 2017, Jack Thorne’s adaptation of the festive favourite has returned for another year, this time with Emmy Award-winning Christopher Eccleston as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Chris joins Jo in the studio for festive fun and a catch up!

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 4 Dec 202319:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lucy Rose

    Could You Help Me

    • Communion.

  • Smith & Burrows

    When The Thames Froze Over

    • Funny Looking Angels.
    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Gossip

    Crazy Again

    • Real Power.

  • Björk & ROSALÍA

    Oral

    • One Little Independent Records.

  • King Creosote

    Blue Marbled Elm Trees

    • Domino Recordings.

  • HAIM

    The Wire

    • Polydor.

  • Underworld

    Jumbo

    • Junior Boys Own.

  • Fred Wesley, James Brown & The J.B.’s

    People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul

    • The Singles: Vol. 9 1973-1975.
    • Hip-O Select.
    • 18.

  • Al Green

    Belle

    • The Hi Records Singles Collection.
    • Fat Possum.
    • 47.

  • Rod Stewart

    I Don't Want to Talk About It

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • The Anthology, A Musical Journey.
    • BMG.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

  • Bobbie Gentry

    Fancy

    • Fancy.
    • Parlophone Catalogue.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 4 Dec 202319:30
    BBC Radio 2