Christmas Chill
Settle in with cosy stories, festive laughs and chilled vibes for the big holiday slump.
Christmas Chill—Christmas Music
Enjoy a calming Christmas escape with traditional carols and laidback festive gems
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Christmas Music
Handpicked music for every festive occasion.
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Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson
Festive fictions, family recipes and memories from Jeanette Winterson's Yuletides past.
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A Christmas Carol—Charles Dickens Ghost Stories
Charles Dickens’s most beloved ghost story, first published in 1843.
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Stories for Christmas—Classic Stories
A special collection featuring Christmas stories, ghost stories and stories for children
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Radio 2 Loves Christmas Films
Who doesn't love a good Christmas film?
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
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Who Are You in Winnie-the-Pooh?
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce celebrates Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary.
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Carols Across the Country: A Seasonal Journey
A day of live broadcasts across the UK to mark the beginning of the Christmas season.
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The Morning After Mix: Christmas Special—Christmas Music, Christmas Chill
Take the edge off Christmas with a beautiul playlist of festive gems.
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How the Muppet Show Began in Britain—Archive on 4
Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show’s anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s.
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#500 - Elis and John’s Christmas Cracker—Elis James and John Robins
Elis and John take part in festive frivolity and celebrate their 500th episode!
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Piglet—Who Are You in Winnie-the-Pooh?
Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks with Michael Morpurgo and Francesca Simon
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The Sleeping Forecast: A festive voyage to the Antarctic—Christmas Music, Christmas Chill
Featuring excerpts from Ernest Shackleton's 1902 expedition journal with dreamy music.
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Feliz Navidad—Miss Me?
Miquita and Jordan discuss when X Factor ruled Christmas and how Lily ruled SNL.
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Boxing Day Special—The Matt Forde Focus Group
Comedian Matt Forde reconvenes his very own Focus Group for a one-off Boxing Day special.
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Mindful Mix: Peaceful Classical Sounds for Christmas—Christmas Music, Christmas Chill
Calming orchestral carols and warming festive favourites.
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Lily Allen’s brutal honesty, Oasis forever, and the 2025 zeitgeist—Sidetracked with Annie and Nick
The Year in Review
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Jim Henson's Creature Shop: Back to Fraggle Rock—The Documentary Podcast
The team at Jim Henson's Creature Shop prepare to take Fraggle Rock to the stage
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How can you find comfort in the winter months?—What's Up Docs?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the true meaning of comfort, past and present.
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The Best Of... Part 1: 50 Cent, Mr Tumble & Coleen in a trolley—The Wayne Rooney Show
Tales of 50 Cent, fights and Coleen Rooney in a trolley: it’s the Best of…Part 1.
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6. A Whiff Of Xmas—One Person Found This Helpful, Series 3
Frank Skinner hosts a Christmas-flavoured episode of the show based on online reviews.
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A Ghost Story for Christmas—Archive on 4
Katherine Rundell unearths the Christmas ghost story.
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The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck—The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 34
Brian Cox and Robin Ince venture north to unearth (or un-snow) the secrets of the Arctic.
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