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Christmas Special 2002
2/2. Knocking on Heaven's Door
Satan's epic quest ends as he meets Death... and Davina McCall.
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries exchanges poetry and prose with Miriam Margolyes and Rob Brydon.
1827. Mr Pickwick sets out to spend Christmas at Dingley Dell.
Present Arms
Platoon rivalry sparks a shooting contest!
4. Things I Wish I'd Known at 18
Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
4. Crisis Poetry
Drama shifts to crisis as Irene gets Vera's kids to vent their feelings in verse.
The 'truth' behind-the-story of 'Good King Wenceslas'. Stars Timothy West.
The Tailor of Gloucester
A tailor only has three days to sew a cherry silk coat.
Everybody loves the kind shoemaker, Papa Panov. But will he be alone this Christmas?
AA Milne - The Red House Mystery
A country house party turns into a murder-trail for an amateur sleuth.
Newly qualified as a management consultant, Santa's son has big plans for the North Pole.
Away For Christmas
Harold's Majorca-bound, but he's not told Albert.
A woman receives stacks of gifts from a lavish admirer, who's inspired by the carol.
5. The Cold Christmas Walk in the Country
Derek Jacobi concludes this evocative portrait of England in the last century.
5. Cell-ebration
Vera's family are freed, as Irene writes to her estranged son.
Series 2
1. Wives, Ankles, Underwear
Chloe Slack returns with a new series of the women’s current affairs show all about women.
A compendium of Christmas joy and misery over presents.
Christmas - Three Kings
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Seth Pinnock.
River
Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue.
Reindeer
Discover why there is more to reindeer than Rudolph.
Series 5
Episode 5
Graeme Garden hosts as Gyles Brandreth, Steve Punt, Arthur Smith and Lauren Laverne debate
Love All
Romance in the air, but Mr Long has a painful little problem....
A wily pensioner finds competition at the Boxing Day sales.
A romantic tale centred on a fancy Dublin restaurant. Read by Dervla Kirwan.
Series 4
The Fat Hog
The Questers chance upon legendary tavern, the Fat Hog, and its glamorous owner Nigressa.
Beware the Ides of Masterson
Ancient Rome provides the setting for a story of intrigue, terror, tyrants and togas.
Series 3
Episode 6
A call centre demon faces judgement, and the Institute for Useless Scientific Research.
