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A podcast that talks about everything Christmas... that's pretty much it.
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It's December, so it's Christmas and we start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's one I saw at The Theatre Royal Winchester. It's an old time radio stage performance and it started past Dr Who Colin Baker. Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear and Bob Baker is talking about the word 'Publican'. A couple of episodes ago we had Mary Polte on the show, well this episode she shares the story of how she found out the truth about Santa Claus. Then it's The Christmas Sarnie S...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol and it's the audio release that Mickey's Christmas Carol is based on. The full title is An Adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol by The Disney Players. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCilmU2_NQM Next up it's Do You Hear What I Hear? and Bob Baker is looking at Polystyrene, or is it Styrofoam? You decide. Then we have our yearly visit with our US correspondent Scott Newman from The Tins...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we have a look at some of the culinary delights in France, particularly La Reveillon and the 13 Desserts. Then Bob Baker has a look at the word us Brits use to describe a cigarette in Do You Hear What I Hear. In The Christmas Quiz this week I only managed to score 6. Make sure to email me and let me know your score. Then Bob is back with Where Are You Christmas. This time he's looking at Christmas all year rou...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with What The Dickens, and we have a look at some of the streets, towns and buildings that Dickens may have been referring to when describing Scrooge's London. Then Bob Baker takes a look at the word 'blinding' in Do You Hear What I Hear? Next up it's The Christmas Quiz and we're joined by Todd and Mary Polte, see if you can beat there scores. In Where Are You Christmas? this episode, Bob is looking at a Scottish castle in Japan, I kid you not. Ch...
Hello you beautiful people! We begin the episode with Christmas All Over The World, and we look at the tradition of Scrambling in Driffield, Yorkshire. Where children roam the streetsgo from shop to shop begging for treats. Next up is Where Are You Christmas, and this time Bob Baker is looking at Bruges in Begium. Then it's our second part of our look at the 2019 BBC/FX version of A Christmas Carol, and Mary and Todd Polte defend it while I attack it. You can watch it here: https://www...
Merry Christmas You Beautiful People! We start the show with Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker tells us it's hiding in Germany. Then it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol, it's the 2019 version starring Guy Pearce. Some would say this is the worst version ever, but not Todd and Mary Polte, who come on the show to stick up for it. If you never seen it, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTNqJFYiXw&t=7467s Then Bob is back with Do You Hear Wh...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the episode with a few Guinness World Records. How heavy do you think the world's largest Christmas pudding was? or what about the most brussels sprouts eaten in a minute? You'll find out here. Do you know what a 'brolly' is? Well we know in the UK, and Bob Baker will teach you what one is in Do You Hear What I Hear. This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is from the TV series Topper from 1953. It's not that good, but it could be worse. You can watch ...
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We begin the show by looking at a Christmas Not So Classic. This one is from one of the biggest bands of all time, U2. They recorded a version of the British classic I Believe In Father Christmas, and it's okay. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6QSJsASVM Then Bob Baker is looking for Christmas in Where Are You Christmas, and he finds it at Mount Rushmore (with thanks to Benji Pearson). Next up it's the quiz, and we have a little contoversy...
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! It's a packed episode and we start with The Christmas Quiz. I scored 8, make sure to email me and let me know how you got on. Next up it's Where Are You Christmas and this episode Bob Baker takes us to a couple of Christmas shops in Edinburgh (pronounced Eden-burg, if you're Bob). This epsisode we have a combination of A Christmas Carol and Yule Logs. There are 3 to choose from and they're all a bit crap. This is an audio play adaptation and it's only par...
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of the Disney cartoon series 101 Dalmatians called A Christmas Cruella. If you want, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njxjk4CosPM&t=1290s Then Bob Baker looks at what us Brits mean by a 'flannel' in Do You Hear What I Hear. After that it's The Christmas Quiz. I only scored 6 this week, let me know if you managed any better Next up Bob is back with...
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol. It's a made for TV movie starring Tom Arnold and it's an 'interesting' twist on the story. It's called Chasing Christmas and you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv7nL5nb2E0 Next up our resident barman Bob Baker looks at how us Brits say Aeroplane, or Airplane, in Do You Hear What I Hear. Then I share a Christmas memory, about when my daughter Robin first understood abou...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a Christmas Not So Classic. The Pet Shop Boys were massive in the 80s and still going strong in the 90s. In 1995 they recorded a Christmas song just for their fanclub members. It's call It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas, and it's okay I suppose. Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBj8VehCeLE Then it's Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker tells us about a couple of places in Japan that celebrate Christmas all year long. Nex...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Christmas All Over The World and we take a look at the Yorkshire tradition of The Old Hoss. A bunch of people go round the pubs and one of them is dressed as a horse and they sing a poem... and I'm not making it up. Next up Bob Baker has a look at what us Brits call 'taps' and those Yanks call 'faucets' in Do You Hear What I Hear. After the joke it's this episodes version of A Christmas Carol. It's called Ebbie and it's a modern d...
Hello and welcome to the show. We begin with this episode's version of A Christmas Carol and it's A Chipmunk Christmas carol. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvugRKHpP4s&t=1325s Mike Westfall covered this version on an episode of The Advent Calendar House Podcast, and you can have a listen here: https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-merry-christmas-mr-carroll Then it's Where Are You Christmas? and Bob Baker is looking at the North Pole...
Merry Christmas you beautiful people! We start the show with an old time radio version of A Christmas Carol. It's an episode of western show The Six Shooter and it stars Jimmy Stewart. I enjoyed it, you can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y917m6lGIY&t=141s Bob Baker looks at Candy and Sweets in Do You Hear What I Hear? Then it's The Christmas Quiz. It's a tricky one, but I scored 8. Make sure to let me know how you got on. Next up Bob is back with Where Are...
Merry Christmas you beautiful people. We dedicate this episode to the delightful Chris Coon. We commence the show with The Quiz. I scored 9, can you do any better? Then it's Do You Hear What I Hear, and Bob Baker looks at the word Constable to describe an officer of the law here in the UK. We have the return of The Muppet Christmas Show and this time we look at the The Bear in the Big Blue House - A Berry Bear Christmas Parts 1 and 2. You can watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with The Quiz and I have a new book. Let me know how you get on. Then Bob Baker, our self-appointed podcast barman, talks about the word Blimey, a classic British term that isn't that popular overseas. Next up we have some ideas for listener Rob Taylor on how he can raise some money for charity at Christmas. One suggestion is to try to break a world record and we take a look at some Christmas records that could be achievable. Then Bob is back with...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with Do You Hear What I Hear, and our resident barman Bob Baker takes a look at Trainers (or Sneakers). This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is Ms Scrooge, starring Cecily Tyson as a female Scrooge set in modern day. Have a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32PQC6Ovu90 Then we have a request from listener Rob Taylor. He's keen to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK this Christmas and he's hoping you might have some ideas for how to...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with a version of A Christmas Carol. This was produced by the BBC in 1977 and starts Michael Hordern as Scrooge. It stays very close to the book. You can watch it here: https://odysee.com/@GaryPSmith:6/AChristmasCarol1977:a Then we have Jack Ask, and it's our second question from listener Travis. Is a maths question acceptable as a reindeer game? In Do You Hear What I Hear, Bob Baker looks at the British use of the word Pratt. Then it's The ...
Hello you beautiful people! We start the show with the return of Jack Ask and my Canadian listener, Travis, wants to know what's the best dessert to have after your Christmas dinner. Then our podcast barman, Bob Baker, takes a look at the word Queue in Do You Hear What I Hear. This episode's version of A Christmas Carol is the Cbeebies Panto. It's not too bad and you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBY_om7PNqU Then it's The Christmas Quiz. I scored 9, cause I'm clever. Emai...
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