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Blog posts by year and monthDecember 2016

Posts (28)

1. Advent Calendar Day 16: Christmas on Rations

   Friday 16 December 2016, 12:00

   

   Advice, humour and recipes around the wartime rations.

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2. Advent Calendar Day 15: A Christmas at War

   Thursday 15 December 2016, 07:00

   

   The cover of the 1940 festive edition reflects the hardships of wartime.

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3. Advent Calendar Day 14: A Poem

   Wednesday 14 December 2016, 07:00

   

   The magic of broadcasting in the 1920s was the very stuff of poetry.

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4. Missing Believed Wiped

   Tuesday 13 December 2016, 12:30

   

   A report on the missing programmes shown at Missing Believed Wiped 2016

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5. Advent Calendar Day 13: The First Christmas

   Tuesday 13 December 2016, 08:00

   

   The cover of the first Christmas edition of Radio Times in 1923 - and in case you missed it last year, a special gift.

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6. Advent Calendar Day 12: The Hard Times

   Monday 12 December 2016, 08:00

   

   A poignant window to the Great Depression.

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7. Advent Calendar Day 11: Tinsel-Free and not-so Joyous

   Sunday 11 December 2016, 07:00

   

   A look at the alternative, non-festive and downright grumpy Christmas listings.

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8. Advent Calendar Day 10: Christmas banners

   Saturday 10 December 2016, 07:00

   

   We continue looking at the festive illustrations on the magazine.

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9. Advent Calendar Day 9: Soap-powder Packet, Wrapping Paper and Glue...

   Friday 09 December 2016, 07:00

   

   No Advent Calendar would be complete without a mention of Blue Peter's craft projects in the run-up to Christmas.

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10. Advent Calendar Day 8: Festive Frontispiece

    Thursday 08 December 2016, 07:00

    

    This full-page snow scene from the 1930 Christmas issue of Radio Times magazine will get you in the festive spirit.

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