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Claudia chats to writer and director Richard Curtis. Plus Razorlight's Andy Burrows talks about scoring The Snowman and the Snowdog.

Claudia chats writer and director Richard Curtis about his first children's picture book The Empty Stocking

Actress Tracy-Ann Oberman reveals all about the play Old Money.

Composer Ilan Eshkeri drops by to talk about collaborating with Razorlight's Andy Burrows on scoring the music for The Snowman and the Snowdog, the sequel to Raymond Brigg's much loved The Snowman. And Andy Burrows joins in on the phone from Amsterdam

Arts Show correspondent Anna Bailey is on the Arts Desk with the next 7 days of not-to-be-missed arts news from around the country. And she goes behind-the-scenes of festive favourite - Scrooge - starring Tommy Steele at the Palladium.

Plus, Alex Heminsley has all the news on what books make the perfect Christmas gift. And film critic Xan Brooks has the latest movie and DVD releases around the country for the holiday season.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Dec 2012 22:00

Music Played

  • Darlene Love

    Winter Wonderland

    • A Christmas Gift For You.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 066-5112.
  • Prince

    Rock and Roll Love Affair

  • Bryan Adams

    Christmas Time

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Universal Music.
    • OPCD-7676.
  • Dean Martin

    I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

    • The Songs Of Irving Berlin.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • IB-101-2.
  • Andy Burrows

    Light The Night

    • Light The Night.
    • Play It Again.
    • PIASR594DPI.
  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTDCD-103.
  • George Michael

    December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)

    • DECEMBER SONG (Free Download Christmas Single).
    • 000-000.
  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • Thats Christmas.
    • EMI TV.
    • 7243-8 36451 2 1.
  • Emeli Sand茅

    Read All About It Pt III

  • Lee Ann Womack

    Everybody's Waitin' For The Man With The Bag

    • The Season for Romance.
    • MCA.
    • R 614943.
  • Tracey Thorn

    Joy

    • Joy.
    • Strange Feeling Records.
    • 014FEEL.
  • Rumer with Jools Holland & Band

    Ac Cent Tchu Ate The Positive

    • The Golden Age of Song.
    • Rhino.
    • -.
  • Nat King Cole

    The Christmas Song

    • Nat & Dean At Christmas.
    • EMI.
    • 00946 3 40261-2 3.
  • Lennon, John & Yoko Ono

    Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

    • The John Lennon Collection.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP-7915162.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Dec 2012 22:00