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Celebrity Christmas Special

The Great British Sewing Bee 2020 Specials
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Festive episode in which Sara Pascoe, Dr Ranj Singh, Denise Van Outen and Shirley Ballas take on a series of tricky sewing challenges.

What鈥檚 better than a good dose of Christmas craft to get into the spirit of things? Seeing four celebrities struggle to sew of course!

Joe Lycett guides us through Sara Pascoe鈥檚 confusion over left and right, Dr Ranj Singh鈥檚 inability to plan ahead or pin, Denise Van Outen鈥檚 love for mad fabric and Shirley Ballas鈥檚 disregard for the status quo (especially when it comes to the transformation challenge). The challenges include making Christmas pyjama bottoms, creating fancy dress outfits for four dogs and designing a Christmas dress. But it鈥檚 not just sewing (or lack of) that we鈥檙e tuning in for. We鈥檙e also treated to Christmas skits, songs, dance routines and even a barbershop ensemble with the aforementioned costumed dogs.

Judges Patrick Grant of Savile Row and Esme Young of Central Saint Martins are on top form as they tear apart some of the celebs' efforts. But instead of being total Scrooges, they actually help salvage the celebs' made-to-measure garments. In the festive spirit, Patrick helps Ranj adapt his dress when he discovers it won鈥檛 fit his model, and Esme jumps on Shirley鈥檚 machine when she realises her dress won鈥檛 fasten together unless she gets help.

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:04

    Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

  • 00:13

    Elton John

    Step Into Christmas

  • 00:14

    Cliff Richard

    Mistletoe & Wine

  • 00:15

    Mike Oldfield

    In Dulce Jubilo

  • 00:19

    Kay Starr

    (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag

  • 00:21

    Craig Douglas

    Ring-A-Ding

  • 00:23

    Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman

    Winter Weather (Mono Recording)

  • 00:25

    Ella Fitzgerald

    Jingle Bells

  • 00:32

    Adam Faith

    Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)

  • 00:33

    Max Bygraves

    The Little Laplander

  • 00:34

    The Darkness

    Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

  • 00:36

    Jesse Belvin

    I Want You with Me Christmas

  • 00:35

    Diana Decker

    I'm a Little Christmas Cracker

  • 00:37

    Diana Decker

    Do You Love Old Santa Claus

  • 00:46

    Chris Rea

    Driving 主播大秀 For Christmas

  • 00:52

    Shakin鈥� Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

  • 00:54

    Gene Autry

    Look Out The Window - Original

  • 00:54

    Stevie Wonder

    Little Drummer Boy

  • 00:55

    Shakin鈥� Stevens

    Rockin' Little Christmas

  • 00:56

    Gene Autry & The Pinafores

    Santa, Santa, Santa (Album Version)

Credits

Presenter Joe Lycett
Judge Esme Young
Judge Patrick Grant
Executive Producer Sara Ramsden
Production Company Love Productions

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