Christmas Explained: R is for Radio

Before the Age of the Television, people used to listen to the Queen's Speech on the radio. And thanks to my Christmas book, I have made a number of radio appearances around Christmas time.

Last year I was on BBC Wilshire, as I had been the previous year, and I was actually on air on Christmas Day 2008, along with Dom Joly and Danny Wallace.

However, the highlight of my Christmas radio appearances probably has to be when I sang on Radio 1. Yes, really...



I'm second to 'sing', and yes, this really did get a brief airing on Radio 1 around Christmas 2007. So there you go.

Christmas Explained: J is for Jingle Bells

Did you know that Jingle Bells wasn't originally written as a Christmas song? To find out which seasonal event it was written for, pick up a copy of Christmas Explained: Robins, Kings and Brussel Sprouts today!