The Night Before Christmas - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short festive documentaries about the night before Christmas.

A joyful Christmas scene discovered on an old tape, a poet holds the beauty and melancholy of a trip home on Christmas Eve, and Albert Woodfox reflects on 40 years of enforced isolation and the illumination and comfort offered by a group of schoolchildren in Liverpool.Forwards and Backwards
Featuring The Djursland Fiddlers recorded by Torben Harbo in the 1970s.Produced by Rikke Houd

Christmas EveWritten and read by Liz Berry
Produced by Alia CassamAlbert
Featuring Albert Woodfox and David MoorheadProduced by Sarah Cuddon

Curated by Alia Cassam and Andrea RangecroftSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall
Executive Producer: Axel KacoutiéA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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