Morning:
07:00 - 08:00 Flavour
In anticipation of Christmas eating, we bring you a guide to enjoying cheese and tips on cooking the Christmas dinner. We have Cambridge producers and sellers on what they'll be eating on the day. You can also find out who it is that eschews Christmas in favour of doing the annual tax return. Presented by Matt Bentman, Alan Alder and Dr Sue Bailey. [Fanny's Cambridge Christmas is tonight at 6pm] Programme Website
07:00 - 08:00 Flavour
The fortnightly show dedicated to food and drink produced and enjoyed in and around Cambridge. Presented by Matt Bentman and Alan Alder. Programme Website
08:00 - 11:00 Sunday Breakfast with Daniel Baker
Daniel sits in on Christmas Eve and meets artist Katharina Klug, who talks about her journey from Austria and Germany to Cambridge. Bard of Cambridge Glenys Newton reviews the day's papers and there's a full round-up of the weekend's sport. Programme Website
11:00 - 13:00 John Gannon's 60s Scene
John Gannon presents a special programme full of Christmas cheer including Chris Montez, Little Eva, PJ Proby, The Easybeats and The Honeycombs.
Programme WebsiteAfternoon:
13:00 - 14:00 Roundabout with Tony Barnfield
Tony Barnfield presents the magazine show centred on our city, blending words and music with a touch of nostalgia and “Showtime!” Programme Website
14:00 - 15:00 Best of Drive 2017Listen Again
Outgoing Cambridge Junction director Daniel Brine, Amazon's UK country manager Doug Gurr, conspiracy theory researcher Hugo Drochon, YOPEY winner Lucy Stafford and Barenaked Ladies founder Steven Page feature in Julian Clover's look back at his nightly Drive show. Programme Website
15:00 - 17:00 Jazz Today
Pete Butchers features the music of quartet Pigfoot, the quintet Kneebody, the tentet Favourite Animals and the 12-piece Scheen Jazzorkester. Plus a run thru the jazz gigs coming up in the city and South Cambridgeshire. Programme Website
15:00 - 17:00 Jazz Today
Pete Butchers presents some new releases from names you may not be familiar with. Plus a rundown of jazz events coming up in the city and South Cambridgeshire. Programme Website
17:00 - 18:00 Polish Waves
Bringing Polish culture closer to Cambridge: a portion of news and entertainment, lavishly seasoned with specially selected music. Presented by Błażej Mikuła, Maciej Pawlikowski, Basia & Chris Hubbard, Sebastian Lesniewski, Monika Wiacek and Kasia Wozniak. Programme Website
18:00 - 19:00 Fanny's Cambridge ChristmasListen Again
Dr Sue Bailey recalls the life of one of the first celebrity chefs, Fanny Craddock, recreating her performance from the Museum of Cambridge. Programme Website
Evening:
19:00 - 20:00 Strummers & Dreamers Folk Festival Special
Les Ray looks back on the 2017 Cambridge Folk Festival. Programme Website
20:00 - 21:00 Fairport Convention 50th Anniversary
Folk-rock band Fairport Convention are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and in an exclusive interview with the band’s founding member Simon Nicol, Mandy Morton traces their history, fraught with comings and goings, a fatal motorway crash and a dogged determination to survive five decades of the British music industry. Programme Website
21:00 - 22:00 Prime Brass Family Christmas
Prime Brass and the Junior Prime Brass perform a range of popular Christmas music including Away in a Manger, Walking in the Air and Let it Snow. First broadcast in 2016. Programme Website
22:00 - 23:20 Remembering Syd Barrett
Mandy Morton talks to one of Syd Barrett's girlfriends, Jenny Spires, about the early days of Pink Floyd, the London music scene of the 60s and Syd's music, art and abiding love of Cambridge. After Syd's departure from Pink Floyd, he returned to Cambridge, where he died in 2006. This programme is a tribute to the man, his music and the special world he inhabited. Programme Website
23:20 - 01:30 Midnight Mass LiveListen Again
Julian Clover presents live coverage of the traditional service from Our Lady and the English Martyrs Catholic church in Cambridge. Programme Website
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