Summary
A two-decade long commitment to writing a new Christmas standard, an Icelandic documentary fairytale and the comedian Mark Thomas feature in Josie Long's festive documentary special.
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas Featuring Seymour Sarnoff Song performed by Jennifer Sheehan, arranged by Peter Millrose and written by Seymour Sarnoff Produced by Alex Lewis
Solla Decorates for Christmas Produced by Rikke Houd
Dad's Christmas Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:03.0 | You boy, what day is it? |
| 0:06.0 | Why, it's the Christmas special of shortcuts. |
| 0:10.0 | Here, take this shilling and buy me the biggest goose in the land. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm afraid you have to pre-order your geese for... |
| 0:18.0 | Okay, fine, get me a turkey. The same with turkey. Get me anything |
| 0:23.2 | that's left. That was a little Christmas play for you guys, entitled Book Your Christmas Delivery |
| 0:31.8 | Online before the 1st of December. Hello, welcome to the Christmas podcast edition of Shortcuts. |
| 0:39.5 | We're absolutely thrilled to be presenting this episode. |
| 0:41.9 | I love it. |
| 0:42.8 | I love all the stories in it. |
| 0:44.4 | And I really hope that you have chosen to listen to this episode on Christmas Day, |
| 0:49.2 | possibly as a way of escaping your family. |
| 0:53.2 | This is shortcuts. |
| 0:56.1 | I think it's a dream. |
| 0:57.7 | In my dream, she says. |
| 0:59.9 | Sola left her sleeping body at home on the farm |
| 1:02.7 | and dreamt her way through the stone |
| 1:05.4 | and into their world. |
| 1:07.9 | Brief encounters, true stories, |
| 1:13.9 | radio adventures and found sound. |
| 1:17.0 | Today, Christmas. |
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