Much like Posy the publication of the Radio Times Christmas issue is something that makes Christmas suddenly happening and actually real (and not the result of me watching too many Christmassy films in June).
I got mine this morning and have just spent a happy half hour or so (might well have been longer) going through it circling all the things I want to see/hear. It's a family tradition, Dad used to give us all different coloured pens to mark our programmes off with, and we weren't allowed to mark anything that we already had on tape - Mary Poppins, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang etc.
It was quite sad this year, discovering things like Humph in Wonderland and realising I wouldn't be listening to it with Dad. But I am slowly getting used to things like that.
One thing that did actually make me cry was the feature on the adaptation of Ballet Shoes. I was worrying it would spoil it but the pictures are just perfect and after reading the cast list I know that this is going to be a Christmas TV highlight.
I have circled everything that I want to see (including Mary Poppins and Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang) in purple ink, even though I probably won't get to see many of the things. As in so many previous years I shall probably watch the first of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and then end up missing the rest...
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The publication of the Christmas Edition of the Radio Times has always been one of the high spots of my year, which has to make me a very sad person indeed! I was also sceptical about 'Ballet Shoes', anyone who tackles Streatfeild has got to get it absolutely right if they don't want my wrath falling on their heads, but like you, the article reassured me and that's top of my viewing list this year.
Hi Kate, I know you're not going to be at work for a while, so merry christmas.
You should watch this, I think it'll make you laugh. x
http://www.southparkzone.com/episodes/1008/Make-Love-Not-Warcraft.html
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