Christmas Links #7


Links  Review 2008 was a bit of a bijou selection of posts, clustered in the gap between Christmas and the last day of the year.  The premise was to write a series of open letters to a number of subjects and the end these were Obama (who had just been elected US President), the ten year old version of me, the BBC (just weathering Sachsgate), Steve Coogan (who seemed to be rehearsing his tour on stage in front of paying customers) and my choice from the year, George Lucas which is a lesson in careful what you wish for.

Advent crown (1965)
"Christopher Trace makes the iconic Blue Peter Advent crown. BBC Archive reckons you should probably replace those candles with something less of a fire risk these days, maybe some nice LED ones."

"I could eat a Christmas dinner every day – and so I did, all in the name of research. But from Wetherspoon’s to Beefeater and Toby Carvery, which chain had the perfect roasties, the best brussels and the poshest pigs in blankets?"

"Christmas has arrived at a central meeting point in Parliament - following the gift of a tree by the ambassador for Georgia to the Speaker of the House of Commons."

"The towns who are going to great lengths to make sure their Christmas lights stay on during the cost of living crisis."

"We asked you to send in your strange and wonderful Christmas ornaments and you didn't disappoint. Here are some of the special decorations you have sent in so far."

"Jack Pepper curates a playlist of the best arrangements of festive favourites from carols to jazz hits."

"Handpicked festive music for every Christmas occasion from BBC Sounds."

"Oliver Johnson, Professor of Information Theory at the University of Bristol, helped explain the constant stream of statistics during the pandemic. He has also been busy writing his debut book Numbercrunch, out next year with Heligo Books, which reveals how numerical thinking can help resolve some of life’s biggest conundrums."

“As soon as we heard about Mission Christmas, myself and the other artists wanted to get involved"

"Some Britons to receive one-off, tax-free gift to boost festive coffers."

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