Category: Five
Live
Date: 10.12.2004
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Five Live's entertainment
specialist Phil Williams will be presenting a special Christmas Day
programme... from his local pub.
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Phil Williams' Christmas Special is 90-minutes of festive frivolity
in which Phil will be joined by a host of celebrity mates from the world
of comedy and music.
There will be a comedy panel game as part of the show in which comedians
will pit their wits against each other.
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Dead Ringers star Jan Ravens and Bafta award winner Lee Mack
take on the might of Terry Alderton and stand-up comedian Lucy
Porter.
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Joining Phil to provide the music will be jazz funk
group Brand New Heavies who will play a selection of their best
songs and join in the festive celebrations.
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There will also be a two new up and coming singers
on the programme – Cassandra Fox and Corinne Bailey Rae,
both of whom are tipped for big things in the New Year.
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Des Lynam is recording a special one off interview
in addition to his successful series Des Meets for the programme.
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Des - who has been joined over the past year by sporting
greats such as David Beckham, George Foreman and Frankie Dettori - will
be moving his thoughts away from sport and in keeping with the festive
season his guest will be none other than Father Christmas himself.
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Christian O'Connell will be dropping in to do
a pub-themed version of Fighting Talk and the rest of the Five Live
team will be taking part in a very special rendition of Band Aid's number
one hit Do They Know It's Christmas?
