

In this wonderful collection of Christmas stories from Big Travel Podcast guests of the latter part of the year Edith Bowman goes from swimming to skiing all in one California Christmas, Jane Garvey gets stoned on Christmas Day with an elderly relative in Liverpool, there’s Helen Zaltzman and the lady in heels and plastic bags at the Grand Canyon, author Isabelle Broom getting punched in the nose in Lake Como, Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark getting her crackers confiscated at the airport on the way to Mallorca, Loose Women’s Andrea McLean with childhood Christmases growing up in the Caribbean and The Times restaurant critic Giles Coren on why Christmas in his family is completely sacred and can never, ever be abroad.
Our guests on this extra special episode include:
Woman’s Hour and Fortunately podcaster Jane Garvey
Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark
Presenter and Soundtracking podcaster Edith Bowman
The Times food critic and Amazing Hotels presenter Giles Coren
Loose Women’s Andrea McLean
The Allusionist and Answer Me This podcaster Helen Zaltzman
Author Raynor Winn (as heard on The Big Travel Podcast review on BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Podcast Radio Hour)
Travel writer and journalist Anna Hart
BBC Radio London’s Eddie Nestor
Anti Brexit and OFOC campaigner Femi Oluwole
Children’s author Giles Paley Phillip
Comedian Phil Nichol
Football journalist and The Offside Rule podcaster Kait Borsay
The Media Masters Podcast Paul Blanchard
Author Paul Stidolph
Writer Felicity Morse
Author Isabelle Broom
Comedian Daliso Chaponda