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St Just in Midwinter - 2022
Open Country
8:15
In the heart of the town is the "plen-an-gwari", one of the last of the Cornish medieval amphitheatres built to host a sequence of religious mystery plays, the Ordinalia. Helen meets Graham Jobbins, Mary Ann Bloomfield and Isobel Bloomfield, the family playing a central part in ensuring the tradition continues.
19:15
local Carols
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9gz

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The Village Carol Tradition - 2017
Professor Ian Russell tells us about a carolling tradition that is upheld in around 30 villages in South Yorkshire and the Derbyshire Peak.
12 minutes
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rsqgs

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While Shepherds Watched - Dec 2023
: The hidden world of the South Yorkshire village carol sings
Sunday Feature
Elizabeth Alker sets out in search of lost carols, a thriving and binding social phenomenon, speaking with Dr. Russell, local punters for whom these carols serve an important social function and folk musicians like Kate Rusby, brought up on the pub carolling tradition and one of the vast array of musicians who are enabling this hidden tradition to flourish.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001thbn