BBC Radio 4 15:15 Christmas Day 2023 With Great Pleasure
Repeated at 21:00 Boxing Day 2023

Ruth Jones shares the poems and stories that have meant the most in her life as a writer and actress, for our festive delight.
The co-creator of the hugely-loved sit-com Gavin and Stacey shares some of her early comic inspirations as well as memories of growing up in Wales.

Recorded in the BBC Radio Theatre, her readers are Steve Speirs and Yasmine Akram, with music from English folk musicians Kate Rusby and Damien O’Kane. Music includes;
Porthcawl by Chartered Hurricane
The Rocking Carol by Kate Rusby & Damien O'Kane
A Yorkshire Merry Christmas by Kate Rusby & Damien O'Kane
Caledonia by Dougie MacLean