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Broadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com PAUL ENGLISH LIVE #117 · paulenglishlive.comThursday December 86th · 8pm UK · 3pm US easternMark the Bowler Hatter Farmer will be joining us for hour 2.RUMBLE · rumble.com/PaulEnglishLive - chatroomWBN324 · t.ly/L-ms1SOAPBOX · radiosoapbox.comYOUTUBE · youtube.com/@PaulEnglishLiveTELEGRAM · t.me/fullenglishchatX - x.com/PaulEnglishLiveCALL INInternet: paulenglishlive.com/callPhone: UK: 0203 885 2179 USA: 512 647 1431When prompted enter studio code: 807884488#PODCASTARCHIVES serve.podhome.fm/paul-english-liveRSS FEED serve.podhome.fm/rss/bc7f9439-c1bc-440f-a82c-0c01b27037efALSO ON Spotify · Apple Podcasts · Castbox · Castro · Player FM · Podcast Addict · Overcast · Pocket Casts A lively, wintry wander through memories, myth and mince pies that turns, in Hour Two, into something far more practical. I open with end?of?year cheer (and a very soggy South Coast), swap seasonal calamities and childhood Christmas magic with Eric Von Essex, and riff on stories that shape us—from Dickens and fairytales to Tolkien—plus a medley of Blue Peter and Monty Python nostalgia. We also bat around Santa, Saturnalia and the joy (and mild peril) of full English breakfasts, books by the fire, and why rekindling imagination still matters in a digitised world.Then farmer and organiser Mark “the Bowler?Hatted Farmer” drops in to chart what he’s seeing on the ground: supermarket loss?leaders, culls, red tape and why this looks like a coordinated squeeze on real food—and what we can do. We discuss Foodfinders Hub, connecting directly with almost 600 farmers, getting fresh produce to food banks, and the new community?first broadcast project we’re hatching—Food for Thought Radio—to share practical skills, positive news and local action. If you care about culture, community and what’s on your plate, this one’s for you. We wrap with The Pogues’ seasonal classic and an invite to our Christmas Day night special. 'Foodfinders Hub': https://foodfindershub.org 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens (Project Gutenberg): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' (2017) – Film page (IMDb): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6225520/ 'The Lord of the Rings' – Official Tolkien site: https://www.tolkien.co.uk/ 'Bulfinch’s Mythology' (Project Gutenberg):
