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Christmas from the outside, by William Sutcliffe00:00
A crack pipe at Christmas, by Sebastian Horsley00:00
The Surprise Seasonal Quandary, by Sophie Hannah00:00
A very special duvet day, by Paul Magrs00:00
Osanta bin Claus, by DBC Pierre00:00
Have you seen our chicken? By Jim Crace00:00
The annual holly heist, by Sarah Hall00:00
A Christmas visitor, by Matt Thorne00:00
The Christmas you'll never remember, by Peter Ho Davies00:00
The joy of darkness, by Michle Roberts00:00
Pledge and pink champagne, By Jeanette Winterson00:00
Cold coming, cold going, by Ian Duhig00:00
The festering season, by Mark Simpson00:00
The Letrasetter, by Julie Myerson00:00
Santaholics Anonymous, by Scarlett Thomas00:00
'Tis the season to go mumping, by Ronald Hutton00:00
A long way from the veldt, by Justin Cartwright00:00
Property Ladder: Can you arrange these bargains by order of value?00:00
Album: Dwight Yoakam00:00
Album: Souad Massi00:00
Death of the year: Remembered in sadness and yet with a smile00:00
Album: Bach00:00
Dom Joly: Ricky Gervais may be big stateside but I'm a Bum00:00
Reading 2, Sunderland 1: Hunt drags Reading over the line00:00
Mahta Hassanzadeh: Forget the stereotypes: teen crime is a plea for help00:00
Peace reigns but Ashton to shelter from media storm00:00
Let's visit Santa. Shall we go to Lapland or Kent?00:00
Interview: In the box and now on the box, Gray still manages to hit target00:00
Alan Watkins: Mr Brown's real alternative voting reform00:00
Jeremy Langmead: 'I've avoided the minimalist approach to interior design'00:00
Starkey dubs YouTube Queen an 'uneducated housewife'00:00
'I blasted my husband's ashes into outer space'00:00
Royal Mail stamps on claims of undelivered Christmas post00:00
Toffee apples00:00
Album: Fresu, Galliano and Lundgren00:00
Smoked haddock chowder00:00
Album: Nine Inch Nails00:00
Sleigh rides off as travel firm collapses00:00
Bites: Angela Hartnett finds a new home00:00
Spice Girls, The O2, London00:00
Arsenal 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1: St Nicklas' presence ensures Christmas No 1 for Gunners00:00
Take your partners for the latest slimming aid: the foxtrot00:00
Ruddock still having a ball despite threat of relegation00:00
Damien Hirst: King of diamonds00:00
Ian Bell: Yes, we are the men to take England forwards00:00
Trends: We're all farmers now00:00
Bristol 23, London Wasps 23: Small's big call gives Wasps fair share00:00
Book of the Week: Outcasts! The Lands That Fifa Forgot, by Steve Menary00:00
John Ware: Justice slips between Ireland's north-south divide00:00
St Trinian's/I Am Legend/The Kite Runner00:00
Decline and fall of the C-list female celebrity memoirs00:00
Nick Waplington, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London00:00
Walsh back in the saddle as Star chases place in history00:00
Madeleine McCann: The face that's haunted us all for eight months00:00
Watchdog called in over Tory donors00:00
Album: The First Barbarians00:00
How to be happy: What can I do to stay cheeful amid the Christmas mayhem?00:00
Boxing: Cook takes heat off streets00:00
Michael Williams: Readers' Editor00:00
Christmas in Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire, that is)00:00
Credo: Katie Melua00:00
The Hacker: I hope Santa will get me into the swing of things on the big day00:00
The year in numbers00:00
Fashion: Who has the Eco Factor?00:00
Middlesbrough 1, West Ham Utd 2: Parker strike casts shadow over Boro's bright fortnight00:00
IoS Appeal: New baby clinics build trust among the fearful poor00:00
Album: David Buchbinder00:00
Moyes the merrier as he takes on mentor Ferguson with real belief00:00
Lough Derg lands upset to keep up Pipe's hot streak00:00
Album: Various artists00:00
Simon Redfern: The Spectator00:00
Hero of the year: 'I skelped him in the face and booted him twice'00:00
Warm salad of lentils, roasted tomatoes, chorizo and goat's cheese00:00
Howard finds life is not just about black and white00:00
Essentials: Nick Ede, stylist00:00
My style: Clara Bajado00:00
Blair converts to Catholicism00:00
How We Met: John Hurt & Hugh Millais00:00
How to dress for Christmas00:00
Review: Parky's predictability can be relaxing but what the Dickens have they done to young Twist?00:00
Bolton Wanderers 3, Birmingham City 0: Ton-up terror Anelka drives Bolton towards safety00:00
Janet Street-Porter: Poor Sol may cry foul, but it's footballers who need a good kicking00:00
A man's world: Six swish furnishings fit for a batchelor's pad00:00
Much Ado About Nothing, NT Olivier, London<br />Marianne Dreams, Almeida, London <br />Noughts & Crosses, Civic Hall, Stratford-Upon-Avon00:00
Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 1: Carew does his level best but Villa fall short again00:00
Smart Fortwo00:00
Bath 41, Leeds 10: Banahan's a bonus for watching Ashton00:00
Sarah Sands: A time for giving the wrong impression00:00
Fuller topples Albion as Watford find sting00:00
Hot list: Be the belle of the Christmas ball00:00
Austen Ivereigh: Welcome Tony. About a billion of us are out here with you00:00
Album: Ghostface Killah00:00
John Rentoul: The mystery of Blair the convert00:00
Cook saves day but fails to hide flaws00:00
Tsunami? We call it the Golden Wave00:00
Role models of the year: Why it's Back to Black and back again for Amy00:00
Nutcracker!, Sadler's Wells, London00:00
Floods: How wettest early summer on record brought death and misery across the country00:00
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After the stuffing: Snacks for Boxing Day and beyond...00:00
Behave yourself! This is New York's the Land of No00:00
How a new biopic reveals another six sides of Bob Dylan00:00
Jonathan Davies: Hard-nosed Gatland must put frighteners on00:00
Fishing Lines: A coarse guide to Christmas presents just add water00:00
Barwick already on hunt for Englishman to succeed Capello00:00
What's the worst Christmas present you've ever had?00:00
Raise a glass to toast opener's ugly hundred00:00
Fulham 1, Wigan Athletic 1: Ray of hope for Fulham after Dempsey goal stops the rot00:00
Parties: Out late on a school night00:00
Leading Article: Making good on good intentions00:00
On Santa Claus's trail: one billion people will log on to track his progress00:00
Lifetime achievement award for Alan Watkins00:00
Harlequins 20, Saracens 27: Penney drops on Quins to hand Saracens deserved win00:00
Comfort, joy and 'Kill Bill', by Joanne Harris00:00
William Gumede: This vote heralds the break-up of the ANC00:00
Liverpool 4, Portsmouth 1: Torres torments Pompey00:00
Food of the week: Eat your fill, it's been a hard day on the slopes00:00
Defence chiefs 'are failing UK's soldiers'00:00
Out of America: Invasion of the inflatable Santas00:00
Le Concert d'Astre/Haim, Barbican Hall, London<br />London Symphony Orchestra/Davis, Barbican Hall, London00:00
Culture: Why the Dickens is 'A Christmas Carol' still popular?00:00
Why television is the glitter and glue of Christmas00:00
Singer Lee Ryan: Why I Love...Surfin' USA00:00
Britons seek greener Christmas and a planet-friendly new year00:00
Close-up: Malcolm Middleton00:00
Sport on TV: After a good stuffing, all I want for Christmas is a fit Freddie00:00
The tabloid stories of the year00:00
Inside Lines: Are British coaches missing the bus?00:00
Album: Various artists00:00
White bean and pumpkin gratin with rosemary dressing00:00
Album: Schubert/ Mozart00:00
The year in brief: Fire, flood, pestilence, bombs and sporting routs