The Sound of Sunday Big Christmas Show is back for 2021.

Our biggest show of the year, once again broadcasting remotely, is also once again sounding slightly different to how it has been done in the past, with going round the wards still not possible.

But panto is back which means the cast of Cinderella at The Corn Exchange in Newbury will be joining us as well as Joe McFadden from Beauty and the Beast at The Anvil.

There will also be the announcement of the winner of the staff competition to win a family ticket to see Beauty and the Beast.

Richard Smith will join us to talk about The Big Broadcast and Vernon Pearce will look forward to Christmas in Spain.

Plus, The Great Christmas Cracker Dash is back, working with two local care homes again this year.  First up will be the staff and residents of Cherry Blossom Manor in Bramley pulling crackers, telling the jokes and choosing the songs, and then a week later it will be the turn of Ashcombe House in Basingstoke.

Plenty of other opportunity to get involved in the show too with Music on Demand and the Tell Me When Brain Teaser.

It’s live for four hours Sunday 12 December 1pm.

25 Years of Anvil Christmas Pantos

The special show we produced in 2019 featuring some of our many panto guests over the years and celebrating 25 years of pantos at The Anvil in Basingstoke.

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Bob Lowe was the inspiration behind Silverline, the helpline set up for older people to get help and advice or just have a friendly chat.  He inspired Esther Rantzen to set up the charity and spent much of the last decade promoting it and being recognised for his work too.

Bob appeared on the show a number of times talking about his work and on the most recent occasion we played the recording of his poem “Forever Two” which remembers his wife who died with Alzheimer’s and left him feeling lonely.

Bob sadly passed away last week at the age of 99, a short time before his 100th birthday.  He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

We will remember Bob on the show this weekend.  In the meantime we put “Forever Two” online as a video.

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