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Of all living composers, perhaps none are more closely associated with the sound of Christmas than John Rutter and Bob Chilcott. Earlier this year, both marked milestone birthdays - Rutter turned 80 and Chilcott 70.聽A few days before Christmas, we caught up with them to talk about carols, choirs, and the enduring magic of the season.

Jimmy Lai is one of Hong Kong鈥檚 most prominent critics of the Beijing government: a media tycoon, democracy campaigner, and a Roman Catholic. The 78-year-old British citizen has been in prison since December 2020 and is now, after last week's guilty verdicts, facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison. In her first interview with UK media, his daughter Claire Lai, tells the 麻豆社's Danny Vincent she fears her father may become a martyr.

'Before The Millennium'- a Christmas production by Karim Khan. It's set in a Woolworths store in 1999, the year Ramadan and the Christmas season coincided. It explores the friendship between two migrant women during the festive season. Muslim writers and performers like Karim are telling stories of faith, friendship and everyday life as British Muslims, and fringe theatre has become an increasingly important platform for them.

Presenter: Emily Buchanan
Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Catherine Murray
Studio Managers: Mike Smith & Patrick Shaw
Editor: Tim Pemberton