88: Christmas Special

About this episode

The episode celebrates the best books and cultural events of 2025 with four writers sharing their favorites.

Send us Fan Mail Mince pie and Christmas cracker laden, today’s breakfast table is very festive indeed as we celebrate the best of books and cultural events in 2025. To help us celebrate we’ve gathered at our table four writers who have each been asked to choose just one book, either fiction or non fiction that they’ve especially admired this year and one cultural event – film, exhibition, music or anything else – that they have enjoyed over the last twelve months. The four writer...

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Sirr, Enda Wyley

Topics covered

• Christmas
• book recommendations
• cultural events
• festive celebration
• literature

Keywords

• Christmas Special
• books
• cultural events
• fiction
• non-fiction
• writers
• 2025

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