{"id":10361,"date":"2012-12-21T22:19:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T22:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toyah.net\/?p=10361"},"modified":"2013-01-02T16:27:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T16:27:17","slug":"toyah-christmas-festive-tv-radio-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/toyah-christmas-festive-tv-radio-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyah @ Christmas: Festive TV & Radio 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toyah is, as always, a significant presence on the UK festive TV and Radio schedules. There are numerous appearances, both new and old, with documentaries, interviews, music, film and more to help you through the festive season.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many opportunities to catch Toyah\u2019s Christmas at the Zoo<\/em> over the next couple of weeks, a one-hour Toyah Special on BBC Radio WM with Bev Bevan, a great Slade documentary from 1999, the classic Quadrophenia<\/em> and some of those 100 Greatest…<\/em> retrofests!<\/span><\/p>\n

Toyah\u2019s Christmas At The Zoo: Vintage TV <\/strong><\/span>
\nFriday 21st December: 9.00pm, Saturday 22nd December: 1.00am, Sunday 23rd December: 2.30pm, Christmas Eve: 6.00pm, Christmas Day: 6.00am, Christmas Day: 7.30pm, Boxing Day: 11.00am, Thursday 27th December: 2.30pm<\/span><\/strong>
\nCosy up with family and friends as Toyah Willcox brings you 30 of the finest Christmas songs and a sprinkling of festive stories, surrounded by an extraordinary variety of creatures great and small.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Slade: BBC Four: Friday 21st Dec: 9.00pm<\/span><\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s Slade: BBC Four: Saturday 22nd Dec: 00.20am<\/span><\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s Slade: BBC Four: Christmas Eve: 1.50am<\/span><\/strong>
\nTop pop documentary, narrated by Radio One\u2019s Mark Radcliffe, about one of Britain\u2019s greatest and best-loved bands. Slade scored six number ones in the 70s, a feat rivalled only by Abba. Apart from Noddy and his bandmates \u2013 Dave Hill, Jim Lea and Don Powell \u2013 the cast here also includes Noel Gallagher of Oasis (who covered Cum On Feel the Noize), Status Quo, Toyah Willcox, Suzi Quatro and Ozzy Osbourne. Altogether now \u201cAre you hanging up your stocking on the wall\u2026\u2026\u2026.?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Quadrophenia: ITV1: Saturday 22nd December: 3.00am<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuadrophenia: STV: Christmas Day: 12.45am<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Who wrote and produced this energetic story of a young man disillusioned with his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and Ray Winstone. Also airing on the +1 channels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bev Meets: BBC Radio WM: Sunday 23rd December: 12pm (12-2pm)<\/strong><\/span>
\nToyah Willcox and Tony Christie. Bev meets West Midlands’ stars Toyah Willcox and Tony Christie to discuss their lives and careers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross: Channel 4: Sunday 23rd December: 3.00pm<\/strong><\/span>
\n100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross: 4Seven: Boxing Day: 3.55pm<\/strong><\/span>
\nA countdown of the nation\u2019s favourite games, gadgets and playthings, as decided by a Channel 4 online poll. Inventors and toymakers tell the inside stories of their creations and successes \u2013 including Action Man, Yahtzee, Barbie and Trivial Pursuit \u2013 while the children of yesteryear, namely today\u2019s celebrities, authors, actors and journalists, take a nostalgic look back at the toys they loved. Also revealed is the inspiration behind the design of the Raleigh Chopper, the unlikely individual responsible for the creation of one of the world\u2019s toughest action figures, and why the Vietnam War almost brought Britain\u2019s Matchbox car range to an end.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eclectic Light Show: Marlow FM: Christmas Eve: 12pm<\/strong><\/span>
\nToyah Willcox recalls reaching \u2018rock bottom\u2019 personally and professionally in the early 90s. Listen online at Marlow FM’s website.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bev Meets: BBC Radio WM: Thursday 27th December: 2pm<\/strong><\/span>
\nJasper Carrot and Toyah Willcox. Bev meets West Midlands’ stars Jasper Carrot and Toyah Willcox to discuss their lives and careers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toyah is, as always, a significant presence on the UK festive TV and Radio schedules. There are numerous appearances, both new and old, with documentaries, interviews, music, film and more to help you through the festive season. There are many opportunities to catch Toyah\u2019s Christmas at the Zoo over the next couple of weeks, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[503,72],"tags":[457],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10365,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10361\/revisions\/10365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}