Caroline: Father Christmas, Santa Klaus, Jolly Old Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Père Noël, Sinterklaas — many different cultures and traditions celebrate the story of a cheerful old man with a flowing white beard and a red outfit, who visits the children of the world in December to distribute gifts. In most
11 Dec 2024Caroline: We begin in a pub. A pub in Oxford. The year is 1943. A young student, just 22 years old, is having a drink with a theatrical acquaintance, reminiscing over some performances they had collaborated on the previous year. As was often the case with their friendship, the talk
27 Nov 2024Green Penguin Music Caroline: Welcome to Shedunnit. I’m Caroline Crampton. And welcome back to Green Penguin Book Club, a series within Shedunnit that documents my journey of reading and discussing every crime or green title from the main Penguin series, in order. Our book today is big one: The
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