**Season finale** Cracking! Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park joins Genevieve for a special Christmas episode to reminisce about the beginnings of his beloved characters.

He talks about the 7-year-long journey it took to make A Grand Day Out, how Gromit originally had a voice and why he'll never make a new extended director's cut.

He recalls competing against himself at the Oscars, when he picked up the first of his four statues for Creature Comforts - and the hilarious misunderstanding it led to at a Hollywood hotel.

Nick also discusses his proudest achievement, how Wallace and Gromit have helped raise more than £40m through their charitable children's foundation and reveals whether Wallace will ever find love...

Plus, he takes us behind the scenes of the new Wallace and Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl - which sees the return of the villainous Feathers McGraw!

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Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will be on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 6:10pm on Christmas Day - and will be on Netflix globally from 3 January 2025.

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

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It's Christmas! What better way to celebrate than to listen again to Genevieve's chat with Aled Jones, the child voice of Christmas in the '80s.

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Aled joins Genevieve to reminisce about his rise to fame and explains how he came to sing Walking in the Air, famously associated with the classic 1982 animation The Snowman.

He chats about having to deal with constant press speculation and predictions as to when his voice would break and end his career, turning down Johnny Carson and the Queen Mother - and reveals how he ended up in Bob Geldof and Paula Yates's official wedding photos.

Aled also explains why he was relieved to retire his boy soprano career at 16, the pressure of starting an adult singing career and how he has Songs of Praise to thank for relaunching it.

Plus he relives his part in the infamous Royal It's A Knockout tournament, rubbishes claims his award-winning actress daughter Emilia is a nepo baby and chats about the latest album in his One Voice series, which sees him duet with his younger self.

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Aled’s latest album One Voice - Full Circle is out now and the Full Circle tour runs from March - November 2024. More information and dates can be found on Aled's website - officialaledjones.com.

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

Theme music by Mark Savage @mrdiscopop

Bright Eyes courtesy of Decca/Universal Music.

Pat joins Genevieve to reminisce about making the whirlwind of fun and excitement that was the iconic kids' game show, Fun House.

He chats about gunge, getting knocked over by Fun Karts, the pitfalls of working with children and of course the Fun House twins Melanie and Martina.

He also explains how despite running for a decade, Fun House only took up 11 weeks of his whole life.

Pat also talks about his 40-year radio career, his foray into pop stardom and why he's happy to live away from the spotlight now.

Plus he reveals the future of Fun House, his unexpected passion for car washing and reflects on the legacy of his iconic '80s mullet.

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If you fancy a gigsaw jigsaw - or indeed a t-shirt with Pat’s face on it - you can snap one up at patsharp.co.uk.

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Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.

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