Daniel Ruiz Tizon's Advent Calendar
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 9 years ago -Can one man love Christmas again?
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Episodes
24th December: 'Did you find it?'
December 24, 2014 08:00 - 7.63 MBDaniel reaches the end of his search. Has he fallen in love with Christmas again?
23rd December: 'Mr Frosty comes up short'
December 23, 2014 08:00 - 8.87 MBDaniel recalls possibly the most complete Christmas countdown day he ever had and also looks back at the most disappointing Christmas present to arrive at Mayflower in the eighties.
22nd December: '1989'
December 22, 2014 11:59 - 11 MBDaniel revisits the 22nd December 1989, one of his greatest ever days that involved the pursuit of a 32” TV and the spectacular denouement of one of the great friendships of his life.
21st December: 'Coffee Christmas'
December 21, 2014 09:29 - 8.78 MBDaniel looks at the role the café central to his life has played in Christmases past.
20th December: ‘You’re Only Young Twice’
December 21, 2014 08:00 - 9.85 MBDaniel wonders what kind of Christmas he would give his imaginary children and revisits the first Christmas Eve he properly remembers.
19th December: 'Give Me Shelter'
December 19, 2014 08:00 - 10 MBDaniel visits a local sheltered housing scheme to see how they celebrate Christmas, and runs through some of the comic strips in his favourite ever Christmas Annual.
18th December: 'The Z-Bed'
December 18, 2014 08:00 - 9.49 MBDaniel goes into the final week of his countdown contemplating the possibility of new Christmas memories to be created in the future, and he looks back at the Z-bed he woke up on for ten consecutive Christmases from ’89 to ’98. With PhilthD.
17th December: 'The Christmas Card'
December 17, 2014 07:59 - 9.59 MBWith Christmas Eve just over a week away, Daniel looks at where he might stand with Christmas now, while a Christmas card from his past may not be all that it seems.
16th December: 'The Kindness of Strangers'
December 16, 2014 07:59 - 9.65 MBDaniel recalls the ‘Lost Christmases’ of 2008 to 2013 which might’ve taken him closer to the true meaning of Christmas than any the great Christmases of his life, and he revisits the eighties Christmases when he regularly attended Midnight Mass.
15th December: 'Subbuteo'
December 15, 2014 07:59 - 11.3 MBDaniel returns to the hospital that helped him in Christmas 2010, and recalls the arrival of the Subbuteo Club Edition at Mayflower in Christmas ‘78, the greatest game he ever played, and how it put it him at odds with his dad.
14th December: 'Store 34'
December 14, 2014 10:07 - 10.9 MBDaniel is joined by childhood friend Micky Boyd to discuss how he has continued to re-engage with Christmas throughout the years and how his own losses altered Christmas for him. He also recalls the magic of Christmases spent working as a Saturday boy in
13th December: 'I am the Father Christmas'
December 13, 2014 09:09 - 8.44 MBDaniel recalls the Christmas any remaining illusion that Father Christmas was real was shattered by his dad, and remembers his leading role in the 1978 school nativity play
12th December: 'The Grifter'
December 12, 2014 07:37 - 9.17 MBDaniel reachs the halfway stage of his search for Christmas more certain of how he might reconnect with it and recalls the Christmas of 1980 and the present that would further damage the fragile relationship between him and his dad
11th December: 'Frank Bough'
December 11, 2014 07:13 - 9.61 MBDaniel returns to the site of an old photographer’s studio where he grew up and reveals the connection between old sports presenter Frank Bough and the Ruiz Tizon’s family christmas tree?
10th December: 'Dear Mr Monkey'
December 10, 2014 08:10 - 10.1 MBDaniel catches a tantalising glimpse of Christmas. Could it be waiting for him? With PhilthD.
9th December: 'Pinkapingpangpong'
December 09, 2014 07:58 - 10.1 MBDaniel ponder the possibility of a new standout Christmas memory, and he revisits the school Christmas Carol Competition of 1983.
8th December: 'The Raincoat'
December 08, 2014 07:47 - 9.92 MBDaniel worries that his search for Christmas is proving a thankless task, and he travels back to Christmas ’94, the last time he ever wore ‘the raincoat’.
7th December: 'Morleys '77'
December 07, 2014 09:03 - 9.71 MBDaniel recall his last Christmas at Mayflower. And we travel back to Silver Jubilee Year, when a visit to Morley's department store almost destroyed the illusion of Father Christmas for Daniel.
6th December: 'The Sponge'
December 06, 2014 11:24 - 9.6 MBDaniel returns to the hotel he lived in back in 201, to a day that carries special significance for him. He also recalls how a work disciplinary in Christmas 2009 indirectly led to him resolving bathing issues that were affecting him at the time.
5th December: ''81'
December 05, 2014 07:48 - 8.6 MBDaniel looks at his dad's refusal to celebrate Christmas after 1981.
4th December: 'The Beard of '83'
December 04, 2014 07:49 - 10.2 MBDaniel recalls his fear that each Christmas would be the last with his mum, and the Christmas present that led to a lifelong preoccupation with facial hair
3rd December: 'Mercedes'
December 03, 2014 09:18 - 8.96 MBDaniel look back at the Christmas he believes led to him becoming estranged from the festive period.
2nd December: 'Unwrapped '76'
December 02, 2014 08:15 - 11.2 MBDaniel recall the experimental Christmas of 1976.
1st December: 'Countdown'
December 01, 2014 01:03 - 8.55 MBIn this opening episode, Daniel wonders where his search to rediscover Christmas should begin.
Daniel Ruiz Tizon's Advent Calendar
November 19, 2014 22:18"I was hung up on the countdown to Christmas Eve, my favourite day of the year. Christmas died the moment I saw the presents under the tree. " Daniel Ruiz Tizon's new festive podcast starts on Monday, 1st December. In 24 daily episodes Daniel explores what Christmas is, what it has been, and what he'd like it to be. He looks back on his most memorable Christmases - the fateful trip to see Father Christmas at Morley's in '77, the experimental non-wrapped presents of '76, and his dad's r...