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A recently married young woman, Clara, is in her home in London on the morning of Christmas Eve 1843. On reviewing the low mental mood of her normally cheery husband Frederick, she begins to emotionally but romantically and playfully offer him an education on real love. He has returned unhappy after his uncle, Ebeneezer Scrooge, rejected the red scarf that Frederick bought him as a Christmas present. This is not an uncommon event.

On Christmas Eve 1847, a robber named Mrs Dilber is on the road in London, selling the belongings of the recently deceased Ebeneezer Scrooge.

Exploring the female characters of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. Hear this brand new monologue. On Christmas Eve 1813, a young woman Belle is ending her long romantic engagement to Ebeneezer Scrooge. He has altered beyond recognition because of his love of money.

In 1613, the Globe Theatre in London burned down. A theatrical cannon misfired and set the roof on fire. No lives were lost. The event has been re-explored through the diary entry of an audience member with mental health issues.

In the early 17th century, 1 out of 10 women could read, but the publishing industry was growing in England. In a room ready to work, a young mother is about to start her day.

Jess is acting in the play 'Airswimming' + recruited David to be the music supervisor for the project.

Airswimming: David interviews Jess about the play she is acting in.

On the morning of her wedding to William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway on her farm, in the moment before she gets up, reflects on her upcoming nuptials.

On a night in 1597, Queen Elizabeth I invited William Shakespeare and his acting company to the royal court to perform his new play 'Love's Labours Lost'. It resonated, moved and hurt her.

Rhonda is a piano teacher. She recognises her 9 year old pupil needs her help in both music and the rest of his life.

The brilliantly talented actor Jess Blake interviews David about his new album 'The River Is Long'. It's a real look at the recording. He reveals to her his views on art, London, songwriting and more. She also did the photography and artwork for the release 'The River Is Long' - Johnny Mars & The Cold Heart Revue.

The brilliantly talented Jess Blake did the photography and artwork for David's new single release 'I Need A Dog' - Johnny Mars & The Cold Heart Revue. They talk about their real love of dogs, conducting the photoshoot and more.

An actor, Abigail, is re-assuring her longstanding playwright that he will recover his abilities after a death in his family.

This is the dramatised true story of a kidnapped street dog from Moscow called Laika in her final moments before her death in the lower earth orbit of space. Her heart was broken by the betrayal of her first human 'friend'.

Miss Marx is an unprepared Broadway understudy at a big theatre in New York. She's been asked to tell the audience that curtain up will be delayed because the Royal Family have not arrived yet. She remembers a poem about a cat.