As 2020 draws to a solitary close, many are struggling to locate the season’s festive cheer. Luckily, the spirit of goodwill and merriment endures at TWT FM and in that giving vein, we are delighted to gift you, our dear listeners, a one-off, non-cancellable, tier-free, stocking-filled-to-the-brim-with-radicalism….TWT FM Christmas Special!
In one sense, Christmas is a frenzy of rampant consumerism and excess, but the festive period also offers a brief respite from the endless churn of Capitalism - a short window of time where acts of community and reciprocity abound. A glimpse of the world we want.
So settle down into your coziest chair, draped in your ugliest festive jumper with a mince pie to hand, for a classic Dickensian tale with a twenty-first century twist.
We follow the fortunes of a notorious pandemic-profiteer, Mr Jeff Bezos, as he is haunted by the ghosts of a socialist Christmas past, present and future. Through his miserly eyes, we will rediscover the history of social solidarity that underpins the holiday in order to imagine, demand and build a Christmas transformed.
This episode was produced by the TWT FM team with contributions from Jessica Thorne, Seth Wheeler, Alan Bradshaw, Jonathan Kesselman, Hilary Wainwright, Sophie Lewis, James Butler and Keir Milburn.
Special thanks also to the 'A Christmas Carol Transformed' actors:
Chloe Massey - Narrator.
Enyi Okoronkwo - Jeff Bezos
Norah Lopez Holden - Emily Cratchit and Alexa.
Sam Swann - Bob Cratchit.
