Kirstie's Homemade Christmas
Nigella Lawson may be TV’s ultimate domestic goddess when it comes to festive food preparations, but Channel 4’s Kirstie Allsopp looks at the bigger Christmas picture in this three-part special (continuing tomorrow and Thursday).
A spin-off from the series in which she spruced up a sad, run-down Devon cottage with the help of local craftspeople etc. (and based at that same location), it finds Kirstie offering tips on Yuletide decorating, gifts and entertaining, again with the emphasis on making the most of whatever bits and bobs you can get your hands on.
Of course, nothing will ever beat the traditional Blue Peter advent crown, fashioned from two wire coat hangers and a scrap of moth-eaten tinsel, but Kirstie’s ideas are a fine second-best.