Introduced by MARJORIE ANDERSON
Christmas baby: RACHEL ANDER son's child arrived late
Quick Quiz: ISOBEL BARNETT BASIL BOOTHROYD and JOHN ELLISON in the chair
Reading Your Letters
The mother-in-law joke: MARY REDCLIFFE
In Aleppo Once by TAQUI ALTOUNYAN abridged by VIRGINIA BROWNE-WILKINSON read by JULIA LANG Last instalment