Martin Jarvis directs Alex Jennings as the cool and colloquial angel Gabriel, who tells the story.

Poor Joseph! Some men might have resented being in this situation - asked ‘Why me?’ But Joseph isn’t some men. Mary gives birth to Jesus in a stable in overcrowded Bethlehem. Like any new mother she is totally absorbed in the baby. Joseph tries to feel how he imagines he ought to feel, how to love this little bundle as if it were his own. Then some bizarre visitors start arriving.

Written by Brian Sibley
Reader: Alex Jennings
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 Show less