8th December: Ben Fogle

Today's Christmas Memory comes from a real festival favourite - writer and TV presenter Ben Fogle. It's a suitably adventurous tale of Christmas on the high seas...

We met Ben just before an action-packed talk to celebrate the publication of his autobiography, The Accidental Naturalist.




We still have a fabulous Jazz Festival prize package up for grabs to one lucky winner. Just watch our Jazz Festival Director Ian George's Christmas comment and answer a simple question by Thursday 13th December to enter...

7th December: WIN Jazz Festive-al goodies!

It's the second Festive Friday of our Festive-al Advent Calendar - so we're celebrating with a special Jazz Festival themed competition for you all to enjoy!

This week's prize is an exclusive framed Cheltenham Jazz Festival poster - signed by some of the Festival's biggest stars including Paloma Faith, Gregory Porter and Melody Gardot.

To help the winner enjoy the best of the festivals in 2013 the prize package also includes a £50 festival voucher and a full Cheltenham Festivals Membership, which offers advance booking for all four festivals.

In the spirit of all things jazzy, today's Christmas comment comes from Jazz Festival Director Ian George. To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic festive prize just watch Ian's Christmas Memory and answer the question below before midnight on Thursday 13th December - Good luck!

6th December: Tom Chambers

Today's Christmas memory comes courtesy of Strictly Come Dancing champion and stage and screen star Tom Chambers.

Currently starring in the West End revival of Top Hat, Tom joined actress Ruthie Henshall and director Julian Woolford in Cheltenham to talk about the secrets of musical theatre.


We still have a fabulous Music Festival prize package up for grabs to one lucky winner. Just watch our Music Festival Director Meurig Bowen's Christmas Memory and answer a simple question by the end of today to enter...