{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/694a9bda9ff9a189862f1016?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rocket around the Christmas Tree!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/1766496909270-0e84da18-86b0-4357-b5ff-f3cd73a2ae91.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s a Merry Christmas from the Rocket of right thinking at Planet Normal to everyone stuck on Planet Earth</p><p><br></p><p>Your intrepid co-pilots reflect on a year of political thrills and economic spills, honouring the \"citizens of Planet Normal\" while handing out awards to the figures in public life who impressed - and those who most certainly did not.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Amidst the Christmas cheer, your hosts offer a heartfelt thank you to their \"intelligent and inspired\" listeners for their tireless contributions throughout a tough year, before signing off with a promise of more wit, reason, and levity when the podcast returns in mid-January.</p><p><br></p><p>The festive spirit is bolstered by a special interview with British tennis star and Wimbledon doubles champion Henry Patten who straps in to tell us what a Wimbledon champion has for Christmas Dinner and shares his journey from the grass courts to the top of the sporting world.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. <a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a> |</p><p>Read Allison 'Non-crime hate incidents may be gone, but don’t expect the police to stop censoring you': <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/23/good-riddance-to-non-crime-hate-incidents/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/23/good-riddance-to-non-crime-hate-incidents/</a> |</p><p>Read more from Allison: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/</a> |&nbsp;</p><p>Read Liam ‘Why I’m not cheering the pre-Christmas rate cut’: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/12/21/why-im-not-cheering-the-pre-christmas-rate-cut/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/12/21/why-im-not-cheering-the-pre-christmas-rate-cut/</a> |</p><p>Read more from Liam: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/</a> |</p><p>Read Liam’s Substack: <a href=\"https://liamhalligan.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://liamhalligan.substack.com/</a> |&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Read Tim Sigsworth ‘Father Christmas is ‘too white’’: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/21/santas-naughty-list-too-colonial-museum/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/21/santas-naughty-list-too-colonial-museum/</a> |&nbsp;</p><p>Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/</a> |</p><p>Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal</a> |</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}