Gobble gobble! It hasn't always been turkey on the table.

Victorian cook Mary Bird explains the origins of a few Christmas classics.

19 December 2025

5 minutes

This clip is from

Bargain Hunt—Series 73, Christmas Special - Newark 23

Professor Stephen Hawking’s Simpsons’ action figure and wheelchair.—Series 74, Exeter 15
Duration: 05:04
This humble domestic device has a metal base, a measuring stick and a squeezy puffer.—Series 74, Exeter 14
Duration: 03:10
What’s the point of this hollow-tipped device with a tap in the middle?—Series 74, Ardingly 23
Duration: 03:56
The nightly Ripon Hornblower ceremony is believed to be the oldest in the world.—Series 74, Wetherby 5
Duration: 05:05