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Start the festive season with a celebration of the British high street with historian Annie Gray.

Expect a lot of food – from butchers bedecked with turkeys to seasonal street foods we might want to bring back, and discover how the high street developed as a hub for socialising and shopping, and how Christmas came to be both happy and heinous for shoppers and shop assistants alike. Oh – and don’t forget the elephants!

Whether you love the atmosphere of a bustling shopping street, lit up with lights and enlivened by carollers, or prefer to shop at supermarkets or online, you’ll come away with a new appreciation of high street history.