{"id":27143,"date":"2022-12-14T12:39:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1745551"},"modified":"2022-12-14T13:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:29:20","slug":"when-is-the-great-british-sewing-bee-celebrity-christmas-special-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/when-is-the-great-british-sewing-bee-celebrity-christmas-special-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"When is The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rianne Ison\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The BBC has announced that this festive season we\u2019ll be getting another Christmas instalment of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-3ja8v8\/the-great-british-sewing-bee\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Great British Sewing Bee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As ever, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young will be involved as they take it in turns to critique a celebrity line-up\u2019s efforts in a series of creative challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Airing as part of the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/bbc-christmas-tv-schedule-timings-2022-confirmed-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC\u2019s Christmas line-up<\/a>, what\u2019s in store as viewers tune into their favourite craft show?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s all you need to know about the specials, including when you can watch them and who will be taking part.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6316874049112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <h2><strong>When is The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special 2022?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special will air on BBC One on <strong>Thursday 22nd December at 8pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also relive the action or catch up on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special 2022 line-up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s line-up has been confirmed, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-christmas-special-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> pro Johannes Radebe, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> star Natalie Cassidy, model and TV presenter Penny Lancaster and podcaster Rosie Ramsey all set to show off their sewing skills.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Let it sew, let it sew, let it sew! <br\/><br\/>Here are the celebrity sewers joining us for a festive special of Sewing Bee: <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jojo_radebe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@Jojo_Radebe<\/a>, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nat_Cassidy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@Nat_Cassidy<\/a>, Penny Lancaster and Rosie Ramsey.<br\/><br\/>The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special coming soon... <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SewingBee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#SewingBee<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/qdIHlqm3mc&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/qdIHlqm3mc<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sewing Bee (@sewingbee) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/sewingbee\/status\/1597534584157126658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>The four famous faces will take on a pattern for a Christmas apron, turn a sack full of children\u2019s hand-me-downs into an outfit for a baby, and create a pop music-inspired fancy dress costume to ring in the New Year.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special 2022 judges and hosts\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young will return for the Christmas special, while Sara Pascoe will be back to present.<\/p> <h2><strong>Who won The Great British Sewing Bee Christmas Special 2021?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The specials also aired last year, as famous faces showed if they had what it takes to stitch their way to success.<\/p>\n<p>In the festive edition, Rev Kate Bottley, Antony Cotton, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Anneka Rice went head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p>It was Coronation Street star Antony, best known as the cobbles\u2019 Sean Tully, who took home the title after he won Esme\u2019s praise with his navy dress.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, on the New Year edition, Steps star Claire Richards won against Lawrence Chaney, Rose Matafeo and Kirsty Wark.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where is The Great British Sewing Bee filmed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While it\u2019s yet to be announced where the Christmas special will be filmed this year, the last season of the popular BBC show was recorded in a former textile mill in Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about why the mill \u2013 called the Sunny Bank Mill \u2013 was chosen as the location, Patrick Grant explained: \u201cLeeds is at the heart of the wool and textile industry so it feels appropriate to film in a great big spinning mill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_MsoNormal&quot;\"><b>The<\/b>\u00a0<b>Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special<\/b><b>\u00a02022<\/b>\u00a0<b>will air on BBC One on Thursday 22nd December at 8pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_MsoNormal&quot;\"><b>Find something to watch with our\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;14&quot;\"><b>TV Guide<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;15&quot;\">Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;16&quot;\"><b>Entertainment<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_MsoNormal&quot;\"><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;17&quot;\"><b>subscribe now<\/b><\/a><b>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;18&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rianne Ison Published: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has announced that this festive season we\u2019ll be getting another Christmas instalment of The Great British Sewing Bee. 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