Secrets of the Christmas Market

Channel 4 +1

9:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Thursday 19 December

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Now in its 20th year, Belfast's much-loved festive market is set to be bigger than ever, and a team of 50 people has just two weeks to transform the empty grounds of Belfast City Hall into a spectacular winter wonderland. Market boss Allan, in his last year before retirement, is eager to make this the best market yet, as stallholders from 30 different countries join local traders to create and sell everything from hand-made trinkets to religious artefacts, to pancakes so good that they cause queues around the block. This documentary looks behind the scenes, meeting some of the people who bring Christmas to life at one of the UK's most popular events