Songs of Hope this Sunday 5Feb17 will feature the story of devout Christian Louis Braille. He was the man who invented a reading technique for the blind. Also our talk at 7:30am will be by local pastor Ian Mitchell. His talk title will be “From the pit to a prison to a prince”. And we will have great Christian praise
Read moreListen again to Songs of Hope Christian News Bulletin for 29Jan17. Our hymns podcast for 29Jan17 includes: Seven Towers Male Voice Choir – Thanks Be to God The Priory Singers,Belfast – Dear Lord and Father of Mankind An afternoon of our favourite hymns – What a Friend we have in Jesus Songs of Hope website
Read moreRound 9 and reaching the business end of proceedings, lots of SECA news for the panel to discuss and the full show from this week is here in this podcast.
Read moreFrom Luis Bunuel’s dark classic Exterminating Angel to the raucous Steve Carrell comedy Dinner For Schmucks, the hellish dinner party scenario is familiar to cinema audiences. Through some inventive twists and a plot device that plugs straight into contemporary culture, the smart, acerbic Italian Film Perfect Strangers (which screened at the 2016 Lavazza Italian Film Festival and was a box
Read moreAn odd mix of Capra-esque redemption story and A Christmas Carol, Collateral Beauty is a tear-jerker with a touch of screwball comedy that puts audiences in an uneasy tug of war between cheesiness and genuine emotion. Many viewers will justifiably recoil from what might be termed its Oprah Network morality but some will find undeniably affecting moments in this film.
Read moreAs a story of an Indian child victim of poverty desperately trying to recover a life taken from him, Lion will elicit immediate comparisons with Slumdog Millionaire. Lion, which is a true story, however, packs an even bigger emotional punch. The film reveals how, in 1986, five-year-old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) and his teenage brother Guddu (Abhishek Bharate) became separated at
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