He saved a billion lives-podcast
Listen again to the story of Norman Borlaug, a Christian agricultural scientist who has been credited with saving a billion lives. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on 26Mar17 Songs of Hope website
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Like Martin Scorsese’s A Personal Journey Through American Movies and Bertrand Tavernier’s A Journey Through French Cinema, David Stratton: A Cinematic Life sees a prominent movie identity describing the films that are most important to him and that, in many ways, shaped his life. Like the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself the perspective here is a little different as the
Read moreFilm review: LOVING, from ‘Built For Speed’
Loving from Take Shelter and Midnight Special writer/ director Jeff Nichols dramatises the true story of married couple Richard and Mildred Loving, who as a white man and an African American woman, in early 1960’s, Virginia were forced to battle racist attitudes and laws that threatened to destroy their relationship. Marrying out of state in Washington DC they were confronted
Read more‘Built For Speed’, Playlist, Friday 24th March 2017
Built for Speed – 24th March 2017 THE GRATES – Call Me. (Aus) FLOP – Julie Francovillia. GAS HUFFER – Crooked Bird. GIRL TROUBLE – My Hometown. RYAN ADAMS – Do you still love me. GREEN DAY – Still breathing. BOSTON – More than a feeling. THE BEATLES – Roll over Beethoven. THE ROLLING STONES – Carol. SEX PISTOLS –
Read moreHe saved a billion lives from starvation
Be listening to Songs of Hope next Sunday 26Mar17 at 8:45am for the story of Norman Borlaug. He was a plant scientist who developed new strains of crops and helped many nations avoid starvation. He was responsible for the “green revolution”. It has been estimated that he saved about one billion lives from starvation. He was also a committed Christian.
Read moreWhat’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 24th March 2017
This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we celebrate the music of the late Chuck Berry with some of the rock’n’roll pioneer’s originals and classic tracks that his work has influenced. We’ll also here some classics from lesser known 90’s Seattle bands who deserved a lot more recognition, some fine Aussie indie rock and much more. On the movie front we’ll
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