Listen again to Songs of Hope Good Friday podcast, broadcast on Friday 3 April 2015. The focus is on hymns relating to Jesus death on the first Good Friday, and an Easter message from Reverend Kevin Pedersen at approximately half-way through. Our second podcast is a presentation by Chris Whiting of St Matthew’s Passion, a choral work by J S
Read moreWho was Jeff Porcaro? You may not have known him by name but you have heard him play on many different songs including Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”, Boz Scaggs “Lido Shuffle”, Toto’s “Africa” and Lionel Richie’s “Running With The Night” to name just a handful. He has also contributed to songs by Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Jackson Browne, Madonna, Leo
Read moreThe gentle understated Love Is Strange begins as an examination of the difficulties faced by same sex couples but ends up as a more conventional indie family drama. George (Alfred Molina) and Ben (John Lithgow) play a recently married couple enjoying life in an upmarket New York apartment. When, in a reaction to the wedding, the catholic school where George
Read moreThe latest version of Cinderella from Disney is a classical opulent rendering of the fairy tale. Director Kenneth Branagh has resisted the urge for post-modern tinkering or anachronistic contemporary references and delivered a straightforward telling that will please a broad audience. Downton Abbey’s Lily James stars as the title character who, after her Father’s death, has been left to endure
Read moreIt seems to be the year for comedians making semi-biographical films. We’ve had Carl Barron with Manny Lewis and now the much more obscene and inventive Top Five written and directed by and starring Chris Rock. Clearly drawing on his life and career, Rock plays much-loved but artistically unfulfilled stand-up comedian turned actor, Andre Allen. After making a bundle in
Read moreJoin Mark Naumann and co-host Bruce Hutchins with special guest – Oz Music Legend Joe Camilleri LIVE in studio to chat about his forthcoming release of 2 special edition vinyl LP’s – Endless Love Chapter 46 and 47. The new albums feature a collection of songs by legendary artists that have inspired Joe over the years and Joe gives them
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