Listen again to the Songs of Hope podcast for 15 June 2014. Broadcast on Southern FM 88.3 during the Songs of Hope program 7 to 9am Chris Whiting introduces our hymns podcast. Songs include “Swing low sweet chariot” from Harry Secombe and “Old rugged cross” from Australian James Morrison. 9 minutes One hour of great Christian praise and worship music
Read moreThe film adaptations of Marvel’s X-Men Comics, which feature super-powered mutants or X-Men led by Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) battling super-villain Magneto (Ian McKellan) and fearful, prejudiced “normal” humans, began in startling fashion in 2000. With 2006’s disappointing X-Men: The Last Stand and 2009’s clunky spin-off X-Men Origins: Wolverine, though, the franchise seemed to be in very poor shape, at
Read moreMake sure you tune in this Sunday the 15th June for a later edition of The Vibe. This week we start at 3pm Make sure you tune as we have a huge show planned. Star of the Channel 7 show “Winners and Losers” Virginia Gay will be phoning in for a chat, ahead of the Series Return this Tuesday Night.
Read moreDespite its meagre budget, the superbly shot, powerfully acted Polish drama Ida is one of the finest films so far this year. Set in the 1960’s, this story of faith, family, guilt and grief, bitterly reflects on a turbulent period in Poland’s post-war history. Like the recent Philomena, Ida sees a naive religious woman takes to the road with a
Read moreThe Trip was one of recent cinema and television’s comic highlights. Beginning as a TV show it featured comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing themselves in a semi-fictionalised scenario as they toured England’s Lake District sampling its food and culture. The TV series and its compressed cinema version mixed foodie lifestyle show with the two leads’ wonderfully acerbic but
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we take a look at two films set in the world’s trouble spots: Good Vibrations returns us to Northern Ireland in the late 70’s where punk impresario Terri Hooley, against all odds, established his famous record shop and punk label. We also venture into the West Bank for the intense Palestinian drama Omar. There’s
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