Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

21/12/2014

Clare Balding hosts the topical faith show and talks to journalist and author Pehr Thermaenius about the First World War Christmas truce.

Clare Balding hosts the topical faith show and talks to journalist and author, Pehr Thermaenius whose book, 'The Christmas Match' tells the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between British and German soldiers in WWI. Clare also speaks to the Reverend Libby Lane, announced this week as the Church of England's first female bishop. Her faith guest will be the Reverend Chris Russell.

Producer: Janet McLarty.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Dec 2014 07:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

More episodes

Previous

14/12/2014

Next

Good Morning Christmas

See all episodes from Good Morning Sunday

Music Played

  • Marshall Hain

    Dancing In The City

    • (Single).
    • Harvest.

  • Idina Menzel

    Do You Hear What I Hear

    • Christmas Wishes.
    • Warner Bros Records.
    • 001.

  • Alison Moyet

    The Coventry Carol

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.

  • Fleet Foxes

    White Winter Hymnal

    • FLEET FOXES.
    • Bella Union.
    • 1.

  • Gregory Porter & Julie London

    Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Feargal Sharkey

    A Good Heart

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Andy Williams

    Carol Of The Bells

    • A Christmas Gift (Various Artists).
    • Ronco.

  • The Claze

    Love Wins

  • Belfast Community Gospel Choir

    Joy To The World

  • Rick Wakeman

    Hills of the North Rejoice

  • The Crystals

    Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • George Harrison

    All Those Years Ago

    • Somewhere In England.
    • Dark Horse.
    • 9.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Cool Yule

    • Serendipity O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Military Voices

    1914 The Carol Of Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • SGO Records.

  • 大象传媒 Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year 2014

    Silent Night

  • The Outside Track

    Get Me Through December

  • Mumford & Sons

    Winter Winds

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Jethro Tull

    Ring Out Solstice Bells

    • Random.

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Thea Gilmore

    That'll Be Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill.
    • 1.

Rev Libby Lane

Rev Libby Lane

Reverend Libby Lane has become the first female bishop for the Church of England.聽 It comes just a month after a historic change to canon law and in the same year celebrating 20 years of women in the priesthood.聽 She will become the new Bishop of Stockport and will be consecrated as the eighth bishop of the town at a ceremony at York Minster on 26th January 2014.

Pehr Thermaenius

Pehr Thermaenius
Pehr Thermaenius is a Swedish journalist and author who has long been interested in the First World War.聽 He has recently published 鈥楾he Christmas Match鈥� which tells the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce between British and German soldiers in the trenches.

Rev Chris Russell

Rev Chris Russell
Chris is custodian of the community of Jesus Christ at St Laurence in聽Reading and was appointed聽advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury on Evangelism & Witness in 2013.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Dec 2014 07:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2