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with the Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad

As the NHS celebrates 70 years, comedian Mark Thomas turns his attention to the much-loved institution.

The Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad are joined by the comedian Mark Thomas who is about to head off on a national tour with his new show all about the NHS. Mark says that with the NHS in apparent perpetual crisis, he wants to find out what's going wrong, how it can go right and what the future might hold for all of us.

2 hours, 55 minutes

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Music Played

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Don't Stop

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 009.
  • Calvin Harris & Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount

    His Eye Is On The Sparrow

  • Clean Bandit

    Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.
  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Sam Smith & Normani

    Dancing With A Stranger

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli

    Perfect Duet

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir

    Heal Me Lord

  • Alice Merton

    Lash Out

    • Mint.
    • Paper Plane Records.
  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance... What a Feeling

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.
  • Philip Bailey & Phil Collins

    Easy Lover

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
  • Mark Ronson

    Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Rita Ora

    Anywhere

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Paloma Faith

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Toto

    Africa

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Trevor Horn

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World (feat. Robbie Williams & The Sarm Orchestra)

    • Trevor Horn Reimagines The 80s (Various Artists).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Talk To The Animals

  • Calum Scott

    No Matter What

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.
  • George Benson

    Lady Love Me (One More Time)

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 4.
  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • Jax Jones & Years & Years

    Play

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    This Is Me

    • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.
  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me to the Moon

    • A Man And His Music.
    • Reprise.
  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet Caroline

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.
  • John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    (Just Like) Starting Over

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Parlophone.
  • Nina Nesbitt

    Colder

    • The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Reef

    How I Got Over

    • (CD Single).
    • REEFBAND.
    • 1.

Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas
Award winning comedian and journalist Mark Thomas is about to tour with his latest show聽 celebrating 70 years of the NHS.聽 Mark is the son of a an ex lay preacher with a聽sister who is聽an Anglican priest, 聽and after thirty three years in the theatrical spotlight, he remains one of country鈥檚 most popular comedians and satirists.

Mark Williams

Mark Williams
Much loved for his performances as the clerical sleuth Father Brown and Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films, Mark is currently starring as Dr Doolittle in a touring production of the stage show. Kate joins Mark backstage to discover why he was drawn to the part and why he decided to become a chorister when he was a boy.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Jan 2019 06:00