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Second Time Single

Simon Thomas and Stephen K Amos join Kate and Jason as we close Faith In The World week on 'Being Single'.

The Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad close Faith In The World week with a look at the ups and downs of being single later in life.

You could call it a global single revolution, more and more of us are now living on our own - not married, or cohabiting. In England and Wales the fastest growing single age group are 50 - 64 year olds.

Journalist Minreet Kaur shares her experience of being single in the Sikh community following divorce. And Kate goes to meet the women of the Older Women's Co-Housing community in North London who have built their own block of flats so they can live alone, amongst friendly, helpful neighbours.

Presenter Simon Thomas has spoken movingly about bereavement, single fatherhood and faith following the death of his wife Gemma in 2017. He shares his experiences of finding himself single again after trauma and how he's bravely and painfully adapted to his new life.

Plus Stephen K Amos recounts his experience of meeting the Pope as a gay man and what the single life means for him.

2 hours, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Jul 2019 06:00

Music Played

  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down

    • And They Danced The Night Away Volume 2 CD2.
    • Debutante.
  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Spirit

    • The Lion King O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.
  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Human

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • for KING & COUNTRY

    God Only Knows

  • Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

    厂别帽辞谤颈迟补

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana Island Records.
  • Train

    Hey, Soul Sister

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Blossoms

    Your Girlfriend

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Depeche Mode

    People Are People

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 1981-1985.
    • Mute Records.
  • Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

    Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.
  • JP Cooper

    Sing It With Me (feat. Astrid S)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Roxy Music

    More Than This

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Keane

    The Way I Feel

    • Cause & Effect.
    • Island.
  • Andreas Johnson

    Glorious

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Simply Red

    Fairground

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.
  • Stormzy

    Crown

  • Sam Smith

    Pray

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Jul 2019 06:00