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Bryony Gordon

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad talk to the bestselling author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon about her own teenage struggle with alopecia.

Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad present uplifting stories about life, love and modern spirituality, alongside a great soundtrack for your Sunday morning.

Their guest this morning is the best-selling writer and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon. Bryony's new book ‘Let Down Your Hair’ is an empowering young adult reimagining of Rapunzel which draws on her own teenage struggle with alopecia. Bryony tells Kate and Jason about how she wanted the book to confront an issue that faces all of us, self-confidence, and shares her own experiences as a teenager, that Bryony says continue to shape her to this day.

Poet and journalist John-Paul Flintoff also joins Kate and Jason to discuss his new poetry collection 'Psalms for the City' which reimagines the Book of Psalms for our social media-soaked culture. He tells Kate and Jason about how writing his own psalms helped him recover from a mental breakdown.

Plus, Pause for Thought.

1 minute

Last on

Sun 6 Nov 2022 06:00

Music Played

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.
  • Stormzy

    Hide & Seek

    • This Is What I Mean.
    • 0207 Def Jam.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Wet Wet Wet

    Love Is All Around

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Holly Johnson

    Love Train

    • Holly Johnson - Blast.
    • MCA.
    • 6.
  • Brooke Ligertwood

    Honey In The Rock (feat. Brandon Lake)

    • Seven.
    • CHRISTIAN SPARROW.
    • 8.
  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

    • Back To Black.
    • Universal Records.
  • Mimi Webb

    Ghost Of You

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Mark Owen

    Rio

    • Land Of Dreams.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Del Amitri

    Nothing Ever Happens

    • Waking Hours.
    • Universal.
    • 010.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Rock 'n' Roll Is King

    • ELO's Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Epic.
  • P!nk

    Never Gonna Not Dance Again

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.
  • James Leith MacBeth Bain

    Brother James Air

    Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Young Chorister of the Year 2021 - Ruby. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic. Conductor: Darius Battiwalla.
  • Thomas Rhett & Katy Perry

    Where We Started

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine Label Group.
  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Britney Spears

    Stronger

    • Now That's What I Call Music 48.
    • NOW.
    • 3.
  • Bananarama

    Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • Only The Strong Survive.
    • Columbia.
  • Marshmello & Halsey

    Be Kind

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • The Kooks

    Ooh La

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Take That

    Relight My Fire (feat. Lulu)

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..
  • Lady Blackbird

    Feel It Comin

    • Black Acid Soul (Deluxe Edition).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • David Guetta & Sia

    Let's Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.
  • Tom Chaplin

    Overshoot

    • Midpoint.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Queen

    Face It Alone

    • The Miracle (Deluxe Edition).
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Michael Bublé

    It's A Beautiful Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Mary J. Blige

    No More Drama

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Nov 2022 06:00