In this mini episode, Steve chats with superstar DJ and producer, Sigala. Sigala talks about being made to play keyboards as a child, his schooldays and performing in old peoples homes across Norfolk. Plus his time at Westminster Music College and the importance of good management and his musical influences. Support the show…

Dr Noël Tredinnick BEM FRSCM is a British composer, organist, orchestrator and conductor. He was awarded a Lambeth DMus degree in March 2002. In Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours bestowed in 2021, he received a BEM (British Empire Medal) for life-long services to Church Music and Music Education. Noël has toured extensively in Europe, the USA, Aus…

Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the television series Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Dracula. Together with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, he is a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen. He played Tycho Nestoris in the HB…

Michael Emmett was an international drugs trafficker who found God in prison alongside Reggie Kray thanks to a Page Three girl. It's an incredible story of darkness to life. Don't miss it. Support the showBy Steve Legg

Andrew Palau grew up in a strong Christian home, one of four sons of world evangelist and author Luis Palau. Andrew, however, chose his own way and did not make an early commitment to make the Christian faith part of his life. He attended the University of Oregon where the party life was a large part of his studies. After graduating with a degree i…

One of the most trailblazing tours of all time, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of ‘The War of The Worlds’ - returns to arenas throughout the UK in 2022. Based on HG Wells’ classic Victorian story, The War of The Worlds remains a firm favourite to millions around the world. In 2006, the tour was considered a cutting-edge production with 6 trucks fille…

Originally from Bristol, Justin has worked in a variety of social work and youth work settings for over 25 years. Most recently before joining the charity in 2010, he worked for the largest children’s charity in the UK. Previous to this, he worked in a range of local authority roles; most latterly at senior management level within a metropolitan bo…

John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of all time, Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The American Songwriters Hall of Fame, recipient of the prestigious BMI Icon Award as well as numerous American Music, MTV awards, and multiple Grammy nominations. Since forming his crea…

On the show this week we chat with Matt Goss, the British musical icon who after 10 years living and working in Las Vegas, thousands of shows and hundreds of thousands of happy fans, has decided to come home to the UK and release new music. Goss will still be based some of the time in Los Angeles, his home (alongside Las Vegas) for almost three dec…

Jonathan Veira is an internationally acclaimed bass baritone opera singer, who’s performed across the globe with various companies including Glyndebourne, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and The Royal Danish Opera Company. His performances in operatic comedy roles have thrilled audiences at home and abroad but JV sings much more than opera alo…

Richard Gamble is the visionary behind the colossal project to build the Eternal Wall – a monumental piece of public art revealing a million personal prayers - the largest database of hope stories in the world. Having the idea back in 2004, for the past five years Richard has shared the incredible concept all around the UK, rallying people in the b…

Warren Furman is best known for his role of Ace on Gladiators from 1996 to 2000. After leaving school at 16 years old Warren became an apprentice sign maker. He then joined his fathers roofing business before having a go at modelling and bodybuilding. In 1996, Warren beat 60 other hopefuls for a place on the hit Saturday night TV show Gladiators, a…

Ian Henderson has lived with his family in Manchester since 2001. For the first six years he and his wife pioneered a youth community project in what was at the time the most deprived ward in the UK. Ian then joined the Message Trust’s leadership team as an executive Director. In 2014 he left the Message to start Naked Truth & Visible. The guys tal…

Pete Greig is the founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement, Senior leader of Emmaus Road Church in Guildford, and a best-selling author. Pete is also an Ambassador for the NGO Tearfund, a visiting lecturer for St Mellitus Theological College, and one of the founders of the Wildfires festival. We talk about his love for Portsmouth FC, his wife, Sammy, ge…

Suzie Kennedy is an English actress who is best known for her work as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike. She’s impersonated Monroe in several television commercials for Pepsi, Citroën, Guinness, Iberia Airlines, and others.[1] She also played Monroe in the 2003 Revealed episode "Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?"[2] and Monroe's 2014 episode of Autopsy, as well …

Guinness world record holder English comedian, Tim Vine transports his audiences into a world of silliness, laughter and good clean family fun. He is known for his trademark quick-fire style wit and stand-up comedy. Tim’s the author of joke books, has appeared in a number of TV sitcoms, variety shows and game shows and was also a finalist on 'Let's…

Tommy Cannon is a veteran British comedian along with the late great Bobby Ball, became one of the UK's best loved double act, Cannon & Ball. Starting out as singers they soon turned to comedy, then variety shows before the primetime Cannon & Ball Show which attracted a massive audience of over 20million viewers each week on their ITV show during t…

From winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2016 to entertaining royalty, magician Richard Jones has performed for celebrities, the monarchy and everyone in-between. However, his favourite shows are a far cry from the Royal Variety Performance. Having joined the military in his teens, Richard continues to support the British Army through his magic act, by…

Andy Flannagan is a Luton-based, Irish singer-songwriter who was previously a hospital doctor but whose proudest moment as an Irishman was captaining England’s Barmy Army during the Ashes in Australia. As well as all the bigger festivals and events, he has also made regular appearances on radio 2 and radio 5live, alongside various BBC regional stat…

On today's show Steve chats with Alistair Burt, a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2019. Alistair was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State then Minister of State at the Department of Social Security from 1992 to 1997, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign an…

On today's show we meet Mark Greenwood, a much-loved travelling speaker who presents the Christian message in a humorous and engaging way. Mark also loves helping Christians to share their faith, and giving them resources to help. He is passionate about helping the local church to build a culture that works to and loves changing the perception that…

Brought up in a practising Jewish family, and married to a retired Church of England minister, Michele Guinness worked in the UK media for many years. She retired to concentrate on writing and speaking and regularly contributes to local radio, and a number of magazines. She has also written thirteen books. Her only novel, Archbishop, a thriller, se…

Rob Parsons is an international speaker and best-selling author. He is the founder and chairman of Care for the Family, a national charity which aims to strengthen family life and help those hurting because of family difficulties. It has over 70 paid staff and regional offices around the UK. Rob has spoken to over a million people at live events on…

My guest today is Tania Bright, the CEO of the national fostering and adoption charity, Home for Good. Their vision is to find a home for every child who needs one. Tarn (as we all know her) is a seasoned public speaker, author, and executive coach and has 20 years of experience in leading organisations, church ministry, and a professional backgrou…

Nigel Benn, the professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 1996. Nicknamed “The Dark Destroyer” for his formidable punching power and aggressive fighting style, he’s ranked by BoxRec as the fourth best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. After his professional boxing career, he became an internationally recognised DJ. He later appeared …

Arianna Walker is a speaker, an author and the CEO of Mercy Ministries UK- a Christian charity that works in partnership with churches across the UK to provide residential care for young women who are dealing with life controlling issues. We chat about an unfortunate car breakdown, getting a tattoo, sleeping in a cave, climbing Machu Picchu to rais…

Ishmael has crammed in enough adventures with God to fill a dozen large volumes while his musical achievements from fronting possibly the first ever Christian punk band, to birthing kids' praise parties and Spirit-led ministry for children, to writing worship classics like 'Father God I Wonder' means that nothing short of legendary seems appropriat…

My guest today is Justin Dowds, the big cheese at the brilliant child development charity, Compassion UK. We discuss Justin's involvement in an international team who fundraised, designed and constructed a solar-powered hospital in Haiti, following the earthquake there in 2010, as well as climbing Kilimanjaro, running the Scottish-based Christian m…

On today’s show Steve chats with Cathy Madavan. An accomplished speaker and best-selling author, Cathy travels far and wide, encouraging and equipping others to live with courage, confidence and resilience. Having faced her fair share of life’s ups and downs, Cathy’s wisdom and honesty inspires others to build lives of purpose, responding positivel…

Lou Fellingham is a singer/songwriter and worship leader and someone who has been an ever-present figure in the music industry for the last 20 years. With her husband Nathan, Lou leads worship every week streaming on Youtube and Facebook. We chat about her lockdown projects, becoming a Christian as a young child, her singing career, plus her weddin…

Paul Jones is an singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality and television presenter. He first came to prominence as the lead singer of the successful 1960s group Manfred Mann, with whom he had several Top Ten hit records from 1962 to 1966 including the international number one single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (1964). Paul founded The Blues Band…

This time Steve chats to the Rev. Nicky Gumbel, the pioneer of Alpha and Vicar of HTB in London, one of the largest Church of England churches in the UK. The guys chat about Nicky's remarkable ancestors, coming to faith at university, meeting his wife, Pippa, the tragic death of his best friend Mick, plus the global success of the Alpha course. Sup…

In this exciting bonus podcast Steve chats with international speaker and author, Canon J.John. The guys discuss the opportunities during lockdown plus J.John's first car, coming to faith, an embarrassing moment at theological college, plus becoming a parent and helping a stranger. It's funny, enjoyable and hugely inspirational. Support the show…

Steve kicks off season two by chatting with Kev Kennedy who played loveable Curly Watts for over 20 years in Corrie. The guys talk about his music career, gold record albums, playing blues with Willie Nelson, being signed by Simon Cowell – and playing guitar alongside Johnny Marr in the band that was the precursor to The Smiths. Plus Kev's fascinat…

On our season finale Steve chats to Andy Hawthorne, a British evangelist, author and founder of The Message Trust, a Christian mission organisation based in Manchester, particularly working with those who are traditionally hard to reach, in prison or from disadvantaged communities. In this inspirational conversation Andy talks about meeting his wif…

Steve chats to the inspirational Paul Cowley, the author of the hit book, 'Thief, Prisoner, Soldier, Priest'. Paul grew up in Manchester amid the chaotic world of his alcoholic parents. His early exposure to heavy drinking, explosive arguments and the unnerving aggression of his father led him into homelessness and crime. By seventeen he was behind…

Most budding songwriters dream of their first composition becoming a global success. Usually it remains a dream. For Dave Bilbrough, Abba Father became a giant step into international music-writing recognition. Now, four decades in full-time Christian ministry and numerous albums later, he is recognised as one of Britain's foremost worship leaders …

On this week's show Steve chats to celebrity, comedian, magician, actor, artist and author, the very talented, Joe Pasquale. He's been in the business for over 30 years and the guys chat about starring in the Muppets 25th Anniversary show, being crowned King of the Jungle in ITV's I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, being covered in blue paint at …

Carl Beech is the President of CVM, a Christian movement focus on evangelism to men. Ten years ago, he founded The Gathering, an annual Christian men's weekend away in a field in Swindon, described as a cross between Songs of Praise and Top Gear. More recently Carl's established Edge Ministries, a national coalition of organisations focussed on rea…

On today's bonus Lockdown 2 show, Steve rings Jenson Button MBE, a British racing driver and former Formula One (F1) racer who won the 2009 F1 World Championship driving for Brawn GP. After his Formula One career, he became a champion of the Super GT Series in 2018, driving a Honda car for Team Kunimitsu. It's short but fascinating as ever. Support…

Steve Legg chats to professional funny-man Tony Vino on the moments he'll never forget. Tony's been performing on the comedy scene since 2005 performing all across the UK and internationally. He's been the support act for TV acts such as Jimmy Cricket and Tim Vine. Support the showBy Steve Legg

Steve chats to Gavin Calver, husband, dad, international speaker, author, chair of Spring Harvest and the big cheese at the Evangelical Alliance. The boys talk embroidery, blocking a toilet, infertility, breaking a world record and the challenges of running the EA during Covid. Support the showBy Steve Legg

In this episode Steve chats to one of his oldest pals, the actor Graham Cole. He's been in the business for nearly 50 years and is best known for playing Britain Favourite Cop, Tony Stamp, in the hit ITV Police drama, The Bill for 25 years. Support the showBy Steve Legg

Debra Green OBE is the national director of Redeeming our Communities (ROC), founded in 2004. She has over 20 years of experience in bringing organisations together towards the goal of social transformation, starting with her home city of Manchester. Since 2003 this work has expanded and she has acted as a consultant to many towns and cities with s…

James and Dylan Piper are a father and son magic act duo from South Wales. James previously went through to the semi-finals of the Welsh Factor impressing judges with his sleight-of-hand skills. Then in 2018 he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent but wasn't shown on TV. In 2020 the talented pair went through to the finals wowing the judges and the …

Gerald Coates is a man who's challenged the established church and indeed changed the church in the UK as we know it. He's a popular speaker and has spoken at large events at Earls Court, the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Stadium. Gerald's influence on British Christianity over the last 45 years has been extraordinary. In this remarkable interview …

Patrick Regan OBE is the founder and CEO of Kintsugi Hope, a charity which aims to create safe and supportive spaces for those suffering from emotional and mental health challenges. After Patrick and his family went through a series of personal trials and ill health, Patrick decided to step down from his previous role as CEO at XLP, another charity…

Steve's guest today is the brilliant TV and theatre actor, producer and director, Andrew Lancel. He's best know for his stints on Cardiac Arrest, The Bill and playing nasty Frank Foster in Coronation Street as well as his acclaimed portrayal of Brian Epstein - The Man Who Made The Beatles. Andrew talks about his time in Coronation Street, appearing…

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