Clothes while they should work. And. Morning but are pretty open now the local river on the block. Following the overnight maintenance work at b.b.c. Radio London your next travel. Digital radio instead of the. Point 9 in London this brings us to. Radio longer. Now this is 8 o'clock on Jenny does become morning the future of Ukip leader Henry Paulson will be up for discussion later when the party's national executive holds an emergency meeting in London there have been calls for him to step down after it emerged his former girlfriend Jay Mani has sent offensive texts including racist comments about Prince Harry's fiance b.b.c. Political correspondent Emma Zandi how small so I read both and says he wants to keep his job he wants to get on with running the party but he was spotted in a bar with a body just days after the cleric that their relationship was over an hour he said he was supporting her because she's been receiving death threats and he's always said that those text messages that were leaked to the papers did not represent core beliefs they any state committee contact him today that would have to go to a vote of the wider party but of course he may decide to step down if he does it's going to compound what's been a pretty catastrophic year for the party Afghan security forces say they've regained control of a hotel in Kabul of today was stormed by a gunman the siege at the Intercontinental Hotel began on Saturday evening when gunman entered it and began shooting at guests in staff the heavily armed can also detonate Grenada's as they may from floor to floor Abdul Gaffar was near the scene of the attack was playing around with gunfire at 1st I heard some gunfire and then after 15 minutes a worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers entered the hotel. The Republican leader of the Us Senate chilled a fresh fade for the early hours of tomorrow morning to try to come up with a budget hundreds of thousands of American government forces face the prospect of unpaid leave if the standoff continues Democrats say President Trump has blocked a compromise deal a claim rejected by the White House to rectify Legislative Affairs Mark sure what's hard for us understand another Congress when there's been I think in our you never principle there is nothing in this bill Democrats say they object to it it's like a 2 year old temper tantrum to say I'm a take my toys and go home because I'm upset about something else that has nothing to do with this bill Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across the u.s. For the 2nd women's March protesting against President Trump on the anniversary of his inauguration speakers criticized policies they said hurt women in a tweet the president emphasized what he said were the economic gains that have benefited women as well as the lowest female unemployment seen a she needs people with head in a disability such as autism and dementia Kosuke qualify full blue badge permits in England giving them free parking the Department for Transport said the proposal would make it easier for those with mental health conditions to travel to work and to access services Sarah Lambert from the National Autistic Society says being able to park close to a destination can be vital to some families and sometimes don't go out because they're worried about stress is going to be caused if it's very busy very crowded and political to stick people they don't have as good an coming of danger as others so we know that some some families are worried about their children running out in front of cars and you'll face full product safety and standards has been established by the government to manage loss scale product recalls in a quiet guy will monitor defective products and ensure they're removed from the shelves speedily it'll work alongside the Trading Standards teams Christie is happening and of central strayed a talkative 303 that said one day international in Sydney a win for the tourists will see them win the 5. Series at the earliest opportunity Australia company 30 chief one off 6 overs and Intel is colored man is looking like he might reach his 1st grand slam quarter final at the Australian Open this morning the British number 2 is taking on the attorney and interest Seppi in the 4th round said he won the 1st set $76.00 but Edmonds got the next 2 and it's now 2 games to one in the 4th set and this afternoon's bullshit comes live from Southampton as Tottenham Hotspur looked to do the double of the Saints' best session 52 at Wembley on Boxing Day and all the king to keep the pressure on the teams in the top 4 Southampton a struggling under Morrissey of pelligrino and are towards the bottom of the table but Spurs manager Marusya Pitino doesn't think they'll stay that I know he has his peers and he's he's a great great guy a great coach and sure that he's going to success there. As authentic as Tommy's life this afternoon on the b.b.c. 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Is London I'm getting people all over longer and getting angry about our crime how do we. Use b.b.c. Radio Lab to. Find to make a fact that this is our Sunday breakfast program in spirit Good morning to you if you're just joining us this morning we've been discussing of volunteering would love to hear your thoughts about volunteering if you have been volunteering in the past apparently this is good for us as it is for the people all the things that we're volunteering for taking your calls. That. We're talking about the women's marches which were lots being held in all cities over the world this weekend including here in London have you ever been on a March did it have any impact do you think that your marching in you know as a form of protest does make a difference to a double to full 2000 and I want to talk about heroes this weekend I'm taking your calls about this because later on tonight I'm back sitting in for Don the day of Iowa between $8.10 and we're going to focus on the late but much love Cyril Regis that's going to be the focus of our conversation. And we had a very moving call from Patrick just before talking about how important these black players of the particular era were to him and his friends and rum raisin on Twitter says black football players went through a lot in the seventy's Regis Batson coming in bonds Anderson just in fashion new to name a few shame in this day and age not one black football player from the past ever held a managerial post at a top football club be raising that with my guest later on tonight but who are your heroes. Who other people either when you were growing up or now that you look up to that you think to yourself gosh if there is one person I want to emulate or one person I would uphold as somebody to look up to who would that person be I'm taking your calls on this this morning oh to 7 double 242000 where you can text by starting your text message with the word London to one triple 3 we're living in a near where it seems many people have clay feet now most of us do have or you know have some issues but hopefully with the good outweighs the bad but where we're realizing increasingly because of all the campaigns that have been emerging the people that maybe before we really looked up to. And not who we thought they were which is a shame so let's read just the balance on that let's have a conversation about people maybe today maybe in the past who you look up to who are as authentically who they are in the public eye as they are in the press in the private sphere I mean obviously we don't know all their lives but I'd be interested to hear from you about who your heroes are 02007 double 242000 you can text by starting your text message with the word London to 81 triple 3. Let's turn our attention to this 9 minutes past 8 o'clock a subject we were talking about this morning this week the government appointed Tracey Crouch as the 1st minister for loneliness the position is the 1st recommendation that has been backed by the prime minister to raise them a from a series of recommendations made by the Jo cults commission on loneliness discuss the need for such a minister what else the government could do to tackle isolation and the work of the jokes foundation for Loneliness is one of the foundations project manager manages Jews Julianne. Mari is good and good morning thanks so much for joining us this morning try Good morning thank you so just tell us I mean presumably you welcome the appointment of Tracey crowded How important is it. We are going to recommend a. Missionary messmate. It might sound like it's a. Symbolic thing for you actually think having a middle aged constable but that he will ensure that this is on the public back to keep the department working together. Very keen for you know us becoming the next big issue that we tackle. And I mean I was saying generally I guess this idea that loneliness is bad for you smoking is that something that you agree with. Yeah that for some of the research that we found and the commissions for the year in January 1 of the 1st things we wanted to say was prove that loneliness is not just about older people take up space and set up the commission with carrot on her what she was mad at in 26 games basically said you know a lot doesn't discriminate to suddenly a showing that whether you are young or older than a parent whether you're disabled or a carer a refugee. This impacts everyone now and also found that it absolutely doesn't have to health is considered think of it just like a 15 2nd that's a day but also most G.P.'s about 3 quarters of a place think that about you know what they have said they see about the 5 patients a day who come to the g.p. Because they're lonely to nothing really wrong with them but they need that human contact and they created i j pay because that's the only person who can actually sit and talk and I will tell it to start for health it's bad for this is our day it's costing government is costing business and it's a waste of human lives for people. To Yeah you're talking about but I'm telling you earlier they were reconnected back into society it's not just good for them it's good for everyone is there a stigma in confessing that your loony. I think there is definitely some Davao. In that we've had people they say who took their experience and it's been you know Wally really sad comparing Well that's definitely part of our work if we can. 9000000 people eyes again only some or all of the time. And if we can stop people talking about why they're lonely and it is a cause of modern society is it social media is it because things alternate energy made it known to help get on the bus and talk to the driver and needed a fairly have a conversation with the checkout person is it the way that we're building or housing development we take of no let me going to harass me to talk to. Are we not teaching our children. How to manage so we need to sort of use government start thinking what is causing the universe and what can government tackle What can business tackle walkway as individuals day can we if we could help say hello to a bus stop day if in the checkout he will say hello to someone we might be making a complete difference of someone that I was to a 2nd term let's not talk back today is that is that terrible. If the bridge is the way it is in fact versus people we kind of like. Me just be alive to Novak kind of stuff and nothing gauge but it sounds like we need to engage more with others. Jack I don't I really think it's and but we may think the commission wanted a minister and we've got Tracy Krach which is fantastic news with the whole ready I think so we've got a big right. We want a strategy which government meets the leader but includes as I said businesses and little to people now who work either home or they work in a van and they don't have work colleagues they don't see people either. You know if you're if you're a taxi driver you know you like talking to people or the back of your cab but you don't have that one person who says oh you know how's your mom off to you know and all of those kind of consistent thing this so it is everyone's concern and we only see something about it one tangible thing that we did last year through the to the choke foundation that was the great get together yes if you were there and that's because we had again this year and weekend of June the 20th June 24th. So it's our give us as they get 23rd and 24th of the year that's right so that is that's the birthday of Cox. And the idea is to celebrate her birthday again. And last year and 9000000 people yesterday came together will mail now to the people who St cards he is so different that. Sometimes we need permission we actually sort of called it the mission of not so when it's snowing you could suddenly start saying hello to people if you're on a train that breaks down you could start talking to it's almost like Mission Space doing something that is great get together kids are challenged to say we're actually to stay there and I had a street party a few years ago I still had help from my neighbors car and street party so we need the house little things that break down our usual pattern and try and get together this sounds fantastic just give us the website for the projects in case anyone wants to check it out so that I can gather if you get a call other search engines I'm sure are available to get all the great get together you'll find out straight away great Julianne thank you so much for joining us this morning keep the calls coming in on this 0207 double to 2000 using our marriage is a project project manager at the joke old slogan math project is a great strides but what else needs to be done tomorrow is in her morning normal good morning thanks so much for joining us now you're responding to this whole issue of loneliness what's your perspective where is the fact that. You know something we can't hide and I'm glad that 1st lady was hard to measure from the nation because. Despite the sadness and loss it's in the best month for the year. For people to actually come out for good. Weather permitting Yes. And that in itself does a lot but you correctly see people yeah. And we do something similar in our community. And we're trying to allow it to involve intergenerational conversation you know because for some the problems I say some of the youngsters an issue cold is in your family you know where you get to engage with them yeah and there's not quite the respect to people feel that young people have for older people that they used to the some of the issues that come from. And also to older people not to be frightened of young people but it's that disconnect isn't it because often it's just because they haven't had you know if you've got all the people in your family and you were brought up with them then you know that level of respect that you are expected to have for those people who are senior to you I would if you had no connection then it becomes difficult it does it does and I did hear a stage say what is a 5 letter word that we should do more of more you know what is not money. Said a smile right so sometimes you know even how you greet people even it's been a bad mood can change the disposition just for the short moments of people engaging with each other that can't be a bad thing. That's true so so in your. In your community then all the things that you think should own needle or have done in the pasta sauces create social cohesion or decimal community back you know from their projects I remember seeing when I was growing up there a. Pay rise to preserve some areas of land to not build anything on there know how it is nothing just leave it as a little communal area under area and people treat it with respect this year it's to couple it. In a common social role in a some are even know when to when it's cold you know clear ice. Clear the snow. And you know. Elderly people have got to come out yes you find they have so much they want to talk to you about it I think I think that the issue of not the issue but the the notion of having is a ready smile i.e. Seeing people in just smiling at them is something that we can all and I mean that's the simplest way we can engage with people it doesn't even take any you don't even have. Actually And even I thought initially and do it you know and then when it's returned to me when I'm sore and I expect you know I realize. It's good karma comes back to you in a time when you're not feeling for Progress yes someone just right agreed to or you know shows you some sort of pleasantries and you feel better yes so you do indeed Well let's hope that for us this morning thank you so much for joining us keep your calls coming in on this 02007 double 242000 in your opinion is loneliness a major issue what can we do about it. But. Come on. The 1st Cut is the deepest Rod Stewart on b.b.c. Radio London I'm Jim McKay fashion I know how often do you pay a visit all pray in a cathedral a paper from the Church of England working group this is how new ideas on how cathedrals could be governed and funded to inch will be safeguarded long into the future and keep their prominent place as part of the church's mission and ministry will Joining me to discuss this is the Bishop of Stepney The Right Reverend Newman who chairs the cathedral's Working Group Good morning thank you very much for joining us this morning Bishop good morning did you just tell us about this because often we are not that conscious of cathedrals in our midst and yet they are magnificent places and we probably should pay them more attention well and I think they are absolutely extraordinary 42 pages up and down this country and in many ways this is not a story of a crisis this report arises in a very different place with the extraordinary good news story that considers represent for a country many people don't realize that if you if you look across the Church of England this is a place where congregations are growing but a number of places to consider is this remarkable over 10000000 people asked if they city u.k. Cathedral and they have this growing influence in society they do God in a way that seems to resonate with many people in contemporary society but I wonder though you saying that that if the congregations are growing the growing because people don't necessarily want to engage on a local level. Well I think they are coming in to say just for sorts of different reasons and and the congregations. Growing because well I think if you turn up at the cathedral you'll find that music is fantastic there's usually a good quality of preaching you have these fantastic buildings and you walk into a cathedral building you you cannot be anything but struck by that the scale of force happening and it gives you a real sense of the of a sacred space and for many people that's very important in their spiritual journey so what the recommendations that. The working group have come up with in terms of ensuring that we men seyn all cathedrals long. Well I mean the reason the report was commissioned is because anybody's had the responsibility for leading a cathedral in and we'll know that despite the fact that these are remarkable places they are very challenging places to run and from time to time things to go wrong and I'm going back around about 18 months I was some difficulties in a couple of cathedrals around money in particular and the Archbishop's asked a group to look at whether there was an a saying that could be done to strengthen the governance in the management of cathedrals so that as you said in your introduction they can be continued to be a good news story long into the future so we've looked at things like the fact that the chapter who is responsible for governing the cathedral sometimes governments and management can get blurred and we've made recommendations on how that can be addressed we want to give the dean who who leads that could see children but necessary or for a t. And structural tools to lead the cathedral properly some Because if you look historically cathedrals have probably been one of the least regulated parts of the church or charity sector and we proposed a more effective structure of external scrutiny with regulation by the Charity Commission and things like that and we've put it we put into the reporter a range of good practice guidelines around areas of financial management may chip buildings development those areas where sort of risks can increase and shot through the whole report. If we are convinced that Arlo should be opened with national government about securing state funding for national u.k. Cathedral fabric fund state funding Yes Well I mean if you he'll look to when major national events happen around the country like the dreadful attacks we've had in Westminster or London Bridge or the tragedy of the Grenfell fire where do we mark these things where do we gather people together after they've happened we do that at our cathedrals and that points to the fact that cathedrals are often the places where. Which play a significant role with the wider community and with civil society they the places of identity for local communities that places where diverse communities meet places where people can explore water flourishing societies so these places play a huge role on the national stage and we believe that there should be some national funding to support them in that oh well we'll be following the story with interest that this is that me Agent Newman thank you ever so much for joining us this morning lovely to have you on the program a cubicle coming in to a 7 double to food 2000 or you can text by starting your text message with the word London to a one triple 3 k. Good morning to you oh yes good morning I think in those of the problem is that both those people will have people living much longer so we don't quite know what to do with the saw and I think the this is the opposite I think they need a more youth club which they used to have in the past there's no youth club anymore well the young is a little talk on their phones and they don't connect with each other and you're talking about that what they're describing as an epidemic of loneliness you think these are some of the root causes Well I think in the end they don't have the they don't have people to run the social clubs I mean they use how we use have evening classes you could go to when it was there now this expensive you know that sort of thing and there they had and. Also the church I might I wouldn't be here that was many many years ago the churches have social activities right but they don't let this not they don't know this there's no you know they don't run them anymore it always seems to be they're wanting to make. Sure I want about. Maybe you can offer this for me I was just thinking I wonder how many of us have the friends and I don't mean that in a weird way but just in a kind of is that part of the reason why we are feeling increasingly lonely that even as we grow older we lose friends through their demise all that we just lose touch with them and that actually that notion of friendship which when we're younger seems to be just casually that disappears as we get older Yes And I think also if you're so I'm aware more right now I was so I was a bit of a shock 10 years ago in a low class house and I think when you sort of sometimes a woman on your. Way here did things where as a couple of the less probably also people like that yes it was but I go off I go walking and I mean call and in touch with people and then a lot because that is a lot of people of my age to get get. So you know and things like that but I think it's I think they need more so because the evening classes malarious activities sort of less of that are affordable. And I thought so yeah yeah I wouldn't mind paying my taxes more tax towards something like that over it's a good idea because I think even classes across as a general which I owe dual myself personally I think they do make a huge difference here's what they could do I mean when I am you're going to love this but it was when it was under the g.o.p. Pay $1.00 pound 50 a year but what but then people didn't show up and all of it was costing the government money to what they could make a lot of if you joined a club like that you you have to go if they were going to do something like 10 or 20 would have been 20 pounds a year. But you see that you did show up or she would be struck off because otherwise it would be costly it would be costing the government a lot of money don't think you think that's a good idea and that's a great idea let's hope that someone picks that up Ok Thanks very much for the call time for the news headlines now with Jenny Bowles we've. To make a funky he could lead to Henry Bolton will be fighting for his job when the party's national executive committee holds an emergency meeting in London Mr Bolton's been under pressure to step down since it emerged his former girlfriend j. Mani had made racist comments about Prince Harry's field say Afghan security forces a full 3 Danites to gain control of a top hotel and Kabul that was stormed by militants the heavily armed gang burst into the Intercontinental Hotel yesterday evening opening fire and detonating great grenades around 5 civilians are thought to have been killed to resume a plan to set out plans in the coming week to crack down on company executives who pay themselves vast amounts will jeopardizing their workers' pensions Ragini observers she describes a practice as an unacceptable abuse that will be ended people with hidden disability in England could soon be entitled to blue badge parking permits and government plans for Transport said the change will make it easier for those with conditions such as autism to access services they need and in 10 is called Edmond has just reached his 1st grand slam quarter final. 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Radio London your next travel at 9. Am. Was coming to south in Southampton against Tottenham on digital radio and t.v. And online century 13 and some of this was. Still feels for later are we talking about the legacy of 0 Regis talking about that as I sit in the dark in the day by a later all these evenings but 1st here is. My illness starting at 92 shows in a day I know last card is free do you also. Repay Absolutely I welcome that thank you so much lovely to see you was coming out I have shown the Pereira here to do the pipe is always a great Al with then our expert is Clive Holland the d.i.y. And. So he is so in demand if you've got questions at that do is sell for building please start getting them in now give me a call or send an email then we got theatre and film off to 11 it was Barca bother even is coming in to review the week's films and said There's the post the Tom Hanks a metal straight there's pixels latest Coco something for everybody basically a marvelous Matt. 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Oh sorry she sent me off I'm learning not to start laughing in the middle of having a conversation always good to see Nicky give you go is covering in yours ever doubled soup for 2000 or you can text by starting your text message with the word London to a one triple 3 right next Saturday sees the start of the Society for storytelling Annual National Storytelling Week now in his 18th year the week's events will be taking place in storytelling clubs theaters museums schools hospitals spoken word venues and care homes all over the country celebrating the oral tradition highlighting the importance of both listening and telling of stories joining me on the line is Dell Reid who is the creator of the National Storytelling Week and here in the studio I'm pleased to welcome storyteller Rachel Rose Reed Good morning good to have you on the program again it's been a wanting It's lovely to see. Just as a storyteller how fashionable also is storytelling right now I think there's been a create an increasing awareness of that it's there's always an up and down thing that happens on newspapers where people say oh this thing is coming back into fashion but it's really never gone away we just decide when or not to write the world and write and. Read is with us good morning good morning. Great to have you on the program when you 1st set this up what was the idea behind it was it to continue this sort of longevity of storytelling Oh yes you know. But it also was to make me feel that I was actually keeping the promise I learned the all the storytelling from my grandparents' generation who spent a long time telling me the stories over the way that we had travelled through Europe to get here and in doing realized there were also stories from other traditions that we needed to pull together to inform really a cohesive whole of an alternative view of what happened in the world and so to some extent for me it was to keep her promise Oh how lovely and I promise you kept for 18 years that I'm not the pretty hard work that well oh it's a tall bloke but you cannot pleasure when you tell a story to somebody just to me off the cuff you normally find so they come back to you with a comparison I'm so very took you story and if there's somebody else chipping in though tell you a story and so it builds up and so the group of us who worked on the folk field I select eras as entertainers in one form or another got together the sadness International Festival 20 years ago I informed the Society for storytelling I 18 years ago I put pen to paper and so it would be a good idea if we had this talent to put it out across the country and particularly in the area of open areas like design bank just to get people to hear their local stories get them to hear the epics of the country in fact we have storytellers who will tell epic flood. Or various others why this haven't we have storytellers who will till the small ones and we go to such an extent that a lot of our members work in care homes to. Stories are being heard. Really people who live in. The point of. Somebody has to listen to oh it's sounds magical and we've got a real life story teller in the studio a major is reduce a friend of this program but there's lots going on isn't there Rachel in terms of various events or up and down London I suppose across the country do you have any favorites apart from your own of course you're doing a what sale I am doing a West sound how do you remember that are you having a storyteller standing up on benches but faith favorite events I mean the possibility for people to encounter and be heard now there's an equal level of strength between folk storytelling as an oral tradition and people telling personal stories right I know the. Spark and natural born storytellers and woods of the day was telling me about them which as a people of color yeah retelling experience for people to see and feel themselves represented and then. Clubs like Tory are no the crick crack club are constantly getting new people in but these are all shows what's lovely about National Storytelling Week is lots of things happen in spaces where people may be unbelievably to somewhat like me you know made up with the stories being told to be all the time discover the for the 1st time this world of imagination where there's no book no technology and somehow the sound of someone's voice is attracting them into a whole new realm of entertainment with not a single scream insights leave it well you know I can never resist tell Thanks so much for joining us this morning but I could never resist you in the studio not to get you to at least tell us a short story what have you what have you got. Well I better tell a story now if you haven't covering it. Please do I will. The carpets were plush and red the shoes were fine there was a bright flare from every flash of a camera it was the best kind of party in the finest kind of costal of course hired out for the occasion and there was one woman who all assumed was wearing some of the latest fashion but as they looked closer they realized the ragged clothing was not a statement for the front pages in fact there was a slight smell of cabbages coming off her and they realized that she really didn't belong in this party at all and so it wasn't long before the entire gathering and the security guards at last was sent to throw her out of the castle back onto the streets where she belongs so they said and they agreed with each other as the music came up again. But this party didn't go on for one night it went over 3 of course it does in all the best stories and the 2nd night they were looking out for her they were on their guards but they found no smell of cabbages but when all were gathered at last on the doors were shut firmly there came a bang bang bang on the door the host of the party he began to sweat a little and rub his palms down against his trousers and look to the door in fear bang bang bang it came again and all of the security guards they rushed to the front to keep a close God but the door was opened before they could push them shut and there she stood in a full suit of armor with a sword out ready her eyes bled lasers into each person present they felt something see in the back of their souls and they couldn't quite bring themselves to speak they were so frightened. It took about 10 security guards to get her out this time maybe it was because the armor was heavy or maybe there was a strength in her soul that they couldn't deny but that she was back on the streets the 3rd night they had 10 times the reinforcement they needed the day before but no one saw any kind of danger the music began the strawberries and cream was served the songs were sweet and reminded them only of love and the deep joy of celebration in this golden glittering place but they did see her not the guests inside but the security guards who watched as she stepped up to the door entirely dressed only as the day she was born not a shred upon her when he certainly come can't come in this time they said what he's talking about here not going to be allowed in and she sat in front of them and they watched as she cried and they didn't know what to say because people often don't know what to say when someone sits crying in front of them but one last guest came up to the door RISP lens and Lee dressed perfect for this party and they bowed to her and they gestured to let her in but she stopped in front of the woman that was sitting naked and crying on the steps she said my friend what is your name and the woman looked up and she said they won't let me into the party they will with me she said What is your name my name's The Woman My name is truth and no matter how I come fierce or nay kids or dressed exactly how I am on the streets these days they will not let me in. Said the woman in her resplendent dress my name is story they will let you in with me wherever I go. And she covers the woman up with her fine brocades and the pair of them steps in together and so it has always been that way ever you find story truth is that inside. Oh others serve magic Oh that is so magical Rachel thank you ever so much you are well is there a website for National Storytelling Week there is there's a wonderful society for storytelling website called s f s dot org dot u.k. And you can put your own events up there as well and if you join them throughout the year you find out about all the different ways storytelling is being used in your community and really Adele and the whole of the committee. That created and I'm now running as a fast doing such a fantastic job not just start speaking about their own storytelling going to shining the light on the great variety of people who are telling traditional stories from around the world and using them for good in this country well I have to say I'm privileged this year to. Be a privilege is here to join this sort of storytelling for say because I'm going to be. Reading with a company is meant by Trevor what Kiss and Byron Wallen and they're doing well actually that composing all the music I'm just I was invited to be a reader. It's a thing called Score is its own to north down which is in Kings Cross and that's on the 1st of February if anyone is interested the tickets to free so run but where is the was when is the was sale at the was a was on the 4th of February and wills in green at 2 30 pm and we already have Faisal Sylar use an incredible singer of Nasheed and of soul and we have storytellers and poets who would be out on street corners that starts at 2 30 pm on the 4th of February and the North London storytelling circle will be there as well bringing stories to the streets Rachel thank you ever so much Frank coming in this morning really lovely to see you once again keep your calls coming in 02007 double to food 2000 I'm Jim McKay fashion this way. One of the pioneers of gospel music Edwin Hawkins passed away in America known for his blending gospel hymns with the secular sound he took gospel into the mainstream and is best known for the 1969 hit oh happy day. Which doesn't seem to want to play I have no idea why which is a bit old quick to say the least but anyway I'm a big fan of Edwin Holkins as you know. that at an astonishing piece of music of course joining me to discuss the legacy of Edwin Hawkins who passed away in the u.s. This week is all room the Reverend Basil meet the founder of the London Community Gospel Choir recipient of an m.d. Says to the development of gospel music in Britain Good morning good early. Order a letter he didn't feel bad praying that he said I You should not be a surprise that you know you're saying you're not me on the pressures as you noted earlier for us he said We'll continue this huge but I'm told me as has been running . You know I am still I'm still trying to get over not being allowed. Being let out if you're nothing else I'm glad despite my great takes longer I know. That he's the faith thing that's how I get the faith that's a great to have you on the program Congratulations on the n b gosh what did that feel like when the letter came through the door. It was a bit of a shock to me and when I got the letter I walked into my office the following morning and I opened I said to my my my my stuff. It's very interesting that in this morning and immediately said to us a body language changed the face. Of a human mind but. You've evolved they've been sitting on it since May of my God says now that they know they can keep a secret man that would have leapt from some part of my body had it's you know kind of thing a must have been a real moment for you because you know the reality is that you have been at the forefront of gospel music here in the u.k. And you were really all replying to you believed in that we could have a British brand of go happily Lucic before anyone else absolutely motivated me I was I mean that you're looking at the seventy's I came to England as a young lad of in the sixty's seventy's I began getting albums from America hearing music coming out of the American black black churches and I was captivated by it and then my my mentor all of Paris who took me on no knowings she gave me the sack of albums and albums included Hawkins James Cleveland Shirley Caesar the pioneer the greats and that was it my you know I got to I fought found what was my purpose my love of music I love soul music on the other John was what gospel was it and I just thought well if that's happening in America we have such a fantastic community here in the u.k. We have a worship with our churches and all this and the talent in particular and you have musicians in London who are just amazing so why can't we have something like that here and that really motivated me to Oh yes it's fascinating though because at one point I can still remember I mean I've been been doing this program long enough that British gospel was never quite seen as almost all American guess but it's correct yet it never was never was I mean it wasn't because of the I mean we're talking with the the American brothers were many years ahead of course very inventive they created I mean if you give people a crowd you know who crossed over at. It started bringing the white community the Latino music into gospel you know there were like they were very far ahead of us so we had to listen and learn Yeah and that's what I did and that's why encouraged people to do but I said at a point we've got to stop copying we must write our own story was right about was our experience with faith and some of them for me that is their way forward and that's the only way we could create a music that is true to who we are and yet we cannot ignore the legacy of people like it when Hawkins and I wonder if you can just reflect for us on his role in bringing gospel music out of the church into the street he was that Edwin Hall couldn't sing as and certainly with Walter his but his brothers who came later with love alive they were the 1st people I really took notice of who impacted the wider community of gospel when I heard about them they were already coming into Europe into Germany and other places touring and doing things and you know I just I envied that because I wanted that for myself and for Bush's gospel I began listening to his music of course Oh Happy Day which I think just opened the world's eyes to this amazing music he was the one who broke that up and show is probably the very 1st triode true gospel artist who broke into the pop charts he was number one here yeah and that inspired me greatly and many other people now if I announce oh happy day in Japan if I announce it in Moscow I'm there everyone knows it it's also interesting because I was listening to his plate is and I've just my producers taken my list of music that I put together this morning for the show but one of the songs which I was listening to which goes way back is in the part of the early. Edwin Hawkins' music the album which is a very early piece of music is is. This is a song which actually is all kiss treated with strings and things like that something that had been. Absolutely yeah it was amazing that he was so far ahead very innovative very innovative in the people on their crotch were inspired Yeah you became after Yeah it was a trailblazer and the Hawkins family were like the royal family of gospel right and so we all we all listened to them they love they love Center love a live album that followed after success I mean we all listened to that man also the Grammys the wonderful and always did he have any and you know it's an amazing and bass ambassador for gospel music and it's lovely that he's been celebrated Yeah his legacy and tell me a bit about the London Community gospel choir now because the reality is has an impact on the musical landscape of this country and many people wouldn't even know that that a lot of the saying is that we numb whole this is amazing that have really come through the stable of the London commune to go because it is being the university for gospel artists I mean quality artists I mean people have come through and I've always recognize and appreciate in value everybody every member of the choir I always say with in a choir you've got your mazing singers and you've got you're quite a singer the people who hold the block nominees but you've got your you know column divas you're your stars in the front yet front to you from j.m. They have you know really amazing so it's a team effort Yeah and lonely committee cause quite has continued to give people that platform and give them and inspire them bring out the best that is in them and give them that believing attitude and approach to walk with their heart is because many people don't want to be working in an office or doing anything they want to be in music yeah and I believe being in the choir with all of that real power for. And the g. And a love for the music inspires people to try and do what they are heart is telling them they were at least one to try yet tell us some of the alumni that have passed through that people with. Michelle Jones Yeah most recent you've given me Paris get involved with Mission work with before yeah yeah we still work together now yeah Colleen Anderson was not necessarily in the choir but has what I wear a t. Shirt on and I live in. New Orleans in which we talk everyday every now and yeah once you're a member of Elsa juice you can you can always get it and if you go any upcoming come since we're at the just come Friday on the 30th of Good Friday the 13th of March Ok the other to March a good Friday and then we have this amazing show at the Royal Albert Hall it already in place tickets are on sale 18th of December 28th teamed with one of London's biggest orchestras it's a dream of mine I've always wanted that and it sounds a big that's big but doesn't matter absolutely nor how big is the whole let's just let's just have our small $5000.00 it it holds but we sold it out before we used to be there with that roll out the hall but I wasn't there so we our own show this is the role of the hall in collaboration with The Lonely can we do gospel choir asked and we also reaching out into the community or pretty we'll have a local community choir which we would have a stubbly specifically to perform on the on the stage with us there's hope for me yet maybe. I didn't think about that Jim Ok please come on mission for that you will definitely get over that. That you have the door is wide open already oh right whatever. This is vessel is a delight to have you on the program and thank you David summit all the anybody else will music Congratulations once again on your end the that really fantastic continue to hold up that flag. That's about it for me this morning thank you to everybody who's called in text and been in touch with the program Don't forget Nicky Beatty is up next we got a minute to play a snippet of Hallelujah by the London Community gospel choir I'm back tonight from 8 pm. So you maybe. Around 130 this afternoon maybe some tonight. Next. Digital radio and see the. Point now in London's graziers station. Radio longer. 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