Im alan little. My guest today is the former bishop of edinburgh, richard holloway. He entered a seminary at the age of 1a, intent on becoming a monk. He rose to become the leader of the Anglican Church in scotland. But he gradually lost faith in many of the certainties in christianity, including the existence of god. He finally resigned from the church, accusing it of cruelly persecuting gay people. So did his own loss of faith betray those he once preached to . Richard holloway, welcome to hardtalk. At the age of 1a, you left your Working Class Home in the West Of Scotland and went off to a very austere place in england called kelham hall, to train as an anglican priest. To train, in effect, as a monk. What was that like . It was lovely. I was a romantic wee boy who wandered the hills at loch lomond, where i grew up. The hills give you a sense of beyondness, of otherness, but that was also related to me and the kind of love for western movies, this Idea Of The Lonely Hero Riding on a
A Community Like this, its very much a human response. It is people that drag this town back up, that gets the businesses, schools and families back on their feet. The shops either side were flooded. The pub that we are walking towards was flooded. And that sense of resilience, stoicism and community, that Hebden Bridge is renowned for, has been vital. The Little Things like none of the Cash Machines worked in town, so there was a regular series of somebody saying, well, ill drive to the next town, ill take a bunch of people, we can go to a cash machine and get some cash. When the flood sirens sounds, everybody stops and hopes not to be hit again, but if it does happen this place will deploy its best asset in the fightback, the towns people. Another chance to see meet the author, with Alexander Mccall smith. Alexander mccall smith is as popular as he is prolific. When Mma Ramotswe First appeared as the proprietrix of the no. 1 ladies Detectives Agency of botswana, solving every day pro
Ahead. First, driving tired can bejust as dangerous as string driving. A recent Online Survey of more than 1100 Junior Doctors, a1 admitted falling asleep behind the wheel following a night shift, so is it time we all woke up to the danger . know of for colleagues who died within my first two years of qualifying. All were driving home after shifts. I have an 11monthold daughter and i continually worry about having an accident. daughter and i continually worry about having an accident. I was driving in the slow lane on the motorway, then woke up in the fast lane. These are genuine testimonies from Junior Doctors currently working in our nhs. from Junior Doctors currently working in our nhs. I almost drove into the back of a lorry when i fell asleep briefly. I also drove up the curb, which woke me up. After seven consecutive nights, ifell asleep driving home and crashed my car into a concrete pillar. In the nhs as it is, there are greater pressures, fewer doctors and it is easy to just k
Tennis title by a british woman in a0 years she beats Caroline Wozniacki to win the miami open. It motivates you more to keep working hard and keep enjoying. Also in sport, a Surprise Defeat for premier League Leaders chelsea. Their lead is cut to seven points after a 2 1 defeat to Crystal Palace at stamford bridge. And tomasz has the weather. Well, it promises to be a nice day to day. Lots of sunshine on the weight it yesterday, we had to dodge a view showers but not today. Good morning. First, our main story. Four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of Attempted Murder after a young Asylum Seeker was attacked in south london. Police say theyre treating it as a hate crime. The 17 year old victim suffered severe Head Injuries but his life is not now believed to be at risk. Andy moore reports. The young man, believed to be kurdish iranian, was waiting at a bus stop late on friday night with two friends when he was approached by a group of about eight people. He was attacke
Tennis title by a british woman in a0 years she beats Caroline Wozniacki to win the miami open. It motivates you more to keep working hard and keep enjoying. Also in sport, a Surprise Defeat for premier League Leaders chelsea. Their lead is cut to seven points after a 2 1 defeat to Crystal Palace at stamford bridge. And tomasz has the weather. Well, it promises to be a nice day to day. Lots of sunshine on the weight it yesterday, we had to dodge a view showers but not today. Good morning. First, our main story. Four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of Attempted Murder after a young Asylum Seeker was attacked in south london. Police say theyre treating it as a hate crime. The 17 year old victim suffered severe Head Injuries but his life is not now believed to be at risk. Andy moore reports. The young man, believed to be kurdish iranian, was waiting at a bus stop late on friday night with two friends when he was approached by a group of about eight people. He was attacke