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Fr Alex shares a few old newspaper cuttings and stories from the great fire of 1927.

In 2011 Jacob Dunne fatally punched a man in an unprovoked attack. As a result he received a two-and-a-half-year custodial sentence for manslaughter of which he served 14 months. On leaving prison Jacob found himself homeless, unemployed and struggling to get his life back on track. With the encouragement of his victim’s parents, he endeavoured to get his life back on track.

Steve began as a performer in 1976 on the Northern Working Men's Club Circuit in his home county of Yorkshire. After gaining a degree in Drama and English at the University of Birmingham in 1983, Steve joined the repertory theatre company at Theatr Clwyd. Later that year, Steve auditioned for a new television programme with caricatured puppets and so went on to become a foundering member of the IT...

Listen and watch the inspiring story of Luiz Faye the Kronik Warrior. Luiz discovered adaptive boxing after a complication from surgery left her in a wheelchair. Her love of the sport led her to become the first female Wheelchair Boxer and Athlete Ambassador for WBC and a qualified WBC Safer Wheelchair Boxing Coach and England Boxing Coach. She aims to develop the sport to feature in major competi...

Thomas Derbyshire (born 27 June 1938), known professionally as Tommy Cannon , is an English comic, actor and singer. He is best known as the straight man of the comic double act Cannon and Ball , until Bobby Ball 's death in 2020, in TV programmes such as The Cannon and Ball Show .

Peter Richard "Spider" Stacy is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for playing tin whistle and sometimes singing for The Pogues. Stacy co-founded The Pogues, along with Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, and James Fearnley, and appeared on all of their recordings

Philip Baldwin (he/him/his) is a human rights activist. Philip was born in 1985 and is 36 years old. He was diagnosed with HIV in 2010, at the age of 24. Philip is healthy, happy and successful. Christianity is an important part of his life. Philip is best known for his campaigning around LGBTQ issues, HIV, homelessness, asylum and faith inclusion

It's been quite a year on The God Cast, Hear are a few of the wonderful guests that Fr Alex has chatted with.

Mark is an alcoholic, and agreed to discuss with Fr Alex what life was like living with an addiction. Mark is very honest and gave his full permission for the interview to be shown.

Born in Germiston in 1961, he moved to the United Kingdom in 1984.  McRae is noted as the only two-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award with Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing in 1996 (2nd ed. Hamilcar Publications, 2019 and In Black and White: The Untold Story of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens in 2002. His other works include Every Second Counts: the Race to Transplant the First...

Calvin Robinson is a British political commentator, policy advisor and campaigner who is a senior fellow at the research institute Policy Exchange. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail. As a commentator, Robinson regularly contributes to TalkRADIO and GB News

Clark Datchler is best known as singer/songwriter in the successful 1980s band Johnny Hates Jazz. His most famous songs with the band include the international hits ’Shattered Dreams’, ‘I Don’t Want To Be A Hero’, ‘Turn Back The Clock’ and ‘Heart Of Gold’. ‘Shattered Dreams’ reached #2 in the US and Japan, and went top 5 throughout the rest of the World. It has now been played 3.7 million times on...

Shaharzad Akbar is currently the Chairperson for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.  She was previously Deputy on the National Security Council for Peace and Civilian Protection.  Shaharzad also worked as Senior Advisor to the Afghan President on High Development Councils (August 2017-August 2018) coordinating the prioritization of development projects and programs for...

Nathan Moore is the face of popular Boy Bands Brother Beyond and Worlds Apart. He continues to perform across Europe and in this interview we take a look at his career past and present. Nathan is a complete gentleman and it is hoped you enjoy the interview.

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos  is a retired Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper . He is currently the goalkeeping coach for EFL League Two side Hartlepool United . After playing amateur football with Iraklis Ampelokipi , Konstantopoulos signed his first professional contract with Kalamata in 1996; he would go on to make 12 appearances in six years for the club, with a spell at...

Jonathan Higgs is an English singer, songwriter, filmmaker, director and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the frontman of the art rock band Everything Everything , with whom he has released five studio albums and five EPs . He is noted for having an unusually wide vocal range, particularly his use of falsetto . In this discussion we look at his musical influences, how the creative proces...

As a criminal justice reporter for the Houston Chronicle , Keri Blakinger has a special interest in covering the conditions of prisoners — in part because she spent nearly two years locked up in county and state correctional facilities herself. Blakinger, who grew up in Lancaster, Pa., was a competitive figure skater, but when her skating partner left her when she was 17, things began to unravel....

Richard Tice  is a British businessman and politician who has been Leader of Reform UK since 6 March 2021. Enjoy this topical conversation exploring Richard's thoughts and opinions on a wide range of subjects.

Carl Vernon suffered for 15 years from debilitating anxiety. He is now a bestselling author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, following his personal transformation. He shares his experiences on the God Cast  which has led him to enjoy a huge social media following. Well worth a watch for those contemplating mental health and personal well being. Please share.

Born in St Anne’s, Nottingham in 1956. Now lives in Brighton with his wife, the screenwriter Angela Pell, and their son, Johnny. He is a writer, poet and TV and Film producer and founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In June 2017 he was honoured with a special BAFTA for services to Television. He co-wrote and scrip...

ABOUT JEFFREY Now published in 97 countries and more than 33 languages, Jeffrey Archer is firmly established as one of the world’s bestselling authors, with international sales passing 275 million copies. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction ( The Prison Diaries ). We talk politics, books, prison, fa...

Brand new and fabulous 'God Cast' Interview with former Bellowhead front man Jon Boden, who is about to go on tour with his musician partner John Spiers. 

Winston White  is an English former footballer who made over 530 league appearances with 13 different clubs in a 17-year career in the Football League. Winston was a cult figure at Turf Moor and he played 104 times for the club between 1988-1991. In this interview we take a trip down memory lane, at some of the ups and downs of life as a professional footballer and we listen to Winston tell h...

Kerry Ellis has fast become recognised as the leading lady of West End musicals from her starring roles in London and on Broadway. She has also achieved chart-topping success as a recording artist signed to Universal Decca with her debut album Anthems.  Kerry made her first professional stage appearance in 1998 and went on to make her West End debut in the 2001 revival of My Fair Lady as an u...

Chris Difford is a rare breed. As a member of one of London’s best-loved bands, the Squeeze co-founder has made a lasting contribution to English music with hits such as ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Labelled With Love’, ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Tempted’. Despite the fact that Chris has helped soundtrack so many fans’ lives since his first release in 1977, the passion for innovation and love of pla...