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Good Morning Sunday with Clare Balding

Clare Balding hosts the topical faith show and chats to Debbie and Joni Sledge, of 1970s disco group Sister Sledge, plus topical chat and inspirational music.

Clare Balding hosts the topical faith show. Her guests this morning are Debbie and Joni Sledge of the 1970s disco group Sister Sledge, best known for their hits We Are Family and He's the Greatest Dancer, produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic. They tell Clare about the influence of faith on their upbringing, how they dealt with fame in their early 20s, and how religion has influenced their career choices. There's live music from Welsh singer-songwriter Al Lewis. Clare's faith guest is Canon Chris Chivers of John Keble Church in Mill Hill, who got to know Nelson Mandela in the 1990s when he served at the Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 8 Dec 201307:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Johnny Clegg & Savuka

    Asimbonanga

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Love Shine A Light

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Leona Lewis

    One More Sleep

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Richard Marx

    Now And Forever

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Jon Secada

    Just Another Day

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Brenton Wood

    Gimme Little Sign

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

  • Joni Sledge

    Love Courageous

  • Paul Simon & Linda Ronstadt

    Under African Skies

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.

  • James Blunt

    1973

  • Eric Clapton

    Change The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • The Abrams Brothers

    While You Sleep

  • Eric Bibb

    Mandela Is Free

  • Robbie Williams

    Dream A Little Dream Of Me (feat. Lily Allen)

    • Swings Both Ways.
    • Island.
    • 006.

  • Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Paloma Faith

    Picking Up The Pieces

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • Johnny Cash

    A Thing Called Love

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Shawn Colvin

    Little Road to Bethlehem

    • Holiday Songs & Lullabies.
    • Columbia.

Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge

Clare's guests this morning are Joni and Debbie Sledge of 1970s disco group Sister Sledge best known for their hits "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer".

Al Lewis

Al Lewis

Al Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter who often sings in the Welsh language. He'll be performing his Christmas single "A Child's Christmas in Wales" which is based on a story by the poet Dylan Thomas whose centenary will be celebrated in 2014.

Al Lewis

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Canon Chris Chivers

Canon Chris Chivers

Canon Chris Chivers is vicar of John Keble Church in north London.

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Dec 201307:00
    BBC Radio 2