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Clare Balding presents the topical faith show and talks to star squash player and human rights activist Maria Toorpakai who had to pretend to be a boy to be able to take part in games. Clare's faith guest is Ruth Scott who returns with her regular book review.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 3 Apr 201607:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Christians

    Harvest For The World

    • The Best Of The Christians.
    • Island.

  • Lionel Richie

    My Destiny

    • (CD Single).
    • Motown.

  • Rend Collective

    All That I Am

  • Rascal Flatts & Reba McEntire

    Faith in Love

  • Rick Astley

    Keep Singing

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 001.

  • Carpenters

    It's Going To Take Some Time

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • George Ezra

    Budapest

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Janis Ian

    At Seventeen

    • CBS.

  • Amy Grant

    Greet The Day

  • Ruby Turner

    Lord I Thank You

  • Rick Wakeman

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

  • The Supremes

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Alison Krauss & Union Station

    When You Say Nothing At All

    • Now That I've Found You - A Collectio.
    • Rounder Records.

  • Balsamo Deighton

    Drive On

  • Ben Montague

    We Start Over

    • (CD Single).
    • MWM Records.
    • 001.

  • Olly Murs

    Dance With Me Tonight

    • In Case You Didn't Know.
    • Epic.
    • 24.

  • Britney Spears

    I'm Not A Girl Not Yet A Woman

  • Beth Rowley

    I Shall Be Released

  • Turin Brakes

    Save You

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • k.d. lang

    Constant Craving

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Randy Travis

    Forever And Ever, Amen

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

Maria Toorpakai

Maria Toorpakai
Maria Toorpakai’s options as a young girl were severely limited and determined by the traditions of her culture in the tribal region of Pakistan. Her father was passionate about improving his family’s chances in the world and educated his daughter whilst also supporting her sporting ambitions. Despite threats from the Taliban, she’s risked her life for her sport and talks to Clare about her extraordinary experiences.

Richard Gamble

Richard Gamble
Richard Gamble had vision to build ‘The Wall of Answered Prayer’. A former chaplain of Leicester City football club, he now focuses on developing chaplaincy globally. Further information about the project can be found here: http://thewall.org.uk/

Ruth Scott

Ruth Scott

GMS regular Ruth is back with her book review and the titles she’ll be reviewing are: 'Stitches' by Anne Lamott (published by Riverhead Books) and 'The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up' by Marie Kondo (published by Ten Speed Press.)

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Apr 201607:00
    BBC Radio 2