Standing on the Edge of England

I’ve been making a podcast with my friend Emily Jeffery, an award-winning presenter and producer, about the landscape in which we live, down here on the southern Edge of England. There’s a dog called Mabel, a Spitfire that haunts us, a lighthouse and a lot of cliffs, some incredible stories and a beautiful bit ofContinueContinue reading “Standing on the Edge of England”

“I totally saw how you can start to go mad.” Into the mind of the master illusionist Derren Brown

Derren Brown looks deep into my eyes and smiles. ‘Being a hypnotist is the ultimate fantasy of control really, isn’t it?’ I can only agree with this master of manipulation, who appears to have the power to read the minds of strangers and make them do outrageous things.

Did Billy Graham break the Church?

Billy Graham came to England in 1954 and again in the Eighties and had a huge impact. He offered a new deal, a contract that was simple to understand and act upon. Believe in Jesus, accept Him as your personal saviour and you will be forgiven, your life will be transformed. The old ways ofContinueContinue reading “Did Billy Graham break the Church?”

‘The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away’ – Told Live in London

Friends, you are invited to come and hear me tell the incredibly moving, inspiring true story of The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away on Thursday February 22 at the Oasis Centre in Waterloo. Tickets are £5 and available here.  This is an adaptation of the Radio 4 series and HarperCollins book, in which IContinueContinue reading “‘The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away’ – Told Live in London”

Come and say hello in Belfast, Eastbourne, Bloxham, Waterloo or Keswick, it would be great to see you

I’m speaking at the following live events in the next few weeks, you’d be most welcome. Belfast, Wednesday 7 February at 5.30pm. Talking about The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away at No Alibis bookshop, 83 Botanic Avenue, BT7 1JL as part of the 4 Corners Festival. Eastbourne, Friday 9 February at 7.30pm. Full premiere of TheContinueContinue reading “Come and say hello in Belfast, Eastbourne, Bloxham, Waterloo or Keswick, it would be great to see you”