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with the Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad

On Remembrance Sunday Kate and Jason are joined by Katherine Jenkins as the country marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1.

Good Morning Sunday marks the centenary of the Armistice which brought fighting to an end on the Western Front in World War One.

The Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad are joined in the studio by the mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins as the nation remembers the sacrifice made by so many in the two world wars and in other more recent conflicts.

Jay Singh-Sohal, a trustee of the Commonwealth Graves Foundation and Chairman of the WW1 Sikh Memorial will discuss the contribution that soldiers from all across the Commonwealth made during the two World Wars and their legacy today.

Folk musician Sam Sweeney tells Kate and Jason the remarkable story behind the violin that he now plays. Its construction was started during the Great War but it lay unfinished for decades after the soldier carving it was killed in 1915. After the pieces were discovered and assembled Sam bought the violin and his new album 鈥楾he Unfinished Violin鈥� has just been released.

Producer: David Cook

2 hours, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Nov 2018 06:00
麻豆社 Radio 2

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  • Reef

    How I Got Over

    • (CD Single).
    • REEFBAND.
    • 1.

  • Claire Richards

    End Before We Start

    • My Wildest Dreams.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Laura Wright

    I Vow To Thee My Country

  • Josh Groban

    Bring Him Home

  • Phil Collins

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Jazz Morley

    Disconnected

  • Jamie Lawson

    Wasn't Expecting That

    • Jamie Lawson.
    • Gingerbread Man Records.
    • 001.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Music's Too Sad Without You (feat. Jack Savoretti)

    • Golden.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Stevie Wonder

    As

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.

  • Laura Branigan

    Gloria

    • Disco Queens: The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Boyzone

    Love

    • Thank You & Goodnight.
    • Rhino.

  • Coldplay

    Hymn For The Weekend (feat. 叠别测辞苍肠茅)

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.

  • Tom Odell

    Another Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Mark Knopfler

    Remembrance Day

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Fast Car

    • Tracy Chapman.
    • Elektra.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.

  • Sam Sweeney

    Battle of the Somme

  • Little Mix

    Woman Like Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

Sam Sweeney

Sam Sweeney

In 1915, a music hall performer named Richard S Howard started making the parts of a violin,
but before he could assemble it, he was called to war... and didn鈥檛 return.

The violin was left in pieces until violin maker Roger Claridge bought it at auction, assembled it and put it on sale.听 Ten years ago, Sam Sweeny who was then a fiddle player with Bellowhead, bought the violin, saw Richard鈥檚 label and decided to do some research.
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The story of Richard鈥檚 life and death was uncovered听 and now Sam is telling that story through the violin. Sam Sweeney鈥檚 album, The Unfinished Violin, was released ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

Jay Singh Sohal

Jay Singh Sohal
On Remembrance Sunday, Jay Singh Sohal will escort a World War 2 veteran in the 鈥楾he People鈥檚 Procession鈥� past The Cenotaph in Whitehall. A Sikh and trustee of the Commonwealth Graves Foundation , Jay is also a reservist with the British Army. He tells Kate and Jason about the contribution 3 million soldiers and labourers from across the Empire and Commonwealth made during WW1.

Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins
For Remembrance Sunday, Katherine joins Good Morning Sunday to sing 2 songs from her new album, Guiding Light. Katherine also tells Kate and Jason why she is a supporter of the Royal British Legion and why Remembrance Sunday is important to her.

Broadcast

  • Sun 11 Nov 2018 06:00
    麻豆社 Radio 2