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Harry's Giant Pledge and Humble The Poet

Kate and Jason hear about a very special little boy, Harry Shaw, who inspired Lewis Hamilton with his fight against cancer. And we meet Sikh rapper and youtuber Humble The Poet.

Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad's Charity Champion is the father of an amazing little boy. Harry Shaw's brave phrase when he was being treated for cancer was 'let's get it done'. Diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma, Harry inspired many with his stoicism, including his hero, F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, who dedicated a Grand Prix win to him. Sadly Harry died, aged 5, in June 2019. Harry's family have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for research into Ewing's Sarcoma and other childhood cancers under the banner of 'Harry's Giant Pledge', Dad James joins Kate and Jason to tell them about the family's fundraising and his very special son.

Plus Humble The Poet is a Canadian Sikh rapper, poet and youtuber with a huge social media following. Formerly a primary school teacher, He's the author of international bestseller 'Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life' and new title 'Things No One Else Can Teach Us'. His books are filled with nuggets of wisdom to help readers navigate the turbulence of life, see the silver linings and learn from our mistakes. He tells Kate and Jason about his rocky start becoming a rapper, nearly going broke, and being the victim of racial prejudice – to reveal how a change in mindset can radically alter our outlook.

And we're back in our Spiritual Gym - where discover something new that can help us all feel better. Dr Megan Rossi is also known as the Gut Health Doctor, both Jamie Oliver and (Deliciously) Ella Mills are fans. The Kings College Research Fellow tells Kate and Jason about how the health of our gut can affect our mental health. Plus she shares simple diet tips and yoga postures that can help us all give those microbes some love.

Producer: Rebecca Maxted

2 hours, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Nov 2019 06:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Genesis

    Invisible Touch

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

    10,000 Hours

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music.

  • Coldplay

    Fix You

  • The Young Escape

    So Alive

  • Eurythmics

    Here Comes The Rain Again

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Niall Horan

    Nice To Meet Ya

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.

  • AR Rahman & Sami Yusuf

    Light Upon Light

  • James Morrison

    Wonderful World

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Westlife

    My Blood

    • Spectrum.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

    Stay (I Missed You)

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Sigala

    We Got Love (feat. Ella Henderson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound Recordings.

  • Charles & Eddie

    Would I Lie To You?

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Sam Smith

    I Feel Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.

  • Taylor Swift

    Blank Space

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine Records.
    • 1.

  • CΓ©line Dion

    Lying Down

    • Courage.
    • Sony.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Jump (For My Love)

    • The Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA.

  • George Michael

    This Is How

    • Last Christmas O.S.T..
    • Virgin EMI.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Days

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Luke Evans

    Changing

    • At Last.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Adele

    Skyfall

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Sing

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

  • Sheryl Crow

    Tell Me When It's Over (feat. Chris Stapleton)

    • Threads.
    • Big Machine Records.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Love At First Sight

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Nov 2019 06:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2