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Retirement

Pam Rhodes finds out how Liz Taylor's former body double is spending her retirement, and discovers what it is like to retire from your dream job when you are only 35. Plus favourite hymns from around the country.

35 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Feb 2014 16:55

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Alba Brass

    Thy Hand, O God, has Guided

    Choir: Dunfermline Abbey Congregation. Lyricist: Edward Plumptree. Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill. Conductor: Gordon Stewart.

    Tune: Thornbury

  • ORNC Chapel Choir and Congregation

    Be Thou My Vision

    Conductor: Richard Tanner. Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill.

    Tune: Slane

  • Lara Martin and Noel Robinson

    God Sees You

  • Winchester Cathedral Congregation

    Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

    Tune: Repton

  • Tessera

    Day by Day

    Music Arranger: Ken Burton.

    Tune: Blott en dag

  • Beverley Minster Choir

    Be Still, For the Presence of the Lord

    Lyricist: David Evans. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Conductor: Gordon Stewart.
  • W M Runyan

    Great is Thy Faithfulness

    Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill. Performer: Choirs and Congregation of St Mary’s and St Nicholas’s. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright.

    Tune: Faithfulness

Factsheet for Sunday 16th February 2014

Retirement: Pam Rhodes finds out how Liz Taylor's former body double is spending her retirement and discovers what it's like to retire from your dream job when you're only 35. Plus favourite hymns from around the country.Ìý

Interviewees

Ralph & Elisabeth Howell

Ralph and Elisabeth Howell’s retirement plans were changed dramatically after Ralph suffered a stroke. They share their story and tell us how they’re bringing hope and companionship to other retired people.

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ÌýYvonne Paul

Yvonne Paul spent her career working in the glamorous world of modeling and ran a successful modeling agency. She tells us how her life took a turn in a completely different direction and she found renewed purpose in her retirement.

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ÌýDavid Winter

David Winter has retired three times after his career as a 91Èȱ¬ Producer and later as a Vicar.Ìý He has written on retirement and looks at this life-changing event both from a personal and from a Christian perspective.

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ÌýLinvoy Primus

Linvoy Primus lived the dream as a Premier League footballer until being forced into retirement due to an injury at the age of 35.Ìý He tells us how his faith got him through the challenges of retiring at an early age and how he uses his talent and expertise to inspire young people.

Musicians

Lara Martin

Lara Martin is a musician and songwriter. Her albums and DVDs are distributed in the UK by Christian label Kingsway Music. The albums Higher, Divine Exchange, God Is Here, Sing, How Loved and Send Me all feature tracks written by her. Ìý
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ÌýTessera

Tessera grew out of the Adventist Vocal Ensemble and is a quartet whose work is largely TV performances. Ken Burton is founder, musical-director. Tessera are: Ken Burton/Paul Lee/Trevor Johnson/Robert Carr

Locations

  • Great Ormond Street HospitalÌý
  • Iver Golf Club
  • ÌýStudio Dog House
  • ‎ÌýGeraldine Mary Harmsworth Park
  • ÌýPremier Radio
  • ÌýPortsmouth Football Club
  • ÌýSt Francis Church, SloughÌýÌý
  • Datchet St Mary's CE Primary School

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Pam Rhodes
Producer Jennifer Page
Executive Producer David Taviner

Broadcasts