Big Breakfast

Indi Kent, founder of Pink Letters, spoke with Lydia about the often harsh realities of secondary school life and why she set out to give young girls the encouragement and wisdom she wishes she’d had through the simple, powerful form of handwritten letters.

How can we be more like Jesus on a night out? On this week's Just Like Jesus, Max & Lydia chat to award-winning DJ Dan Sterry about living out his faith in the nightlife industry.

Should Christians see Halloween as a chance to celebrate life over death? This week on Just Like Jesus, Max talks with Rev Peter Laws — former Baptist minister, author, and host of Into The Fog on YouTube — about fear, death, Halloween, and why he thinks Christians get him (and his “spooky gene”) wrong.

Max and Lydia sat down with London City Mission missionary Emmanuel Gill this week to ask how we can be Just Like Jesus during the Hindu festival of Diwali.

On Just Like Jesus, Max and Lydia were joined by Instagram and TikTok stars Ben Barber and Barney Sampson to chat about their new-found fame with '2 Blokes Running'. They chat about staying humble, why running is so popular and how we can be more like Jesus at the Park Run!

Steve Taylor is a musician, filmmaker, professor, and producer behind Angel Studio's new film Sketch, a family thriller where a girl's drawings come to life. He joins Max to discuss his "sardonic" music, enduring faith, and producing the song that first inspired Taylor Swift. SKETCH is out in cinemas 24th October.

The Bible is full of the word hope—but what does it actually mean to have or feel hope in Jesus? And how does it go beyond positive thinking? Creative Director Jenny Hamill and presenter Rose from Shine Films join Max to talk about their new series 'HOPE' aimed at sparking conversations with young people.

Harry Clark, Series 2 winner of The Traitors, sat down with Max to chat about the early signs of his treacherous ways, how God rescued him at his lowest point, and why he's not scared to speak openly about his faith.

How do I share my faith if I prefer my own company? How about if all my friends and family aren't interested? Or what if I'm not very articulate when people ask me hard questions? Glen Scrivener from Speak Life joined Lydia this week on Big Breakfast to tackle some of the obstacles that get in the way of sharing the Gospel. He shared some great top tips on how to be prepared for evangelism!

This week Max and Lydia wanted to know how they could be more like Jesus at the barber shop so they called up Costa Michael. Costa is a barber and founder of 'No Risk No Story' and he shared some incredible stories of God at work in his barber's chair as well as how we can be salt and light when we're getting a trim!

Dirk Smith, Vice President of the Eastern European Mission, chats with Max & Lydia about the 'Power of Four' — how reading Scripture at least four times a week can revolutionise your mood, habits, and friendships.

Nick Herbert is a worship leader and songwriter who's worked on tracks with artists like Phil Wickham, Chris Tomlin, and Kari Jobe. He spoke to Max about the first time he picked up a guitar, how we avoid worship becoming performative, and why coming off stage is one of the most important moments for any worship leader.

Rachel Turner, founder of Parenting for Faith chats to Lydia about being more like Jesus at the school gates, dealing with your children's tricky theological questions, and whether it's appropriate to bring up faith at the dinner table when their friends are round.

Rev Dr Graham Tomlin, Director of The Centre for Cultural Witness, joins Max & Lydia to lift the lid on life as a theologian. They chat about his atheist years, the last time he changed his mind on the Bible, and whether you can be an emotional theologian. Plus, Graham introduces the life of one of the most influential Christians you’ve probably never heard of.

The summer holidays are nearly over, and a brand-new academic year is just around the corner for students across the UK. For many first-years, that means one thing: Freshers’ Week! Lydia sat down with two students, Michelle Wong, a PhD student in Chemistry at Imperial College London, and David Colwell, a third-year Politics and Theology student at Durham, to hear their top tips on living out your faith during those all-important first days at university.