Big Breakfast

8am - 12pm Saturday

Tattoos are as serious as a blood covenant!

12 Nov 2025
22:53

Christian Vargas joined Lydia this week on Big Breakfast to chat about how we can be more like Jesus when we pop down to the tattoo studio for some new ink. Christian is the founder of Think Plus, a coffee shop, hair salon and tattoo studio with multiple sites in London and Lydia asked him about the assumptions people make of him, the worst tattoos he's seen and the tattoos he refuses to do!

YouVersion founder on his 90's rap career, one billion downloads and hearing from God

11 Nov 2025
21:35

YouVersion CEO Bobby Gruenewald joins Max to celebrate one billion Bible App downloads. They chat about changing our scrolling habits, hearing from God, and why he’s instinctually excited about AI —plus, the story behind his short-lived rap career.

Indi Kent on why teenage girls need Biblical encouragement now more than ever

4 Nov 2025
24:32

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.

Smoking area evangelism and being like Jesus on a night out

4 Nov 2025
22:13

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.

Do Christians need to engage more with spooky stuff?

4 Nov 2025
29:35

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.

How do I share Jesus with my Hindu mates?

24 Oct 2025
20:14

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.

Jesus at the parkrun!

24 Oct 2025
15:36

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 parkrun!

The Christian rockstar who inspired Taylor Swift

24 Oct 2025
24:06

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.

What does it really mean to have hope in Jesus?

22 Oct 2025
18:52

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 from The Traitors on turning faithful...

14 Oct 2025
20:18

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.

Help! I'm an introvert! Do I have to share the Gospel?

6 Oct 2025
21:52

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!

Sharing the Gospel with your barber?

6 Oct 2025
21:49

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!

Read the Bible four times a week, transform your life completely...

30 Sep 2025
19:48

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.

Coping with the adrenaline crash as a worship leader

30 Sep 2025
21:39

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.

How to chat naturally about faith at the school gates

25 Sep 2025
20:42

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.