Inspirational Breakfast

Inspirational Breakfast with John Pantry & Esther Higham

Weekdays 7:00 am to 9:00 am

Join John Pantry and Esther Higham every weekday morning, as they bring you the best guests, music and news from a Christian perspective.

And they love hearing from you, so get in touch with all your birthday messages, prayer requests, show comments and questions for the daily guests. Call during the show on 08450 21 21 21, text 64477 (make the first word PREMIER) or email breakfast@premier.org.uk anytime.

This week on the show

MON MARCH 8TH: John and Esther kick off the week with the man that Time magazine listed as among the "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America", Brian McLaren. He'll be talking to us about his latest book, A New Kind of Christianity, and suggesting the 10 key questions that can transform our faith. Plus we'll have live an exclusive live performance from rising gospel jazz star, Elisa Caleb, to mark the release of her new album, Carry Me Home, out today.

TUES MARCH 9TH: What do you get if you combine a Welshman, Irishman and an American Cherokee/Scot? The Hudson Taylors that's what... aka a supergroup featuring worship leader favourites, Noel Richards, Wayne Drain and Brian Houston. The talented threesome will be chatting about their latest project and performing a special acoustic session. Meanwhile, Abundant Life Ministries leader, Paul Scanlon, will be setting us the challenge of living out the message of his new book, 15 Minute Revolution.

WEDS MARCH 10TH: Songs of Praise's Diane Louise Jordan returns to the show with acclaimed documentary-maker, David Batty, to give the lowdown on their exciting new series of films, based on The Passion. We'll also be catching up with Reverend Canon Mervyn Roberts for the weekly Reverend on the Road feature and finding out how he's doing with his Lent challenge of meeting all 10,000 of his parishioners... by Easter Sunday.

THURS MARCH 11TH: THE award-winning Christian singer-songwriter, Tim Hughes, will be joining the team to reveal all about the exciting Worship Central event that's taking place in London on March 12th-13th. Find out how you can get involved. Plus the team will be talking to Rock Choir - they're the latest signings to record giants, Universal. The show will be crossing live to a secret location in Surrey for the choir's latest rehearsals and also asking 'Is being in a choir now... cool?' thanks to shows like Glee and High School Musical.

FRI MARCH 12TH: John and Esther wrap up with the week with special guest, Esther Rantzen, who'll be talking about her faith, joining the reality TV ranks and revealing the truth behind her much-publicised political ambitions. In addition, former Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, will be explaining the spiritual significance of poetry and why children should read the Bible.

Free cinema tickets

How do you fancy seeing the new Oscar-winning film The Blind Side - before it hits cinemas on Friday March 26th?

It's based on the moving true story of impoverished black teenager Michael Oher who's taken in and adopted by a white Christian family, and he goes on to become an American football star.

Sandra Bullock won this year's coveted Best Actress Oscar for her role as mum Leigh Anne Tuohy, while the film was also shortlisted for the main Best Picture gong.

We've teamed up with Warner Brothers to offer Inspirational Breakfast listeners the chance to go to one of the 20 special free preview screenings taking place around the country on Monday March 22nd. All you need to do is go to www.seefilmfirst.com and download your tickets - it's that simple!

Inspirational Breakfast's resident film buff, Simon Carver, will be reviewing the film on the show's monthly film slot on Friday March 26th as it hits cinemas. So if you go to see the film, why not get ready to call, text or email the show on the 26th with your own verdict on the film.