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5th February 2024: Jesus walks on the red carpet, the damage of mental ill health and life lessons from Jurgen Klopp
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This week we have the glamour of Jesus walking the red carpet in Leicester Square as Natalie Garrett analyses the success of the TV show The Chosen; Rachael Newham speaks out on Time to Talk Day about the deeper realities of severe mental ill health; and Jonathan Rowlands is reeling from Jurgen Klopp's decision to leave Liverpool FC and thinks about the powerful statement the successful manager is making about the limits of human beings.
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