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<\/a>A few days ago I had the privilege and pleasure of joining Patrick Sherring on his Phoenix FM show, Friday Night Extra<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (You can find a recording of the show here<\/a>, along with a brief summary of our chat, plus a playlist.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patrick had come across my poem As a Child<\/em> in a blog post<\/a>, and on the strength of this kindly invited me to come and chat about my book and what it means to be childlike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patrick also gave me the opportunity to select 3 tracks for the show, and to explain why I had chosen them \u2013 the nearest I’ll ever get to Desert Island Discs<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have to admit to being just a tad nervous about appearing on live radio, but Patrick put me at my ease, and I felt quite relaxed whilst on air\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026 It was only on my drive home that I began thinking, “What did I say?! Why did I say that?! Why didn’t I say this?! Aaagh!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n (I wish, for example, that I’d said something about playfulness, and how play helps to foster a childlike approach to life and to faith and to God.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those who’ve heard the programme assure me that I have nothing to worry about \u2013 but I still can’t bring myself to listen back to the show (just yet, anyway)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonetheless, I’d be very pleased if you could take some time out to listen. You can do so using the Mixcloud player below or, better still, by following this link<\/a> to the show page (complete with summary and playlist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope you enjoy the my chat with Patrick and my music choices. Please do share with others and let me know what you think. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n