Fern Britton Meets...

Fern Britton meets American jazz singer-songwriter Gregory Porter, who has won two Grammy Awards and has a huge following. One of eight children raised in a single-parent family, Gregory's journey to stardom has been a long and sometimes difficult one. He reflects on his upbringing in small-town America, as well as how the influence of his mother, a pastor and powerful force for good, lives on in his music.

Fern Britton speaks to Paralympic athlete Stef Reid. Stef has won two silver medals at the Paralympics and a gold in the World Championships, and she also became a model on the catwalk at London Fashion Week.Stef thought she was going to die after a boating accident as a teenager led to the lower part of one leg being amputated, but she survived and committed her life to God - a faith which is still as strong today.

Fern Britton speaks to recording artist and actress Barbara Dickson. Barbara describes how, a folk singer by heart, she was restyled as a popstar, but has always been cautious about the shallowness of fame. Shereveals that at the height of her success she came close to breaking point, after suffering from exhaustion and anxiety. Barbara also talks about how her conversion to Catholicism helped her overcome many obstacles and how faith is a key part of her life.

Fern Britton meets the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons, who is responsible for the spiritual welfare of MPs. Also a chaplain to the Queen, Rose reveals how she had to battle racism and sexism to get to the role she has today - at the centre of the British establishment.