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Richard Allinson sits in

Richard sits in on Early Breakfast with a first look at the papers and the Virtual Weather.

1 hour, 27 minutes

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Wed 29 May 2013 05:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • World Party

    Is It Like Today?

    • (CD Single).
    • Ensign.

  • Tegan and Sara

    I Was A Fool

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Toto

    Hold The Line

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
    • Abkco.

  • The Beach Boys

    Darlin'

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.

  • Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor

    Old Lady

    • (CD Single).
    • One Little Indian.
    • 1.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Joni Mitchell.
    • Reprise.

  • Jr. Walker & the All Stars

    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Olly Murs

    Dear Darlin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.

  • Steve Miller Band

    The Joker

  • Bryan Adams

    When You're Gone (feat. Melanie C)

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • Phillip Phillips

    Home

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Steve Harley & Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Here Comes The Sun

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Janet White's birthday number 1

    • Elvis Presley

      Good Luck Charm

      • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
      • RCA.

  • Bastille

    Laura Palmer

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.
    • 1.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.

Pause For Thought with Dave Tomlinson, writer and Vicar of St Luke鈥檚 Holloway in London

Pause For Thought with Dave Tomlinson, writer and Vicar of St Luke鈥檚 Holloway in London

I love baptising babies.

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Last week I baptised George: a fantastic little character with a very stylish cap perched sideways on his head 鈥� a reflection of the Italian side of his family, no doubt.

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I never cease to be moved when proud parents hand me their precious little one. And George melted my heart with his innocent gaze straight into my eyes as I held him, spoke his name and splashed water on his head. The charged emotional atmosphere probably owed a lot to the fact that I鈥檇 buried his grandmother, Lillian, just a couple of weeks before.

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It鈥檚 an awesome thing to cradle a child and wonder what adventure lies ahead for her or him. It is equally awesome at a funeral to look back over 81 years of someone鈥檚 life, with the task of trying to sum them up.

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When we indicate the span of a person鈥檚 life, we write the date of their birth and the date of their death with a dash in between. It鈥檚 just a little line, a hyphen that represents the entirety of a person鈥檚 existence on earth 鈥� where they grew up, who they spent their life with, what made them laugh鈥r cry, what they dreamt about, achieved.

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In the end I think that鈥檚 all that matters: how we spend our dash. We may climb Everest, write a novel, travel the world, bring up a family. The adventure isn鈥檛 in our achievements but in the passion, love and care that we bring to even the most mundane tasks.

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I wonder who George will turn out to be 鈥� an explorer, a rock singer, a politician? Maybe a gardener, a car mechanic or just a good dad. As always, I said a Celtic blessing over him that has the line: 鈥楳ay you know what it is to love and be loved.鈥�

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I reckon that鈥檚 the best way to spend your dash.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 May 2013 05:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2