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And the winner is...

Best Live Reporter goes to Colin Paterson, who calls in live from LA to give us the gossip about the stars at the 86th Academy Awards, including Sir Alex Ferguson!

Best Live Reporter goes to Colin Paterson who calls in live from LA to give us the gossip about the stars at the 86th Academy-Awards, including Sir Alex Ferguson...

The Prince of plane production Nick Allman gets the Mystery Guest Award when he tells us more about his Thunderbird 2 lookalike Hybrid Air Vehicle...

As the papers report a possible Strictly step-down for Sir Bruce Forsyth, our Top Tenuous takes us to your desperate claims to famous retirements...

And, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby makes his Pause For Thought debut!

Today's show is dedicated to anyone who didn't win something overnight...

And, today's show is entitled: And the winner for best radio listener ever goes to you right now. Regardless of whether that's under duress or because the tuning device on your set is broken.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • American Authors

    Best Day Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
    • 001.
  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 006.
  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Blues Brothers

    Rawhide

  • Cast

    Walkaway

    • Crush (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Coldplay

    Magic (Radio Edit)

    • CD Single.
    • Polydor.
  • Bobby Darin

    Dream Lover

    • The Bobby Darin Story.
    • Atco.
  • Dario G

    Sunchyme

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Dario G

    Sunchyme

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night.

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

    Saturday Night At The Movies

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Monday Morning

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.
  • Brandon Flowers

    Crossfire

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Herman’s Hermits

    Wonderful World

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
  • Iron Maiden

    Run To The Hills

    • EMI.
  • Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey

    I Keep It To Myself

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 001.
  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • George Michael

    Let Her Down Easy

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Johnny Nash

    I Can See Clearly Now

    • I Believe.
    • Telstar.
  • Nena

    99 Red Balloons

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Mike Oldfield

    Sailing

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 001.
  • Brad Paisley

    The Mona Lisa

    • Wheelhouse.
    • Arista.
    • 001.
  • Pretenders

    Don't Get Me Wrong

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Frank Sinatra

    Come Fly With Me

    • The Capitol Years.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 28.
  • Spin Doctors

    Two Princes

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

    Just Like Fire Would

    • High Hopes.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Cat Stevens

    Wild World

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.
  • The Tams

    Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy

    • (Single).
    • Stateside.
  • U2

    Invisible

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.
  • War

    Low Rider

    • Blaxploitation: The Sequel Vol.2.
    • Global Television.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby:

Ìý

I woke up the other night and could not get back to sleep. It does not often happen, and what I have to do is work out whether it was a curry before going to bed, or something on my mind. ÌýAs it happens it was the curry.

Ìý

But worries that keep you awake are usually really difficult to deal with. Fears that seem small at breakfast are really bad at three in the morning. Most of us can just about deal with it most of the time, but for many, perhaps one in five, something in your mind and brain and soul becomes a real problem, and depression or other mental illness attacks you. Then everything becomes overwhelming, and you need really good help.

Ìý

Mental illness is just illness, no more or less bad. The problem is that Ìýit often does not involve physical signs and people with mental illness gets stigmatised, isolated, ignored and that makes them worse.

Ìý

A big and happy family is something I first experienced as an adult. My family are all my heroes, I learn such a lot from them. Our eldest daughter writes blogs and tweets from her own experience of depression, and works a lot with others. From her and from someone else whose story I have heard recently I have begun to understand more. Both of them are Christians, and both talk about God loving them even when depression shuts them off from every emotion and hope.Ìý Love that does not change even when the person loved does change – now that is something fantastic. ÌýMy own experience is whether I do well or badly, whether life is hard or easy, that I know I am loved by Jesus regardless, and that is what gets me out of bed in the morning.

Broadcast

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Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

500 Words

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2's story-writing competition for kids.