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Wed 21 May 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Thank You For The Music

  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.

  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet Caroline

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • Jimmy Durante

    Make Someone Happy

    • Sleepless In Seattle (Soundtrack-1993.
    • Epic.

  • Embrace

    Gravity

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • Extreme

    More Than Words

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Genesis

    Turn It On Again

    • Genesis - Duke.
    • Virgin.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    D.I.Y.

    • What Have We Become.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 001.

  • Whitney Houston

    Saving All My Love For You

    • Whitney Houston.
    • Arista.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    There Goes My Baby

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

  • Michael Jackson

    Love Never Felt So Good (feat. Justin Timberlake) (feat. Justin Timberlake)

    • Xscape.
    • Sony Music.

  • James

    Moving On

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.

  • Keane

    Everybody's Changing

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Stairway To Heaven

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Lovin鈥� Spoonful

    Summer In The City

    • The Lovin' Spoonful Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • Madness

    Our House

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • George Michael

    Going To A Town (Live at Air Studios)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.

  • No Doubt

    Don't Speak

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

  • The Pierces

    Kings

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Elvis Presley

    Hound Dog

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

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

    • Kenny Rogers - The Very Best Of.
    • Reprise.

  • Carole Bayer Sager

    You're Moving Out Today

    • (Single).
    • Elektra.

  • Spirit

    Taurus

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

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

  • The Stylistics

    Sing Baby Sing

    • The Very Best Of The Stylistics.
    • H & L.

  • Wah!

    The Story Of The Blues (Part 1)

    • Once In A Lifetime (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Reverend Rob Gillion, Rector of Holy Trinity Church and St Saviours

听

Today the removalists as the Australians call them arrived bright and early just as I left to come here. All our furniture and most of our belongings are going on ahead of us as we prepare to emigrate to Australia. We have been very busy culling our possessions and 鈥� do we need this or that. I have been sitting in the middle of old letters and papers, notes on passed sermons, old books well worn clothes trying to get rid of the detritus of life. But every once in a while I have stopped sorting and discarding to read an old diary which tells of a very special time in our lives, or a book which has touched my soul, or my favourite old velvet jacket,听 and yesterday a wedding dress听 Janine last wore forty years ago!!听 I have found some real pearls of great price not in monetary terms but in wonderful memories. The discoveries have been both joyful and painful, each item telling a story.

听

My faith in God mostly encourages me to let go听 of the past and focus on the sanctity of the present moment, and look forward with hope to the next adventure. But I听 am of course sad to say farewell to my Mum but making the most of our time before we leave. She听 struggles to remember what happened yesterday. But telling her all about our future trip to Australia provides a sudden opening for a flood of good memories. For she sailed to Australia in听 1928 when she was 5 years old with her mum and dad when my Grandpa went off from the east end of London to be a priest missioner in Australia. I have discovered a parish magazine with an article written by my Grandpa justifying his adventure into the outback. He explains it was an extraordinary call of God and he had no choice to respond. Same here Grandpa!听

听

In amongst the clutter and mess of our lives there are often glimpses of beauty and wonder. Jesus so often invited his disciples to remember the special moments they had shared together, through his teaching and their experience in his presence. Later as they sifted through those memories they听 discovered the pearls of great price which became the stories of Jesus in our new testament. They discarded their worries and anxieties and stopped still to pause for a moment and catch a glimpse of the treasures that lie hidden in the complexities of life.

听

So in the packing I have hidden a few special memories which may not be practically useful but will lift my spirit when I am far from home.

听

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 May 2014 06:30
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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.

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