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Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans and is joined by personal trainer to the stars Matt Roberts, who offers top tips to help fight the festive flab.

Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans and is joined by personal trainer to the stars Matt Roberts, who offers up top tips to help you fight the festive flab. Plus, there's an exclusive first play of Si Cranstoun's new single, our feature to get your mum's moving - Strictly Mum Dancing, and a Pause For Thought courtesy of Father Brian D'Arcy.

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Mon 5 Jan 2015 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Four Tops

    Loco In Acapulco

    • Their Greatest Hits.
    • Telstar.

  • Echosmith

    Cool Kids

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • The Settlers

    The Lightning Tree

    • (Single).
    • York Records.

  • Simply Red

    Stars

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Ram Jam

    Black Betty

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll: 1977 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.

  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

    It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

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

  • Everything but the Girl

    I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love

    • Everything But The Girl - Home Movies.
    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Donna Summer

    On The Radio

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Cathy's Clown

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Lips Are Movin

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 001.

  • Supertramp

    Give A Little Bit

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    Fantastic Day

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 007.

  • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Hollywood Nights

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Neil Young

    Heart Of Gold

    • Neil Young - Decade.
    • Reprise.
    • 4.

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Rae Morris

    Under The Shadows

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Billy Ocean

    When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • Little Richard

    The Girl Can't Help It

  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.

  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • Five

    Keep On Movin'

    • Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Simple Minds

    Let The Day Begin

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline.
    • 001.

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • James Blunt

    Wisemen

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Alvin Stardust

    My Coo Ca Choo

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.
    • 1.

  • One Direction

    Night Changes

    • Four.
    • Columbia.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Adele

    Chasing Pavements

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Father Brian D鈥橝rcy a Catholic Passionist priest:

There鈥檚 a back to work, Monday morning聽 feeling, around today so let me wish you Chris, and all our listeners, a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

There鈥檚 something magical about another new year. The writer Charles Lamb once said that a new year is everyone鈥檚 birthday. The older I grow the more excited I become as another year begins.

I don鈥檛 do resolutions but this year I鈥檓 determined to live more freely.

We鈥檝e allowed ourselves to become too fenced in by endless routines. This year trust yourself that you know how to live; we have more than enough in life to keep us happy, we just need to learn to appreciate it. Be more aware of all the good things you have and enjoy them.

I often think that the gifts I take for granted are what someone else is praying for. The difference between a good day and a bad day is down to my attitude.

There was a piece of doggerel from my childhood which went something like this -:鈥淭he more we give, the more we get; the more we laugh the less we fret; the more we share, the more we have to spare; the more we love the more we鈥檒l find, that life is good and friends are kind.鈥�

Living more freely has to be planned though otherwise it will become just another broken resolution. I need to live and not just exist; to plan and not just dream; believe and not just hope; I need to do more than encourage, I need to inspire. Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go.

To look at life is good but is not enough; to see is better and to understand is better still. To learn from what you understand is the beginning of wisdom. But to act is really all that matters. Experience has taught me looking at life is good, understanding life is better, but to act is really all that matters.

Mother Teresa put it well: 鈥淵esterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.鈥�

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