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Chris Evans presents a fully interactive show for all the family, featuring music, special guests and listeners on the phone.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 27 May 2015 06:30
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Music Played

  • Blondie

    Call Me

  • Van Morrison & Clare Teal

    Carrying A Torch

    • Duets.
    • RCA.
    • 001.

  • U2

    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World, Beautiful People

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

  • Jack Johnson

    Good People

    • (CD Single).
    • Brushfire Records.

  • The Who

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 021.

  • Andreya Triana

    That's Alright With Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Counter Records.
    • 001.

  • The Crickets

    That'll Be The Day

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.

  • Paul Weller

    That Dangerous Age

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Matt Monro & The John Barry Orchestra

    Born Free

    • The Best Of John Barry: Themeology.
    • Columbia.

  • Will Young

    Love Revolution

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

  • Oasis

    Roll With It

    • (CD Single).
    • Creation Records.

  • KISS

    God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You II

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • Pink Floyd.
    • Harvest.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Perfect Love Affair

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • The Kooks

    She Moves In Her Own Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Adam and the Ants

    Prince Charming

    • Adam Ant - Hits.
    • CBS.

  • Elbow

    What Time Do You Call This?

    • Man Up O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Fiction.

  • Madness

    It Must Be Love

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

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

  • Zac Brown Band

    Homegrown

    • Jekyll & Hyde.
    • Zac Brown.
    • 001.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds for the Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales:

Well, there I was at the weekend, listening to some old Bruce Cockburn stuff, when, in one of those coincidences you just can't plan for, Lewis Hamilton's face came on the telly while Bruce was singing his epic song Anything can happen.

Basically, Anything can happen simply makes the point that when you go out in the morning, anything can ... er ... happen. And, as Lewis discovered in Monaco, we can't control everything all of the time. The best laid plans, and all that... I mean, I'm a Liverpool fan, so I know what I'm talking about.

But, why should this be a surprise? And what are we supposed to do when things don't go according to plan?

I guess people fall into two camps. There are those who whinge and moan and think the world is against them; and there are those who just get on with it - whatever the 'it' is, and however good or bad 'it' is. After all, we can't change the world to make it suit us, and we can't control other people to make them fit in with what might make us feel happiest.

This isn't exactly new, is it? You sometimes hear people speak as if you only have to get the formula right (pun intended) and everything will fall into place. Follow these seven steps to success, and you will be healthy, wealthy and wise! But, we know that nothing can be guaranteed and formulae don't work. There can even be a temptation - for people of faith - to think that if you press all the right 'God buttons', life will go well and you will be spared the messiness and sickness and fragility that being mortal brings with it.

But, the reality is that even for the faithful, there are no promises other than that: whatever the world throws at us, we will not be abandoned.

So, anything can happen and anything can happen! No deals, no bargains and no fixes. Frightening? Maybe. Exciting? Definitely. But, the good news is - and I say this through gritted teeth - that you'll never walk alone...

Broadcast

  • Wed 27 May 2015 06:30
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