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Sir George Martin Tribute

Chris pays tribute to Sir George Martin, the late music producer responsible for the Beatles, and Gary Barlow explains why he has teamed up with 80s icons for his latest project.

Chris pays tribute to the late music producer responsible for The Beatles, Sir George Martin. Chris finds out why one of the nation's most successful and treasured songwriters, Gary Barlow, has teamed up musical icons for an eighties inspired album. We check in with Eddie Izzard who's past the half way marker in his South African 27 marathons in 27 days Sport Relief challenge. Chris attempts a great microwave pie challenge, it's a famous Eddie Top Tenuous and Paul Kerensa provides the Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 9 Mar 2016 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s - Have A Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.
    • 1.

  • Daughtry

    Torches

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Temptations

    My Girl

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • U2

    Angel Of Harlem

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • First Aid Kit

    My Silver Lining

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • The Beatles

    With A Little Help From My Friends

    • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • Parlophone.
    • 2.

  • Adele

    When We Were Young

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.

  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Rita Pavone

    Heart

  • 补鈥恏补

    Objects In The Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • The Beatles

    Across The Universe

  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 6.

  • The Beatles

    Michelle

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

  • The Beatles

    Sun King

  • The Beatles

    Blackbird

  • The Beatles

    In My Life

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 11.

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Beatles

    All You Need Is Love

  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 003.

  • Bryan Adams

    Do What Ya Gotta Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 006.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Taron Egerton & Hugh Jackman

    Thrill Me

    • Fly.
    • Universal.
    • 013.

  • Jess Glynne

    Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 001.

  • Nik Kershaw

    I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Billy Fury

    Halfway to Paradise

    • The Billy Fury Hit Parade.
    • London.
    • 2.

  • John Barry

    Out Of Africa (Main Title)

    • Out Of Africa O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • MCA.

  • James Morrison

    I Need You Tonight

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

  • Talking Heads

    Road To Nowhere

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • The Cult

    She Sells Sanctuary

    • The Cult - Pure Cult: The Singles.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Smoke Break

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Iron Maiden

    Can I Play With Madness

    • Edward The Great: Iron Maiden's Greatest Hits.
    • Music Factory Mastermix.

  • The Hollies

    Just One Look

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 20.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From comedian & Writer Paul Kerensa:

You bump into all sorts on Guildford High Street 鈥� as you well know, Chris. A year ago, shopping with the family, who do I run into, but Christopher Evans! In no way did it help convince my son how radio worked: earlier he鈥檇 heard this show via the box in the corner. 鈥淒oes Chris Evans live down the road?鈥� he鈥檇 ask. 鈥淣o!鈥� I'd say. Then we see you near the library, so there goes that explanation. But twas a pleasure, and a small world, and my son鈥檚 still confused.

But you鈥檙e not the only one I鈥檝e bumped into on that hallowed pavement. One occasion shopping, I looked up from my phone and ran into Jesus. I don鈥檛 mean spiritually, like a Road to Damascus moment but outside Boots. I mean a fellow was dressed as Jesus, walking up and down the High Street. He wasn鈥檛 alone. Twelve others portrayed disciples, then supporting cast, the occasional farm animal... I'd wandered onto the set of a live play, performed on our very own cobbles 鈥� they鈥檒l do it again this Easter. This hundred-strong cast annually stage their epic 鈥楲ife of Christ鈥�, this time on tour.

Jesus boomed the Sermon on the Mount to the audience and passing shoppers. And he passed an enterprising homeless magazine vendor, who chanced a 鈥淏ig Issue, Lord?鈥�

The actor was keen to improvise... but wearing a tunic, had no wallet. Jesus patted where his pockets would be and gave an apologetic look. Instead he paused, placed his hand on the vendor鈥檚 head, and blessed him. He strode on, proclaiming 鈥淏lessed are the peacemakers!鈥� Passing next was Judas, the money-bag-holder... I didn鈥檛 see if he bought a magazine.

Many shoppers had heads down, trying to ignore a hundred people in period costume. But as a bystander, it was quite a sight. Afterwards, I felt the problem with being a bystander, is the 鈥榮tanding by鈥� part. I couldn鈥檛 recall when I'd last bought from that magazine vendor, let alone stopped and said a prayer with him. Many days I wouldn鈥檛 even have noticed him. Some days I meander, head in phone 鈥� there could be a Bollywood musical happening around me, I鈥檇 not notice.

So perhaps I should look up. Not heavenwards, but from phone to street. You never know who you鈥檙e going to bump into.

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