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The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir

The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir prescribe a dose of Something Inside So Strong, and expert berry grower Marion Regan explains why some strawberries are wonky.

The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust Choir prescribe a dose of Something Inside So Strong and update Chris on their upcoming album. Expert berry grower Marion Regan explains why some strawberries are wonky, and everything you need to know about the sensational summer fruit. Chris reads the first review of Top Gear in the newspapers, it's a Bruce Springsteen Top Tenuous and Sarah Joseph provides the daily Pause For Thought, inspired by her recent trip to Japan.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 25 May 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Paul Simon

    Wristband

    • (CD Single).
    • Concord Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Bananarama

    I Heard A Rumour

    • Bananarama - Greatest Hits Collection.
    • London.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 004.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • Jamie Lawson

    Someone For Everyone

    • (CD Single).
    • Gingerbread Man Records.

  • Tom Odell

    Magnetised

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Culture Club

    Karma Chameleon

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

  • All Saints

    One Strike

    • (CD Single).
    • London Records.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Thunder Road

    • The Essential Bruce Springsteen.
    • Columbia.

  • OneRepublic

    Wherever I Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Justin Bieber

    Sorry

    • Purpose.
    • Def Jam Recordings.
    • 4.

  • Bryan Adams

    You Belong To Me

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

  • Roachford

    Cuddly Toy

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    Strawberry Fields Forever

  • Coldplay

    Up & Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Don't Stop

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 009.

  • Smash Mouth

    Walkin' On The Sun

    • The Best Bands ...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • Fun Lovin鈥� Criminals

    Scooby Snacks

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Tina Arena

    Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Wrasse Records.

  • James Bay

    I'm On Fire

    • 大象传媒 Radio 2 Sounds Of The 80s Vol 2 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Genesis

    Follow You Follow Me

    • And Then There Were Three.
    • Charisma.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Sarah Joseph, Editor of a Muslim lifestyle magazine:

I have just got back from Japan. The contrasts of this beautiful country were so stark for me. One moment you are in a high tech area where multi-storey shopping centres sell the latest electronic gadgets. The next minute you are in a garden with koi carp swimming elegantly in calming pools, bordered by rocks-balanced high.

One minute you are at a religious shrine from the era of the Samurais, the next you are at Anime centre with full grown adults dressed as their favourite characters.聽 Yet amidst these contrasts is this complete dedication to their traditional manners and customs, and it is extraordinary to witness.

They do indeed queue to get on to the train. Absolutely ordered lines, with no pushing, or jostling. Once on the train, no one speaks on their mobile phone. They browse their phones for sure, but there are no loud conversations on what someone wants for dinner.

If you are on a coach the baggage handler bows as it leaves. I was so taken aback the first time I witnessed it, but it happened every time I was on a coach. Indeed bowing is commonplace, and was explained to me as a mark of recognising the Divine qualities that exists within another person.

The search for consensus and conflict avoidance are the norm, even when ordering a meal together.聽聽 Ultimately they strive to avoid being "Meiwaku" - troublesome to the other.

With approximately 38 million people in greater Tokyo, it is a huge unwieldy population, yet it feels ordered, calm, and safe. It is so elegant a society that it was rather a shock to come back to the hustle and bustle of London - a city which is home, and which I love.

The Qur'an says, "We created you into distinct nations and tribes so that you can know one another not hate one another." I really felt that difference in Japan. We can get so trapped into thinking our way is the only way; that our norm is THE norm. Yet, when you witness a culture that is so different and distinct, you can acknowledge what an extraordinarily diverse planet that we live on, and celebrate it in all its glory.

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