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Matt Baker and Susanne Bier

Chris speaks to Matt Baker ahead of Countryfile's annual ramble for Children in Need and director of The Night Manager, Susanne Bier, live from LA after her Emmy Award win.

Matt Baker tells Chris how to get involved with Countryfile's annual ramble, which last year raised around 拢900,000 for Children in Need. Hot off the red carpet, Chris speaks to Emmy Award-winning director of The Night Manager Susanne Bier, and finds out if she'll be directing the next Bond film. Plus, Chris announces the winners of the In The Last Hour World Championships and Remona Ali has a Pause For Thought.

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Mon 19 Sep 2016 06:30
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  • Taylor Swift

    Shake It Off

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.
    • 1.

  • Shakin鈥� Stevens

    Last Man Alive

    • (CD Single).
    • HEC.

  • George Thorogood & the Destroyers

    Bad To The Bone

    • 100% Blues & Soul (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
    • 4.

  • ABBA

    Mamma Mia

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 004.

  • Paul Weller

    That Dangerous Age

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

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

  • Sia

    The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    • This Is Acting.
    • Monkey Puzzle Records.

  • Robbie Williams

    Millennium

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

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

  • Coldplay

    A Head Full Of Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 009.

  • T. Rex

    Jeepster

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • T. Rex

    Get It On

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • T. Rex

    Hot Love

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 13.

  • Bastille

    Good Grief

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music.

  • Harry Belafonte

    Jump In The Line

    • The Best Of.
    • Camden.
    • 16.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Hole In My Soul

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 001.

  • Empire of the Sun

    Walking On A Dream

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Craig David

    Ain鈥檛 Giving Up (feat. Sigala)

    • Insanity/ Speakerbox/ Sony.

  • Wilson Pickett

    In The Midnight Hour

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle.
    • Rock Machine.

  • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Hollywood Nights

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Nobody But Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • The Koi Boys

    All About That Bass

    • Florea Productions Inc.

  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • The Very Best Of Meatloaf.
    • Virgin.

  • Kid Rock

    All Summer Long

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Disclosure

    Holding On (feat. Gregory Porter)

    • Take Me To The Alley.
    • Blue Note Records.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Come Fly With Me

    • The Capitol Years.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 28.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought
From Remona Aly, freelance journalist and editor:

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All the talk these days about education reforms reminds me of my own school days and those dreaded parent鈥檚 evenings when my teachers were seated ominously around the school dining hall, each one gearing up to tell my mum and dad everything I thought I could get away with.

I wasn鈥檛 rebellious or a bad student or anything, but parent鈥檚 evenings were definitely the least of my favourite things. I always used to grimace at the words of one particular teacher who, every year without fail would say: 鈥淲ell, Remona could do much better, but she is a bit of a dreamer.鈥� My eyes rolled behind my oversized, pink plastic glasses. But despite my annoyance, there was some truth in what he said.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamed away my days as well as my nights. Some dreams have been distracting, others unsubstantial, but some have been truly life-changing.

It was actually because of a dream back in the 9th century, that led me to study what I did, but more than that, it changed the course of the world.

It is said that the 9th century Caliph of Baghdad - Caliph Al Mamun - had a dream. He dreamt that the ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, told him: 鈥楾he Reason of the Greeks and the Revelation of Islam are not opposed to each other鈥�.

When he woke up, the caliph ordered that the ancient Greek works be translated into Arabic, which eventually led to Europe being taken out of the Dark Ages through the Renaissance, and led to me being able to study the Greek classics - and all this was because of a dream.

Dreams can be powerful things, It was a dream that led to the civil rights movement in America. It was a dream that made Einstein discover the theory of relativity. It is dreams that inspire human endeavour.

The wise words of the 13th century mystic Rumi resonate with me now: 鈥淵ou were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.鈥�

Dreams let me fly. They can lead to the impossible, the unlimited, the incredible. We are such stuff as dreams are made on. So maybe being called a dreamer isn鈥檛 such a bad thing after all.

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