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Erasure World Exclusive

Chris speaks to Andy Bell and has the world-exclusive play of Erasure's new single Love You to the Sky. And finding out about water and staying hydrated with Professor Paul Gately.

Chris speaks to Erasure's Andy Bell about the daunting prospect of supporting Robbie Williams and has the world exclusive first play of their new single Love You to the Sky. Plus we find out about the benefits of water and staying hydrated with the Natural Hydration Council's Professor Paul Gately. Chris goes kazoo crazy on the eve of St Patrick's Day by declaring it National Kazoo Day. Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by Formula One's Christian Horner and today's Pause For Thought comes from Anglican Priest and Quaker Ruth Scott.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 16 Mar 2017 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Take That

    Giants

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • The Smiths - The Very Best Of.
    • WEA.
    • 2.

  • Madness

    Baggy Trousers

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.

  • The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

    Something Just Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Middle of the Road

    Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

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

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Searchers

    Needles and Pins

    • (Single).
    • Pye.

  • Gorillaz

    Dare

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Look

    I Am The Beat

    • Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • The Jam

    Beat Surrender

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Genesis

    Abacab

    • Genesis: Platinum Collection.
    • Virgin Records Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Erasure

    Sometimes

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Erasure

    Love You To The Sky

  • Janet Jackson

    Whoops Now

    • Now 30 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Monaco

    What Do You Want From Me?

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Adele

    Water Under The Bridge

    • 25.
    • XL.
    • 6.

  • The Shires

    Drive

    • My Universe.
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • Deacon Blue

    Chocolate Girl

    • Deacon Blue - Raintown.
    • CBS.

  • Shanks & Bigfoot

    Sweet Like Chocolate

    • (CD Single).
    • Chocolate Boy.

  • Lighthouse Family

    Lifted

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • James Blunt

    Love Me Better

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Ruth Scott Anglican Priest and Quaker:

One day, a Franciscan monk friend wasn鈥檛 paying attention to the road and cut up a police car on a roundabout. He stopped and as he wound down his window, the ashen-faced policeman looking in said, 鈥淵ou put the fear of God into me!鈥� The brother pulled down his polo-neck to reveal his dog collar. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 my job,鈥� he said鈥�

Now, I hope I鈥檝e never put the fear of God into anyone but I certainly unsettled a group I worked with recently. They are leaders of a country working its way out of violent conflict.听 As with any group where participants may once have been enemies, we began by setting up a working agreement. This helps to create as safe and helpful a space as possible. As part of it the group agreed to arrive on time so others weren鈥檛 kept waiting, and to have their phones switched off in sessions. Some had two or three phones with them and although they accepted the working agreement, they were rather surprised when I stopped sessions if I noticed they were checking their phones. Neither did they expect me to come searching for them if they were late. As the week went on, I saw the look of panic if they saw me coming towards them, even when it was free time! These seemingly small things are really important when you鈥檙e trying to build trust and enable respectful encounters between enemies. But they matter on an everyday basis as well.听

Only a couple of days ago I was reading about the Middlesbrough Primary School where there were notices at the gates asking parents and carers to 鈥楪reet your child with a smile, not a mobile鈥�. That made my heart ache. One of the things I love about the gospels is the complete attention Jesus gave to people deemed unworthy by others. He enabled them to feel heard and valued, and many of them found that healing. My group teased me about keeping them to their agreement, but I think they also learnt the truth of French philosopher, Simone Weil鈥檚 words when she wrote, 鈥淎ttention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.鈥�

听

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