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Graham Norton and King Arthur set decorator Tina Jones

Graham Norton tells Chris about hosting Eurovision and UK hopeful Lucie Jones. On Great Job Wednesday, Tina Jones talks to Chris about designing the King Arthur film set.

Graham Norton tells Chris about hosting the 62nd Eurovision song contest in Ukraine and UK hopeful Lucie Jones. On Great Job Wednesday, Tina Jones talks to Chris about designing the King Arthur film set. In the sports locker, Vassos chats to world number 7 tennis player Marin Cilic. Comedian and writer Paul Kerensa provides the daily Pause For Thought.

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Wed 10 May 2017 06:30
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Music Played

  • Primal Scream

    Movin' On Up

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • Blondie

    Long Time

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Strawberry Switchblade

    Since Yesterday

    • Strawberry Switchblade.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Rudimental

    Lay It All On Me (feat. Ed Sheeran)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • X鈥怭ress 2

    Lazy (feat. David Byrne)

    • (CD Single).
    • Skint.

  • Dan Auerbach

    Shine On Me

    • Waiting On A Song.
    • Easy Eye Sound.

  • Michael Jackson

    Black Or White

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Chubby Checker

    The Twist

    • Do You Remember Vol. 10 (Various).
    • Goldies.

  • Thomas Rhett

    Craving You (feat. Maren Morris)

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine Label Group.

  • C+C Music Factory

    Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (feat. Freedom Williams)

  • The Primitives

    Crash

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.

  • Badfinger

    Come & Get It

    • Magic Christian Music By Badfinger.
    • Apple.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Harry Styles

    Sign Of The Times

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Lucie Jones

    Never Give Up On You

    • (CD Single).
    • LJM.

  • Whitesnake

    Here I Go Again (Remix)

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Guns N鈥� Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
    • Hits Album.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Paramore

    Hard Times

    • After Laughter.
    • Fueled By Ramen.

  • The Colour Field

    Thinking Of You

    • The Singles.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • R.E.M.

    It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

    • R.E.M. Singles Collected.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Erasure

    Love You To The Sky

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.

  • Henry Mancini & His Orchestra

    The Pink Panther Theme

    • Instrumental Memories Are Made Of Thi.
    • Virgin.

  • Alanis Morissette

    You Learn

    • Alanis Morissette -Jagged Little Pill.
    • Maverick.

  • Bobby Hebb

    Sunny

    • Rediscover The 60's & 70's.
    • Old Gold.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Comedian & writer Paul Kerensa听

Last week, I visited my old school. Valley End C of E in Surrey. Three decades since I was there last, either it had shrunk or I had grown. The children of course, stay the same age, replenished year on year with eager young learners. So there I was, invited back to teach them about writing, particularly limericks it turned out鈥� Yesterday, they sent me one back:

A comedy writer named Paul听

Revisited Valley End School听

He took the time听To teach us to rhyme听

And write limericks to share with us all

But while teaching, we鈥檙e still pupils ourselves. Seeing a carbon-copy of my old classmates, in my actual old classroom, brought it all back.听

When I started school, I missed the first term, due to a long spell in hospital. I missed the school Nativity 鈥� though they gave me an honorary role as 4th wise man. I missed the class photo 鈥� though they left a gap for me, so my Mum could literally cut out and paste on another picture of me, like an early version of Photoshop.听

As for my classmates, they must have wondered who this invisible child was, as they kept making room for me like I was the school ghost. But still to this day, I have the 20 or so Get Well Soon letters, sent by my classmates to me in hospital.听

Whoever we think Jesus was, most acknowledge he was a teacher, and a great one at that. He said to enter the kingdom of heaven, become like children 鈥� humble ourselves, as if we were young again. He taught his disciples compassion and community, so they could take that message, and perspective on life, and send it viral. The pupils become the teachers. Compassion spreads, so that not just our old schools seem smaller, but the world seems smaller.

I might have missed that first school term, but those lessons in compassion and community were taught to me, in hospital, by the pupils of Valley End 1983, caring for their missing classmate. Yes, they were encouraged to write them 鈥� just as I encouraged them to write limericks last week. But it鈥檚 all equipment for the toolbox of life. Seeing this new generation learning last week, encouraging each other, eager to be creative, encouraged me. Whether pupil or teacher, our toolboxes always have room for a little bit more.

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