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Marc Almond and What Happened Next?

Marc Almond has a massive Soft Cell announcement for the band's 40th anniversary, and What Happened Next?! Chris gives us some 500 Words ideas by writing a story with your help!

Marc Almond has a massive Soft Cell announcement for the band's 40th anniversary, and What Happened Next?! Chris gives us some 500 Words ideas by writing a story with your help! 大象传媒 Tennis correspondent Russell Fuller is in the sports locker with Vassos, reflecting on Roger Federer becoming the oldest number one tennis player ever and our Top Tenuous takes us back to Marc Almond with your desperate claims to the fame of final gigs. Jahnavi Harrison joins us to Pause For Thought.

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Wed 21 Feb 2018 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Prince

    1999

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Toto

    Spanish Sea

    • 40 Trips Around The Sun.
    • Sony Legacy.

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Inner Circle

    Bad Boys

  • Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

    Lost Weekend

    • Lloyd Cole - The Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.

  • Rudimental

    These Days (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Tiffany

    I Think We're Alone Now

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Carpenters

    Please Mr Postman

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • Liam Gallagher

    Paper Crown

    • As You Were.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.

  • Clean Bandit

    Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 4.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • The Beatles

    Help!

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 010.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Not Fade Away

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Dancing

    • Golden.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Soft Cell

    Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

    • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
    • UMC.

  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁. vs Jason Nevins

    It's Like That

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Marshmello & Anne-Marie

    Friends

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Madison Avenue

    Don't Call Me Baby (Motez Vicious21 Remix)

    Remix Artist: Motez.
    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
    • ZTT.
    • 12.

  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.

  • Simply Red

    Something Got Me Started

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Dua Lipa

    IDGAF

    • Dua Lipa.
    • Warner Bros.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Writer and Musician, Jahnavi Harrison:

听

Yesterday I watched a really beautiful 3 minute film 鈥� you can check it out on the 大象传媒 website actually 鈥� about an Ethiopian priest who climbs a 250 metre cliff every single day to a tiny church built into the rock. All day long, he sits inside the dark stone cavern, studying the ancient holy books that are kept there.

听

It takes him two hours to walk to the cliff from his home, setting out at 6am after finishing his household work, and two hours to walk back in the evening. He climbs without any ropes or gear, but he says he鈥檚 never afraid because he feels the saints are protecting him. None of the previous church priests have ever fallen during their daily climb.

听

After the first 30 seconds I was intrigued but I noticed my immediate thought was 鈥� well why live 2 hours from the cliff? Why not just live at the base, then you can cut down the commuting time. Or why not live up there for a few days at a time and give your legs a break? Why not make a copy of the books and read them at home? Of course, that really is irrelevant. His beautiful daily activity is prayer in motion.

听

My urbanised modern mind is habituated to think of streamlining: what鈥檚 the way of doing this that involves least effort and fuss? Call it laziness, or some might say it鈥檚 intelligence 鈥� maybe both!

听

Watching the priest, I was reminded that life 鈥� even one with lots of nice things in it 鈥� is not about how efficient I am and how much I get done, but the consciousness I carry; how I am being nourished from within. In the Hindu tradition 鈥� and in all religions as far as I know, this has so much to do with environment and habits. Things like waking up early in the morning, making some time to connect with ancient wisdom every day, practising compassion and kindness towards myself and others, and practising meditation 鈥� even if it means taking a bit longer to get somewhere because the walk brings peace of mind.

听

In a very unassuming, matter-of-fact way, the priest said - 鈥業 am happy in my heart鈥�. What a wonderful, precious statement 鈥�

听

I don鈥檛 think you need to climb a mountain every day to be happy 鈥� but perhaps slowing down is a start.听

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Feb 2018 06:30
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