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Joe Swift, The World Cup and VAR

Joe Swift on the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and FA's National Referee Development Manager Dan Meeson.

大象传媒 Gardeners' World presenter Joe Swift chats to Chris about the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and how the current UK heatwave is affecting it. Chris discusses VAR with the FA's National Referee Development Manager Dan Meeson. After England's big football win we ask for your claims to the fame of Jordan Pickford and Eric Dier's parents for today's Top Tenuous, after THAT penalty shootout...! Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by a former England cricketer Isa Guha and Rev Matt Woodcock speaks of the value of nurturing you inner self in the daily Pause for Thought.

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Wed 4 Jul 2018 06:30
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Music Played

  • David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds

    Three Lions

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Snow Patrol

    Empress

    • Wildness.
    • Polydor.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    American Girl

    • Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.

  • Years & Years

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Aztec Camera

    Oblivious

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Let You Be Right

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

    • Kenny Rogers - The Very Best Of.
    • Reprise.

  • Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

    Yeh Yeh

    • 20 Beat Classics.
    • Polydor.

  • Maroon 5

    Girls Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope Records.

  • Scouting for Girls

    England I Still Believe

    • Out Of Time Recordings.

  • Miami Sound Machine & Gloria Estefan

    Rhythm Is Gonna Get You

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Low

    • Raise Vibration.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Travis

    Flowers In The Window

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • James

    She's a Star

    • James - Whiplash.
    • Mercury.
    • 9.

  • All Saints

    Lady Marmalade

    • The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Will Smith

    Men In Black

    • All Time Greatest Movie Songs Vol. II.
    • Columbia.

  • Jason Mraz

    Have It All

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Josh Groban

    Granted

    • Bridges.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dire Straits

    Money For Nothing

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

  • Madness

    Driving In My Car

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Matt Woodcock, Church of England Pioneer Minister and Mission Supporter in the Diocese of York:

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Well, Chris, I know this is blasphemous to say in your company, but up until recently, my dislike of cars ran deep. 听 They鈥檝e always let me down. Every motor I鈥檝e ever owned has been a cash burning, unreliable nightmare. My mechanic Steve has become like a second father so often have I called upon his services.听 It hasn鈥檛 helped that I鈥檓 not the best driver.听 鈥楾errible鈥�, my kids say.听 Nervy and jerky. Poor spacial awareness.听 A motion sickness sufferers worst nightmare. Well, scrapping another rust bucket recently, I was determined to finally channel my inner petrolhead. I coveted a Rev-mobile that would not move in mysterious ways but be utterly dependable, adoringly attractive and a joy to drive.

Something to make my neighbours swoon not snigger when I pulled into the vicarage.
And for once, one with a cup holder.听 It鈥檚 the little things. After days of searching, I thought I鈥檇 found it.听 Low mileage. Affordable price. Attractively curvy in shiny maroon.听 And a dashboard like something from the Starship Enterprise.听 The smiling, gold-toothed salesman assured me they were 鈥渧irtually giving it away鈥�. I had to have it.听 Bank card at the ready, I thought I better just call my mechanic friend Steve. Barely had I told him its name, when he shouted: 鈥楳att, walk away from the forecourt! Do not buy that car!鈥�

Turns out this model is notoriously unreliable. Steve virtually makes a living out of fixing them. 鈥淚t鈥檚 what鈥檚 under the bonnet that counts in this game,鈥� he said.听 Another lesson learnt, then. My Christian faith is rooted in a God indifferent to outside appearances. His chief concern is our inner workings.听 God 鈥渓ooks at the heart鈥�, the Bible says. Certainly so many of the faith heroes and heroines I鈥檝e come across have a distinctive soulful beauty. A big-heartedness. My daily challenge then, is to continually nurture my inner self, while encouraging others to see that their real attraction lies within.

As for cars, Chris, I鈥檓 finally a proud owner of one. It鈥檚 silver, smooth to drive, totally reliable and joy of joys - has a cup holder.听 Yes, outwardly it鈥檚 a bit ugly, but glorious on the inside, Steve tells me. I鈥檓 learning that鈥檚 what really counts.

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