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NHS Voices Choir, Guy Garvey and James Cracknell

NHS Voices choir singing live in the studio and Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell on The Henley Royal Regatta.

The NHS Voices choir join Chris live in the studio to perform their new single 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. The official track features Elbow lead singer Guy Garvey, who also phones the show to talk about why he wanted to get involved with the recording. Chris chats to Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell about The Henley Royal Regatta taking place this week and is joined in the studio by the successful Children in Need bidders attending the event. Prior to Chris' visit to Los Angeles and England's next World Cup match, we speak to three LA pub owners who'll be showing the big match for the Brits.
Plus Vassos is joined in the sports locker by David Richards, Chairman of the Motor Sports Association, and we Pause For Thought with writer and musician Jahnavi Harrison.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 5 Jul 2018 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Michael Sembello

    Maniac

    • Flashdance O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • VIRGIN.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Golden

    • Golden.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Iris

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • David Guetta

    Titanium (feat. Sia)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • The Kooks

    She Moves In Her Own Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    This Is Me

    • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • Rick Astley

    Beautiful Life

    • Beautiful Life.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • U2

    Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way (Beck Remix)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Whole Lotta Love

    • Early Days.
    • Atlantic.
    • 13.

  • Florence + The Machine

    Hunger

    • High As Hope.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • Coldplay

    In My Place

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

  • Take That

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 16.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Simply Red

    Holding Back the Years

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Cry Pretty

    • Cry Pretty.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Writer and Musician, Jahnavi Harrison:

听

Recently I was talking to a friend about what it means to 鈥榖e yourself鈥�.听 It鈥檚 a phrase that I hear so often that I鈥檓 not sure the meaning even sinks in anymore.

听

I guess we talk about it so much because for centuries, human beings have grappled with it. The famous poet 鈥� E.E. Cummings, said

听鈥� To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.鈥�

听

I wonder why it has to be such a fight? The fear of what other people will think, or the need to be liked, can drive so many choices and create much anxiety. I grew up as part of a Hare Krishna temple community in Hertfordshire - the place that George Harrison donated a long time back. I went to school at the temple and my parents both worked there too, so much of life was immersed in that cultural environment. When I started regular secondary school I suddenly had to explain over and over again why I was a white girl with an Indian name, why I was vegetarian, why did my accent sound funny鈥� it took me a long time to feel comfortable with who I am.

听

Eventually I understood that I really can鈥檛 be anyone but myself. The results of trying to be otherwise are never good, sometimes even disastrous.

听

But it can be complex. 鈥業 have to be myself鈥� can also be an excuse for being insensitive, or careless or plain rude. The Bhagavad Gita teaches that we can get to know ourselves mentally, emotionally and physically, but beyond the body and mind, there鈥檚 a deeper spiritual self. It describes that self as being forever fearless, joyful, peaceful and confident. What鈥檚 more, that after the temporary body is discarded, that self still exists, and continues onward.

听

At least once a day, I try to connect through meditation with this deeper self; and for the rest of the time try to at least be honest about my faults, open about my beliefs, and unapologetic about occasionally dancing in the supermarket when no one鈥檚 looking鈥�

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