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Sara sits in for Chris and catches up with Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke on all the latest ballroom shenanigans from the weekend. Plus there's the Half Wower!

Sara sits in for Chris and catches up with Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke on all the latest ballroom shenanigans from the weekend and we find out who he's tipping for the final. We hear from three early morning achievers including Kirsten who's starting a new job and packed a special lunch of tuna pasta bake! Plus there's thirty minutes of back-to-back musical bangers in the Half Wower including Mark Morrison, Rihanna and Journey! Karthi Gnanasegaram is joined in the Sports Locker by British Timbersports athlete Glen Penlington and Monday's Pause For Thought comes from Father Brian D'Arcy.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Rod Stewart

    Look In Her Eyes

    • Blood Red Roses.
    • Decca.
  • Katy Perry

    Roar

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Jools Holland & Marc Almond

    A Lovely Life To Live

    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
  • Nick Lowe

    Cruel To Be Kind

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 9.
  • Tom Petty

    I Won't Back Down

    • Tom Petty - Anthology.
    • MCA.
  • Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Rita Ora

    Let You Love Me

    • Phoenix.
    • Atlantic.
  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Alma Cogan

    Twenty Tiny Fingers

    • 1955 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 4 Part 2 CD3.
  • Years & Years

    All For You

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • The Charlatans

    North Country Boy

    • Beggars Banquet.
  • The Wurzels

    Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)

    • Super 70's (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Rahim Redcar

    5 Dollars

    • Chris.
    • Because Music.
  • Modern Romance

    Everybody Salsa

    • 25 Years of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 2 1981.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.
  • Will Smith

    Men In Black

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

    We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 80 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • KISS

    Crazy Crazy Nights

    • Now 10, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • Shawn Mendes & Zedd

    Lost In Japan (Remix)

    • Shawn Mendes: The Album.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.
  • Justin Timberlake

    Say Something (feat. Chris Stapleton)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Tom Walker

    Angels

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.
  • Leo Sayer

    You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Music Club Deluxe.
    • 6.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Start Me Up

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 7.
  • Barbra Streisand

    Don't Lie To Me

    • Walls.
    • Columbia.
  • Craig David

    Walking Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Wildstar.
  • George Ezra

    Barcelona

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Sony BMG.
  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Father Brian D鈥橝rcy, a Catholic Passionist priest:

I鈥檓 at an age now where I鈥檓 content to let the world turn by itself - I don鈥檛 have to push it anymore. Furthermore, I鈥檓 really grateful I was born in this era. It鈥檚 such a good time to live in. Yet I鈥檓 aware how lucky I am because there are many who can鈥檛 cope with the pressures of modern life.

The psychiatrist Eckhart Tolle says stress is caused by being 鈥榟ere鈥 but wanting to be 鈥榯here鈥. Everyone agrees now that too much stress can be a killer.

That鈥檚 why I admire the young Royals for speaking about the need to have someone to share your fears and troubles with. Prince William has been remarkably honest: 鈥淲hen you talk about something you have less reason to fear it,鈥 he said 鈥淎nd 鈥ou are more likely to ask for help.鈥

Personally, I鈥檓 more susceptible to guilt than stress. For example I feel guilty having a comfortable life when so many homeless people are in dire need. I deal with guilt by helping organisations who work with the poor. In the past I joined them on the streets on winter nights.

However, I learned a salutary lesson one freezing night when a young homeless man told me that it would be far more helpful to him if I鈥檇 stay at home and instead use my influence to change the rotten system which keeps the poor downtrodden.听

He told me that people don鈥檛 care how much you know until they know how much you care. Homelessness changed everything for him. He discovered that when he could no longer change his circumstances, he had to change his attitude. That鈥檚 true for us all. The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

The philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche had a similar view: 鈥淗e who has a why to live can bear almost any how,鈥 he wrote.听 In other words if you have a reason to live, you鈥檒l discover a way to do it.

For me, sports coach John Wooden, had the best advice of all. 鈥楤e true to yourself. Help others. Cherish friends. Give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.鈥

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