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with Mark Goodier

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney drop by to chat to Mark about series four of their hit Channel 4 sitcom, Catastrophe.

Stars of Channel 4鈥檚 hit sitcom Catastrophe, Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, stop by to chat to Mark about the return of the fourth and final season. Listeners share some of the silliest things their pets have ever done. In sport, Rob Schofield chats to Burton Albion FC boss Nigel Clough ahead of their semi-final against Manchester City. George Michael, Nelly Furtado and Dead or Alive all feature in our Half Wower plus Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski provides today鈥檚 Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 9 Jan 2019 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

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

  • Trevor Horn

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World (feat. Robbie Williams & The Sarm Orchestra)

    • Trevor Horn Reimagines The 80s (Various Artists).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..

  • Electronic

    Getting Away With It...

    • (CD Single).
    • Factory Records.

  • Elle King

    Ex's And Oh's

    • Love Stuff.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • No Doubt

    Don't Speak

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Tom Petty

    I Won't Back Down

    • Tom Petty - Anthology.
    • MCA.

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Jax Jones & Years & Years

    Play

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • George Ezra

    Shotgun

    • Staying At Tamara's.
    • Columbia.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Seekers

    A World of Our Own

    • The Seekers.
    • EMI.

  • Take That

    Everlasting

    • Odyssey.
    • Polydor.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

    • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
    • Domino.

  • Meck

    Thunder In My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer)

    • (CD Single).
    • Free2air.

  • Bananarama

    Venus

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Farm

    All Together Now

    • Smash Hits Massive! (Various Artists).
    • Dover Records.

  • Kula Shaker

    Hush

    • Kula Shaker - Kollected: The Best Of.
    • Columbia.

  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.

  • George Michael

    Outside

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Nelly Furtado

    Maneater

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 64 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • Spin Doctors

    Two Princes

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

  • Snap!

    The Power

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

  • James Arthur & Anne-Marie

    Rewrite The Stars

    • The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.

  • Whitney Houston

    How Will I Know

    • The Best Of.
    • Arista.

  • Camila Cabello

    Havana (feat. Young Thug)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Jamiroquai

    Cosmic Girl

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Andrea Bocelli

    If Only (feat. Dua Lipa)

    • Si.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Telephone Line

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Calum Scott

    No Matter What

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.

  • Beverley Knight & Jamie Cullum

    Private Number

    • Soulsville.
    • East West Records.

  • John Mellencamp

    Jack And Diane

    • John Cougar - American Fool.
    • Mercury.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Harvey Belovski, rabbi at Golders Green United Synagogue:

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I鈥檝e just returned from a short trip to Boston.听 I like flying, but my wife loves the whole airport and watching the people bit, but she鈥檚 less sure about the prospect of spending several hours in a metal tube at 30000 feet.听 I suspect she just tries not to think about it.

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I understand, but I am intrigued by the fact the plane stays in the air.听 I know how it works 鈥� the aircraft鈥檚 wings are shaped and angled to allow the oncoming air to be deflected downwards.听 As long as the plane is travelling above a certain speed, this lifts the plane and keeps it in the air.听 It looks like magic, but it鈥檚 not.听

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It reminds me of a wonderful phrase in ancient Jewish literature 鈥� 鈥榯oleh eretz al belimah鈥� 鈥� God somehow suspends the universe on nothing at all.听 Even taking jet streams into account, this feels quite true, especially when looking out of a plane window into, well, nothing.

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听Even though I fly often, I want to retain my fascination and curiosity at this incredible invention and to recognise the God-given genius that brought it to the world.


I believe that curiosity is central to a meaningful existence.听 It鈥檚 the most important tool for understanding ourselves, the world and God himself.听 I was disappointed, if amused, to hear about a lesson delivered in a very religious school in which the teacher asked the pupils if they could explain how a plane works.听 One raised his hand and said, 鈥業 can.鈥櫶� When asked to elaborate, he said, 鈥業t goes along the runway, flies in the air, then returns to the ground鈥�.听 So much for curiosity.

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Towards the end of his life, Albert Einstein, said 鈥榯he important thing is not to stop questioning鈥� One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity鈥� It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.鈥�

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I reckon any of us can stop for a moment during a busy day to marvel about the world.听 To see eternity in the smile of a child going to school or to marvel at the beauty of a tree on the way to work, instead of just rushing past it, or in my case, tripping over it.听 Almost anything can be a source of wonder and inspiration 鈥� we just need a little curiosity.

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Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Jan 2019 06:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2