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Johnny Ball and The 5 Star Biz Quiz

Zoe's dad Johnny Ball pops in with his new book Wonders Beyond Numbers. Plus a lucky listener tests their showbiz knowledge in The 5 Star Biz Quiz.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Zoe chats to her dad Johnny Ball about his new book Wonders Beyond Numbers: A Brief History of All Things Mathematical. He shares stories of Da Vinci who swapped his paint brush for maths, and how good bees are at geometry!

One lucky listener tests their showbiz knowledge in The 5 Star Biz Quiz for their chance to come to the studio and join tomorrow's Friends Round Friday.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at! The team reflect on the fun at last nights Brit Awards and Tracy Nash fills us in on who won the Supreme Champion 2019 award in the Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competition.

There's also weather with Carol Kirkwood and a daily Pause For Thought from religion and ethics teacher Rae Duke as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Thu 21 Feb 2019 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • James Morrison

    My Love Goes On (feat. Joss Stone)

    • You're Stronger Than You Know.
    • Stanley Park Records.

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Wish

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

    It Takes Two

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Bob Sinclar

    Electrico Romantico (feat. Robbie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • TIME Records.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Another Cup Of Coffee

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Matt Simons

    Open Up

    • After The Landslide.
    • PIAS.

  • R.E.M.

    Shiny Happy People

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1991 (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Tom Walker

    Just You And I

    • What A Time To Be Alive.
    • Relentless Records.

  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

    • The Works.
    • EMI.

  • Silk City & Dua Lipa

    Electricity

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

  • Tom Odell

    Go Tell Her Now

    • Jubilee Road (Deluxe Edition).
    • Columbia.

  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Nik Kershaw

    I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.

  • Christina Aguilera

    Genie In A Bottle

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Marshmello & Bastille

    Happier

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • The Cranberries

    Linger

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Jacksons

    I Want You Back

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Five.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Heat Wave

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Ariana Grande

    7 Rings

    • Thank U, Next.
    • Republic Records.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Dreams

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.

  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Rae Duke, Religion and Ethics teacher and broadcaster.聽
I鈥檝e never been able to keep a diary. It鈥檚 one of those things I wish I鈥檇 committed to years ago, so I could now have that joy of looking back and remembering every detail of say, teenage dramas or memorable trips away 鈥� (I鈥檓 hoping, by the way, that flashbacks from the Brits last night aren鈥檛 yet too hazy for the team here!) The only excuses I can come up with are the classics: other pressures on my time or just enjoying being in the moment. But last year, I received a gift that appears to have solved my problem.聽
It鈥檚 one of those a-line-a-day journals. All it requires is a few seconds of note taking 鈥� a highlight of the day, a conversation, a thought 鈥� anything that鈥檒l spark a memory of that moment in time. I鈥檝e got to say, I鈥檓 loving the ritual of writing it. And of, already - at just under a year in, flicking back to see what鈥檚 happened and any progress that鈥檚 been made. And that鈥檚 where I get a real sense of the therapy in diarising (what a word that is.) It鈥檚 a way of monitoring progress. This doesn鈥檛 have to be anything monumental 鈥� a no-phones-at-the-table policy is my latest triumph - but just something to reaffirm that I鈥檓 constantly evolving and things are in flow.聽
Because progress is happiness, (I鈥檝e started to believe,) happiness is progress. It doesn鈥檛 matter how fast the progress, where the starting point is or whether it affects our personal, professional or spiritual lives 鈥� what鈥檚 important is that there鈥檚 motion. The mighty Dr Martin Luther King put this powerfully when preaching at a college rally; 鈥業f you can鈥檛 fly then run, if you can鈥檛 run then walk, if you can鈥檛 walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.鈥櫬�
Our context may be somewhat different today, but the essence of striving as being key to our own, and others鈥� happiness, is ever true. So I鈥檒l be using that diary of mine to log all of life鈥檚 unfolding, and to immortalise the funniest, silliest stories in smudged ink one-liners. If you fancy joining me, why not run, walk or crawl (!) to a stationary shop and get started today - your future self will thank you!

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Feb 2019 06:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2