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Simon Amstell and Monty Don

Simon Amstell chats to Zoe about writing and directing his film Benjamin. Zoe invites Gardeners' World's Monty Don to play Hit, Miss Or Maybe with the hottest music right now.

Simon Amstell chats to Zoe about writing and directing his film Benjamin. Zoe invites Gardener's World's Monty Don to play Hit, Miss Or Maybe with the hottest music right now. He also tells us about condensing his green-fingered knowledge into his latest book Down To Earth.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Hugh Ferris 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!

There's also weather with Carol Kirkwood, National Hunt jockey Richard Johnson looks back at his 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup victory, a daily Pause For Thought from Father Brian Darcy and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 11 Mar 2019 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Bob Sinclar

    Electrico Romantico (feat. Robbie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • TIME Records.

  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Silk City & Dua Lipa

    Electricity

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

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

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Jess Glynne

    No One

    • Always In Between.
    • Atlantic.

  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Ariana Grande

    no tears left to cry

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • James Morrison

    My Love Goes On (feat. Joss Stone)

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

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • 尝脡翱狈

    You And I

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Zedd & Katy Perry

    365

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees Songbook (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Sam Smith & Normani

    Dancing With A Stranger

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Say A Little Prayer

  • P!nk

    Walk Me Home

    • Hurts 2B Human.
    • RCA.

  • Trevor Horn

    Ashes To Ashes (feat. The Sarm Orchestra & Seal)

    • Trevor Horn Reimagines The 80s.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
    • 3.

  • Calvin Harris & Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

  • Wilson Phillips

    Hold On

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Olly Murs

    Moves (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Vampire Weekend

    Harmony Hall

    • Father Of The Bride.
    • Columbia.

  • Travis

    Side

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

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

A friend of mine told me recently of an incident which took place when he was learning Chinese. It was difficult but interesting. His teacher wisely passed on lessons about their customs alongside grammar and vocabulary.

One day when discussing tenses, the teacher explained that in Chinese culture the past is spoken of as being in front of you; while the future is pictured over ones shoulder and behind you. 鈥� you can鈥檛 see it.

It鈥檚 the opposite with us.

Yet there鈥檚 some truth in the Chinese custom for too often we too insist on keeping the past in front of us instead of putting our failures behind us and getting on with life.

On the other hand if we don鈥檛 come to terms with our past, it can haunt us forever.

I was reminded of this dilemma whilst watching the film Green Book which won Best Picture at the Oscars. 聽

The film is loosely based on a true story. Up until the mid-60s in the United States, particularly in the Deep South, segregation was law. African Americans were forbidden to eat with, share facilities or travel freely with white people.

聽At the time Don Shirley was a successful Black classical and jazz pianist. He had to hire a white New York Italian bouncer, Frank, Tony the Lip, Vallelonga, to be his driver and bodyguard during an eight week tour of Southern clubs. Their relationship develops in an interesting manner. Suffice to say that it chronicles the cruel prejudices they were forced to endure.

The film takes its name from an actual Green Book, which was written by Victor Green in the 1930s, as a guidebook for African American travellers. It helped motorists to find motels and restaurants which would accept them. It鈥檚 impossible for us to imagine such indignity indeed injustice today.

Or is it? Racism is rife in today鈥檚 world.聽 Religious persecution is still a major problem.

That鈥檚 why it鈥檚 essential to keep our worst failures in front of us - to ensure the crimes of the past are confronted and never repeated.

As a priest, I believe that no one is beyond redemption. 聽鈥淩edemption begins 聽when we learn to accept the future consequences of our past mistakes.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Mar 2019 06:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2