Dermot O'Leary sits in
Wake up and embrace the day with Dermot O'Leary! We hear from you in Long Distance DJs and Dermot chats to Keith Weed, the new president of Royal Horticultural Society.
Wake up and embrace the day with Dermot O'Leary and the team. We hear from listeners Rachel and Emma as they assume the position of Long Distance DJ and play their tunes.
Dermot also chats to the brand new president of the Royal Horticultural Society Keith Weed about how we can make the most of our gardens.
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!
There's also a daily Pause For Thought from Matt Woodcock and listeners on the line, as Dermot entertains the nation with fun for the family!
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Music Played
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Mark Ronson
Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)
- (CD Single).
- Sony BMG.
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Dua Lipa
Hallucinate
- Future Nostalgia.
- Warner Records.
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The Beautiful South
Don't Marry Her
- (CD Single).
- Go! Discs.
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Tina Turner
The Best
- Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
- Capitol.
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Billy Joel
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Dancing In The Street
- Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
- Universal Music Tv.
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The Divine Comedy
National Express
- New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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Joel Corry & MNEK
Head & Heart
- (CD Single).
- Perfect Havoc.
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The Police
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Ones On 1 (Radio 1 21st Birthday Albu.
- ´óÏó´«Ã½.
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Rita Ora
Anywhere
- (CD Single).
- Atlantic.
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KT Tunstall
Suddenly I See
- (CD Single).
- Relentless Records.
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Toto
Rosanna
- Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
- Columbia.
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The Kingdom Choir
Real Love
- (CD Single).
- InterTalent Recordings.
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Harry Styles
Watermelon Sugar
- Fine Line.
- Columbia.
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Taylor Swift
cardigan
- folklore.
- TS/Republic.
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Regard & RAYE
Secrets
- (CD Single).
- Ministry Of Sound.
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Ed Sheeran
Castle On The Hill
- ÷ Divide.
- Atlantic.
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Katy Perry
Smile
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Keane
Everybody's Changing
- (CD Single).
- Transcopic Records.
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The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
- The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
- EMI.
- 4.
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Chaka Khan
Ain't Nobody
- (CD Single).
- Reprise.
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Roxy Music
Love Is the Drug
- Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
- Eg.
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Anne-Marie
To Be Young (feat. Doja Cat)
- (CD Single).
- Major Toms.
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Dolly Parton
Jolene
- Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
- Disky.
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Arcade Fire
Everything Now
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Adele
Set Fire To The Rain
- 21.
- XL.
- 5.
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The Wonder Stuff
The Size Of A Cow
- Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
- Now.
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Go West
We Close Our Eyes
- Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
- EMI.
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Will Ferrell & My Marianne
Husavik (My Hometown)
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga O.S.T. (Various Artists).
- Arista.
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Fleetwood Mac
Big Love
- 50 Years - Don't Stop.
- Warner Bros.
- 005.
Pause For Thought
He’s known in his beloved home city of Bradford - is always a lively experience. He’s loud and outrageously flamboyant. Spent decades trying to make community life more exciting and joyful. There’s not much Robin hasn’t tried to grab and keep people’s attention. He once created a ‘Gospel According to Queen’ event and dressed as Freddie Mercury - complete with vest, black moustache and tight white trousers. One Sunday in church I saw him smoke a cigar and drink from a beer can to illustrate a spiritual point. I’m still not sure what it was - but he had a great time. Robin’s unconventional, swashbuckling style has certainly rubbed off on me over the years.Â
As part of my talk once during a packed civic occasion, I tried to climb down the dangerously high pulpit while our organist played the Mission Impossible theme tune. It nearly ended in catastrophe. My clerical robes became snagged and I got stuck. Dangling helplessly over the Lord Mayor below me. I didn’t try that again.Â
Yet flamboyant stunts aside, Robin’s enduring impact on me has been as a trusted confidante, careful listener and gentle encourager. In good times and difficult ones. Oprah Winfrey once said that such faithful friends and mentors are people who make sure we are never alone and allow us ‘to see the hope inside ourselves.’ That’s been my experience. Robin offered comfort and reassurance when I lost confidence at work. When my wife and I struggled to have kids. When my precious aunty died.Â
I’ve found that the joys, trials and irritations of everyday life are always better shared with a wise friend. Someone to confide in and be accountable to. My Christian faith certainly doesn’t function well in isolation. It’s inherently relational - with God and those around me. I need help to stay on the spiritual straight and narrow. ‘One friend sharpens another,’ the Bible teaches. Sharpened into a kinder, more understanding, generous person, hopefully. Bradford’s ‘Rockin’ Reverend’ has certainly helped smooth away some of my rougher edges. I just need to borrow his Queen costumes now. I think our parish is ready for my ‘Freddie’, Dermot!
Broadcast
- Mon 3 Aug 2020 06:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2