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Wake up and embrace the day! Zoe chats to Matt Haig about his new novel The Midnight Library.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball!

Zoe talks to Matt Haig about his new novel The Midnight Library. They chat about mental health, lockdown and discuss when his book A Boy Called Christmas will be seen in cinemas next year.

Zoe chats to Keith resident Jenna Collins to find out all about the glorious Scottish town of Keith. Plus, while on the topic of names listeners Louis and Helen come on the line to share their brilliant but slightly sickly pet names for their other halves!

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel, 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 Dr Jim Harris and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 18 Aug 2020 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Take That

    Could It Be Magic

    • Take That - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • McFly

    Happiness

    • Young Dumb Thrills.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 020.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Bad Moon Rising

    • Green River.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Joel Corry & MNEK

    Head & Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Perfect Havoc.

  • Janet Jackson

    What Have You Done For Me Lately

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.
    • 6.

  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Christina Aguilera

    Candyman

    • Back To Basics.
    • RCA.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Little Lies

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

  • Lola Lennox

    Back At Wrong

    • (CD Single).
    • LaLennoxa.

  • Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    This Is Me

    • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • Ava Max

    Who's Laughing Now

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.

  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    The Real Thing

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

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Katy Perry

    Smile

  • Staxx

    Joy

    • (CD Single).
    • Champion.

  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.

  • Olly Murs

    Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • ABBA

    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 014.

  • The Kingdom Choir

    Real Love

    • (CD Single).
    • InterTalent Recordings.

  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Topic

    Breaking Me (feat. A7S)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • T Bird and the Breaks

    The Clap Hands Song

    • White.

  • WALK THE MOON

    Shut Up And Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Motorcycle Emptiness

    • Ultimate... Drive (Various Artists).
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • Little Mix

    Holiday

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Emotions

    Best Of My Love

    • Mellow Madness (Various Artists).
    • Epic.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

A few months ago, a crack appeared in the ceiling at the bottom of our stairs.聽聽It was not a big crack and so, obviously, I did the Obvious Thing.聽I ignored it. Because that always works.


Then, a few weeks ago, the crack started to widen. A Lot.聽And as it widened, the ceiling started to sag until the whole thing came to resemble an inverted dome with a kind of gravity-defying Grand Canyon slashed across it.


I started to wonder how long it might be until the whole thing collapsed.

Now, I am not a prophet.聽聽Nor do I know the tolerances of old plaster and wood chip, so this was not a future I was equipped to predict.聽The Bible offers sound advice on prophecy for those of us who are not actually prophets.


鈥淣o one knows what is to happen,鈥� it reminds us,

鈥渁nd who can tell anyone what the future holds?鈥�

But the Bible also says, 鈥溾�淭he wise among the people shall give understanding to many.鈥澛犅�


So I called a plasterer.聽聽In fact, I called two.聽And they both laughed when they saw my ceiling.聽鈥業 wouldn鈥檛 want to be stood there when that comes down鈥� was the gist of what they said.聽The thing about predicting the future is that, even with expert knowledge, it is immensely hard to do.聽This year has been an object lesson in that unhappy truth.聽聽Predicted economic outcomes, predicted infection rates, predicted grades have all proven wildly, often catastrophically inaccurate.


But wherever possible, it has still proven sensible to listen to people who actually know what they鈥檙e talking about.聽聽So I listen to my doctor.聽聽I listen to my partner, Susie.聽聽When it鈥檚 a theological question, I listen to my daughter, Miriam.

And I listened to the plasterers, who were wise enough not to try to predict how long the ceiling would last - but experienced enough to tell me to get it fixed sooner rather than later.


I know I鈥檓 not the only one trying to see through the murk to know when the ceiling will collapse.聽聽Ceilings seem to be collapsing all around us.聽聽But I hope that next time a gaping hole appears anywhere in my life I鈥檒l have the sense to call a plasterer before it鈥檚 too late.


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  • Tue 18 Aug 2020 06:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2