Monty Don and the Virtual Radio Quiz
Monty Don, host of 大象传媒 TV's Gardener's World and well established writer, is on the phone chatting to Zoe about his latest book.
Monty Don, the nation's favourite gardener, is on the phone chatting to Zoe about his latest book, 'My Garden World: The Natural Year'. Monty Don O.B.E. is the UK鈥檚 leading garden writer and broadcaster. In 2003 Monty replaced Alan Titchmarsh as the lead presenter of Gardeners' World, only leaving the show in 2008 due to illness before he returned to host from 2011. Monty has written and produced several garden series of his own, the most recent being Monty Don's American Gardens which aired in 2020. A prolific horticultural journalist, Monty Don was the Observer鈥檚 gardening editor from 1994 until 2006. He now contributes a regular column for the Daily Mail and Gardeners鈥� World Magazine.
Zoe also has the weekly Virtual Radio Quiz, with host Jay setting more challenging questions for the team.
Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!
There's also a daily Pause For Thought and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!
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Elton John & Kiki Dee
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- Diamonds.
- Virgin EMI Records.
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Miley Cyrus
Midnight Sky
- Plastic Hearts.
- RCA.
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Santana
The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)
- (CD Single).
- Arista.
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The Colour Field
Thinking Of You
- The Singles.
- Connoisseur Collection.
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James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
- Hits Of ... 65 & 66 (Vol.1).
- Polydor.
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Go West
We Close Our Eyes
- Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
- EMI.
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Blondie
Atomic
- Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
- EMI.
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Paloma Faith
Better Than This
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
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The Weeknd
I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
- (CD Single).
- Universal Republic Records.
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Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Odyssey
Going Back To My Roots
- Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
- 6.
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KC and the Sunshine Band
Give It Up
- The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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Christina Aguilera
Loyal, Brave & True
- Mulan O.S.T..
- Walt Disney Records.
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Liberty X
Just A Little
- Now 52 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Kylie Minogue
Magic
- BMG.
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Supergrass
Grace
- (CD Single).
- Parlophone.
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Coldplay
A Sky Full Of Stars
- 大象传媒 Music Awards (Various Artists).
- UMOD.
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Sigala & James Arthur
Lasting Lover
- (CD Single).
- Ministry Of Sound.
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Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Get On Your Feet
- Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways.
- Epic.
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Archie Bell & the Drells
Soul City Walk
- Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
- Music Club.
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Bryan Adams
Summer Of '69
- Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
- Mercury.
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Calvin Harris & The Weeknd
Over Now
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Bill Withers
Lovely Day
- It's Cool (Various Artists).
- Parlophone.
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Katy Perry
Smile
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Terence Trent D鈥橝rby
Wishing Well
- 18 Soul Classics (Various Artists).
- Pickwick.
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Jackie Wilson
Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Five
Keep On Movin'
- Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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Lou Bega
Mambo No. 5
- Now 44 (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
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Travis
The Only Thing (feat. Susanna Hoffs)
- 10 Songs.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Anita Ward
Ring My Bell
- Songs Of Love.
- Big Break Records.
- 9.
Pause For Thought
I鈥檓 speaking from New York and it is just after 4am, which is not an unusual time to be awake since my sister gave birth to her second child a week ago! I鈥檓 here to be the resident house elf for a time, while they get adjusted and settled in with their new baby boy! He is鈥ell, what everyone says about newborn babies. Perfect. Peachy fuzz little head and rosebud cheeks, sweet, soft and milky, each fingernail and eyelash is a talking point! It鈥檚 been a couple years since I鈥檝e spent so much time with a newborn. Holding such a vulnerable little thing in the crook of my arm, watching him breathing as he sleeps鈥� I鈥檝e been thinking about vulnerability, ya know鈥� as I wash dishes and fold stacks of laundry! Independence has always had a pull for me.听
Even the word 鈥榙ependent鈥� carries a wet blanket heaviness. Independence, on the other hand, sounds like a soaring bird. Ah, cliched I know but 鈥� that鈥檚 me. But my sister, a real toughie and a midwife herself, gripped my hand and leaned on me throughout her labour. She depended on the birth centre team to guide her baby safely out in that moment of absolute vulnerability. And while baby depends on her, she depends on a forest of loving hands to cook, clean and care for her post birth. The domestic ecosystem has adjusted to accommodate everyone鈥檚 needs and it鈥檚 a beautiful thing, though a delicate balance! I guess to depend is to be ok with not being in control of everything; to not be good at everything. It鈥檚 funny how independence can seem so real and alluring on a surface level, yet I鈥檓 humbled to be reminded of how dependent I really am.听
I do need:听 air, sunlight, water, food, shelter, the changing of the seasons. My heart depends on love. At the deepest level of spirit, I depend on the divine 鈥� I know him as Krishna - from whom all these things and more are flowing incessantly. Acknowledging the presence of grace in my life helps to be grateful for the smallest of things which is pretty powerful in itself.
Broadcast
- Thu 24 Sep 2020 06:30大象传媒 Radio 2