Giovanna Fletcher, Sunetra Sarker and Jay's Virtual Radio Quiz
Giovanna Fletcher, the Queen of the I'm A Celebrity castle, chats to Zoe. Plus actress Sunetra Sarker tells Zo about the new series of Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge.
Giovanna Fletcher, the author, presenter and Queen of the I'm A Celebrity castle chats to Zoe. Giovanna hosts the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast, presents The Baby Club on CBeebies and has written multiple best-selling books. Giovanna's latest novel, Walking On Sunshine, is her twelfth book to be published and follows three friends Vicky, Zaza and Mike who have each reached a defining (and longed for) point in their lives. However, rather than feeling happy and fulfilled they individually find themselves asking 鈥榠s this it?鈥� Giovanna was crowned the Queen of the I'm A Celebrity castle earlier this year when the series was broadcast from Wales for the first time.
Sunetra Sarker tells Zoe about the return of Ackley Bridge on Channel 4. Sunetra is also an associate producer on this fourth series and has been in the show since its pilot in 2017. Ackley Bridge has been the biggest show of the year so far for teenagers (16-19-year olds) on All 4 and the biggest library title on All 4 for 16-24s. Inspired by real-life Lancashire and Yorkshire schools established to integrate the white and Asian communities in some of the most divided towns in the country, Ackley Bridge has won praise across its previous three series for tackling real-life situations and issues in an irreverent, insightful way, with humour and punchy, big hearted stories.
Jay Flynn returns with another round of his Virtual Radio Quiz where he tests the team on their general knowledge to see who comes out on top.
Along with Adam Porter 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 and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!
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Barry White
Let The Music Play
- Barry White - The Collection.
- Mercury.
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Becky Hill
Last Time
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- Polydor.
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Propaganda
Duel
- A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
- ZTT.
- 12.
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America
A Horse With No Name
- America's Greatest Hits - History.
- Warner Bros.
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KT Tunstall
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
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- Relentless Records.
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Cerrone
Supernature
- Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
- EastWest.
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The Divine Comedy
National Express
- New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta
BED
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- Atlantic.
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Duran Duran
Planet Earth
- Duran Duran - Greatest.
- EMI.
- 2.
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Elle King
Ex's And Oh's
- Love Stuff.
- RCA.
- 2.
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Etta James
I Just Want To Make Love To You
- Etta James- The Genuine Article.
- Mca/Chess.
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Bryan Adams
When You're Gone (feat. Melanie C)
- Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
- Mercury.
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Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak
Leave The Door Open
- AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC.
- Atlantic.
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Ace
How Long
- No Greater Love (Various Artists).
- Global Records & Tapes.
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Gary Kemp
Ahead Of The Game
- INSOLO.
- Columbia.
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Dina Carroll
Ain't No Man
- The Love Album II (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Let's Groove
- 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
- Rhino.
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Maroon 5
Beautiful Mistakes (feat. Meghan Thee Stallion)
- (CD Single).
- Interscope Records.
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George Ezra
Shotgun
- Staying At Tamara's.
- Columbia.
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Ava Max
Kings & Queens
- Heaven & Hell.
- Atlantic.
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David Bowie
Modern Love
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Mimi Webb
Good Without
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- Epic.
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Doja Cat
Say So
- Hot Pink.
- Kemosabe/Ministry of Sound.
- 005.
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The Motors
Airport
- Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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Moby
Honey
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Nina Simone
My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
- Global Television.
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Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Glorious (Various Artists).
- Columbia.
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Ashe & FINNEAS
Till Forever Falls Apart
- (CD Single).
- Mom + Pop.
Pause For Thought
On Tuesday morning I chatted with an extraordinary person. Sally Arnold.听 Back in the early 1970s, she was The Rolling Stones tour manager,听and went on to build a career in tour and event management, working for everyone from The Who and Queen to Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel and many more, including the Royal family 鈥� organising a 75th听birthday party for Prince Philip.
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But, none of that is the most impressive thing about Sally. 20 years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer and endured a听mastectomy.
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Sally told me that when she first had the scar she wouldn鈥檛 even look at it.听 But she didn鈥檛 want听reconstructive surgery either. Sally didn鈥檛 want to hide who she was.听Then she had an idea.听
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She said to me: 鈥業t took me ages to pluck up the courage, but听I had听some ivy tattooed on my chest 鈥� on the scar tissue where my breast once was.听Then I got Lorna 鈥� my sister-in-law 鈥� a photographer, to take some pictures and stage an exhibition, because I wanted to show that a mastectomy scar needn鈥檛 be ugly, but can be seen as a thing of beauty.听Some people even say it's sexy鈥�, she added.
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As a child I remember a hymn that my mum used sing as she worked around the house. It was made up of some verses from the Bible, and the line I can still recollect was one about God鈥檚 promise to bestow on us 鈥渁 crown听of beauty听instead of ashes, the oil听of joy听instead of mourning鈥�. I think that鈥檚 the verse my mum especially loved.
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Later today I鈥檓 speaking at a conference for the Royal Society of Medicine and I鈥檓 going to tell them Sally鈥檚 story. I think healing is never simply physical, it鈥檚 always an emotional and psychological journey too.
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Sometimes it strikes me that our whole philosophy of life misses something very important. We try so hard to cover up, to听make everything as good as new. But Sally鈥檚 words reminded me that there鈥檚听huge听power in the acknowledgment of our brokenness and vulnerability. Sally鈥檚 scar, her 鈥榳ar wound鈥� as she calls it, has become a symbol of not so much of something lost but of something found;听a crown听of beauty听instead of ashes, the oil听of joy听instead of mourning.
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Broadcast
- Thu 22 Apr 2021 06:30大象传媒 Radio 2