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Lolita Chakrabarti and Matt Baker

Award-winning playwright and actress Lolita Chakrabarti chats to Zoe about her new theatrical adaptation of Life of Pi, and Matt Baker chats Countryfile.

Lolita Chakrabarti chats to Zoe about her new theatrical adaptation of Life of Pi, which makes its West End debut at the Wyndham鈥檚 Theatre. Lolita Chakrabarti OBE is an award winning playwright, her writing credits include Red Velvet, Invisible Cities, Hymn, Last Seen and The Goddess. Her award winning adaptation of Life of Pi won four awards at the UK Theatre Awards including Best Play. She is also an accomplished TV, film and stage actress, with credits spanning thirty years, most recently starring in 大象传媒 One's Showtrial and Vigil.

Along with Clare Runacres on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a Pause For Thought from Guvna B and your calls, texts, emails and voice notes as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 30 Nov 2021 06:30
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Niall Horan & Anne-Marie

    Everywhere (大象传媒 Children In Need)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Roxy Music

    Angel Eyes

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • MKTO

    Classic

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • America

    Ventura Highway

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Joel Corry

    I Wish (feat. Mabel)

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Waiting For Tonight

    • Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Harry Styles

    Treat People With Kindness

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Liza Minnelli

    Losing My Mind

    • Monster Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Wishing I Was Lucky

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

  • Sting

    Rushing Water

    • The Bridge.
    • Polydor.

  • Destiny鈥檚 Child

    Bootylicious

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Steps

    A Hundred Years Of Winter

    • What The Future Holds Pt. 2.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Four Tops

    It's The Same Old Song

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Overpass Graffiti

    • = Equals.
    • Asylum.

  • Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    This Is Me

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

  • Justin Timberlake

    Rock Your Body

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Diana Ross

    I Still Believe

    • Thank You.
    • Decca.

  • Simply Red

    A New Flame

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Anita Ward

    Ring My Bell

    • Songs Of Love.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 9.

  • Alexandra Stan

    Mr Saxobeat

    • (CD Single).
    • 3Beat.

  • Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Air Supply

    All Out Of Love

    • Making Love -The Very Best Of Air Sup.
    • Arista.

  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 010.

  • U2

    Your Song Saved My Life

    • Sing 2 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • The Bangles

    Eternal Flame

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

In the lead up to Christmas, I always think about my Dad because he enjoyed big family gatherings. He loved me dearly and I know this because he did his best to provide for our family and was a gentle, kind and hard-working man. Now, my mum used to tell me she loved me most days of my life, but my dad... well let鈥檚 just say that three words in a row for him was verbal diarrhoea. Since he passed away in 2017 after a short battle with cancer, I鈥檝e tried to reflect on whether him not being very vocal had a negative effect on our relationship.听听

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I haven鈥檛 fully made my mind up on that, but something my dad always did for me, was drive me places. He鈥檇 drive me to all my gigs and to and from the airport before I could afford airport parking!听听We never said much in the car but we sat in comfortable silence and I felt secure knowing that he had my back, even though I鈥檇 never heard him say 鈥業 love you鈥�. But something interesting happened on the day he passed away.听听As he was slowly falling asleep, he whispered: 鈥楽on, I love you.鈥櫶齀 nearly fell off my chair!听 As much as I accepted him for who he was, him saying those words to me on his last day meant the world because it removed all doubt. I think most of the people I know want to feel loved. One of the things that drew me to faith was how loving and lovely the lady who first invited me to church was.听


I鈥檓 a bit like my Dad. I say about 5 words a day but ever since my son came into the world 2 years ago, I make sure I verbalise how I feel. My son probably has no clue what I鈥檓 going on about and even though it鈥檚 slightly uncomfortable for me to be emotionally vulnerable, I know just how much it can mean to someone because it meant a lot for me.听 So, I guess my Dad saying 鈥業 love you鈥� that one time wasn鈥檛 just a gift to me 鈥� it was also a gift to the grandson he never met.听听

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Nov 2021 06:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2