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Patrick Kielty sits in

Patrick Kielty begins a six show stint sitting in for Mr Evans. Plus, sports presenter Caroline Barker explores the successes and achievements of solo sports stars.

Patrick Kielty begins a six show stint sitting in for Mr Evans. With news, travel, and marvellous music that includes the listener-nominated Power Play track to wake the nation, and two linked Kielty's Crackers.

All this week, as part of Radio 2's Living Well Alone season, our sports presenter Caroline Baker will be exploring the successes and achievements of solo sportsmen and sportswomen.

We find out how they combat loneliness on their sporting journeys. Today's guest, Mike Perham, was the youngest Briton to sail around the world and is now on a challenge to be the first person to circumnavigate the world by land, sea and air.

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Mon 21 Oct 2013 06:30
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Music Played

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • James Blunt

    Bonfire Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

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

  • Stevie Wonder

    He's Misstra Know-It-All

  • Matthews鈥� Southern Comfort

    Woodstock

    • Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Let It Rain

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • George McCrae

    Rock Your Baby

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Water and a Flame (feat. Adele)

    • Love And War.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Jennifer Paige

    Crush

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

  • John Miles

    Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Carpenters

    Yesterday Once More

  • Emma Stevens

    Riptide

    • (CD Single).
    • Rising Tide Music.
    • 001.

  • Jonathan Jeremiah

    Heart Of Stone

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • U2

    Desire

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.

  • Sniff 鈥檔鈥� the Tears

    Driver's Seat

    • Various Artists - Top Gear 2.
    • Columbia.

  • Lissie

    Sleepwalking

    • Back To Forever.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Paul McCartney

    Back In The USSR (Live At Maida Vale)

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Neil Diamond

    Pretty Amazing Grace

    • 麻豆约拍 Before Dark.
    • BMG.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Total Eclipse Of The Heart

    • Moments In Love (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Toploader

    This Is The Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Underdogs Management Ltd.

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Inner City

    Good Life

    • Now 14 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Cher

    I Hope You Find It

    • Closer To The Truth.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Bryan Adams

    Can't Stop This Thing We Started

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

With Father Brian D'Arcy, a Catholic Passionist priest.

This is Faith in the World week on Radio 2. This year鈥檚 theme is Living Alone Well. As an ageing celibate bachelor I consider myself an expert on how to be happy in my own company.

There are 7.5 million adults living alone in Britain today, an increase of one million in ten years. 2.5 million are middle-aged and more men than women have no partners.

Many people have to live alone others do so by choice, as I do. But that doesn鈥檛 mean it鈥檚 easy or natural. I believe I鈥檇 be a better person and a better priest if I were married.

I also admit there are times when I like to be left alone 鈥� I鈥檝e learned to cope not just with being alone but also with loneliness. The philosopher Blaise Pascal had a point when he said: 鈥淎ll men鈥檚 miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.鈥�

聽As a believer I鈥檓 never totally alone yet I constantly push myself to learn to live alone well; it doesn鈥檛 happen automatically. Perhaps that鈥檚 why so many younger people use face-book and twitter now. It鈥檚 fascinating to communicate with people across the world. Yet we all know that social networking is no substitute for genuine friendships. It鈥檚 hard to hug a phone.

Allow me share a few simple tips which help me through loneliness.

No matter how lonely you feel, work hard at developing friendships with sincere companions. Good friends make us less self-centred.

Count your blessings daily. Look back on the events, people, and feelings you had during the day and concentrate on what inspired you.

Be aware of the kindness shown to you and the opportunities you had to help others; that鈥檚 where you鈥檒l find fulfilment.

Lastly, remember that there are some events in life we have to experience for ourselves. To paraphrase Orson Welles 鈥� we鈥檙e born alone, we die on our own. But love and friendships convince us that we鈥檙e not alone.

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