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The Present Buying Smug Zone!

Chris is in a Christmas present-buying smug zone and he talks to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel - aka actress Lynda Baron.

Chris is in a Christmas present-buying smug zone, even though it's still November.

We also get the scoop on the best way to serve jacket spuds.

Our Mystery Guest stole Arkwright's heart, and today she nabs ours! It's Lynda Baron - aka Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, from Open All Hours. Which takes us to your Top Tenuous links to TV shops!

It's a royal fanfare for 7 year old Grace, who's dressed as Tutankhamun for a day of mummification at school. And the new Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, delivers today's Pause for Thought.

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Wed 27 Nov 2013 06:30
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Music Played

  • Bryan Adams

    Run To You

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

  • Gary Barlow

    Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Bon Jovi

    Livin' On A Prayer

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 1.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    Rat Trap

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.

  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Andy Burrows

    Keep On Moving On

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 1.

  • Andy Burrows

    Keep On Moving On

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 1.

  • Commodores

    Three Times A Lady

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)

    Remix Artist: Norman Cook.
    • The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Joe Jackson

    Is She Really Going Out With Him?

    • Stepping Out - Very Best Of Joe Jacks.
    • A&M.

  • Billy Joel

    Don't Ask Me Why

    • Billy Joel - Glass Houses.
    • CBS.

  • Tom Jones

    She's A Lady

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Avril Lavigne & Chad Kroeger

    Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Anthem For A Lost Cause

    • Rewind The Film.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Paul McCartney

    Queenie Eye

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.

  • Olly Murs

    Hand On Heart

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

  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

    Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rounder.

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Squeeze

    Black Coffee In Bed

    • Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s Volume 11 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.
    • 4.

  • Rod Stewart

    Can't Stop Me Now

    • Time.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 001.

  • Donna Summer

    MacArthur Park

    • The Dance Collection.
    • Casablanca.
    • 4.

  • Supertramp

    Give A Little Bit

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Paul Weller

    That Dangerous Age

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

  • Colm Wilkinson

    Who Am I

    • Les Miserables : The Original 1985 London Cast Recording.
    • First Night.

  • Bobby Womack

    Across 110th Street

    • Screen Cuts (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth:

Μύ

One of my favourite songs is β€˜Who Am I?’ from Les Miserables.Μύ For the ex convict Jean Valjean, it is a crucial question of personal identity.Μύ His answer β€˜24601’ reflects the limitations that others have placed upon him.

Μύ

As Chief Rabbi, like all of us, when I meet somebody for the first time my instinct is to find a personal connection. So, who am I?Μύ I am a husband, son, brother, father and grandfather. I was born in South Africa. I have lived in Israel and Ireland and now the United Kingdom.Μύ I am Jewish and I support Tottenham Hotspur.ΜύThese multiple aspects of my identity provideΜύa basis on which to find common ground and to begin toΜύestablish meaningful connections with others.Μύ

Μύ

Tonight, Jewish people around the world will light a candle for the first night of Chanukah. Each night we will light one more candle for a total of eight nights. Chanukah celebrates identity and belonging. We will remember how, close to 2,200 years ago, the Greek Empire sought to crush difference by forcing the Jews of ancient Israel to give up their faith and long held traditions. In a small outpost in the Holy Land, a band of Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, wrote themselves into history by defeating the Greek armies, at least temporarily. Greater than their military defeat was what they were fighting for – the right to determine their own identity and to give their own answer to the question β€œWho am I?”.

Μύ

On Chanukah, we reflect on how we define ourselves and the value of shared identity. Whether as part of a family, a community or as a nation, we each have multiple and overlapping identities at our core. This complex tapestry is hugely significant, adding richness, and meaning to our lives.

Μύ

The more identities we share, the more we have in common. At the same time, there is strength in diversity. Attempts to impose one’s own identity on others is counterproductive.

Μύ

If, as individuals, we can appreciate the value in those who share our identity and equally in those who don’t, our combined future will be all the brighter.

Μύ

So, who am I? Just like you, I’m someone who delights in what we share, and who takes great pleasure in what makes us unique.Μύ

Μύ

Happy Chanukah.

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  • Wed 27 Nov 2013 06:30
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Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

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