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John Bishop, Pet Shop Boys, Dido and Strictly's Brendan and Kevin!

Chris chats to John Bishop, Pet Shop Boys and Strictly's Brendan and Kevin, plus there is live music from Dido and the archbishop of York pays tribute to Nelson Mandela.

It's another packed Friday studio, as Chris chats to comedian John Bishop, Pet Shop Boys, Strictly's Brendan and Kevin, plus there's live music from Dido.

Dido performs her chart-toppers White Flag, and Thank You (which was penned in the bath!). And there's a nice bit of studio serendipity when she covers Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat. The song featured on one of the first albums she bought as a 13-year old. The other was a Pet Shop Boys record, and Neil Tennant reveals that they nearly asked Jimmy Somerville to be their singer!

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, also pays tribute to Nelson Mandela in today's Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Fri 6 Dec 2013 06:30
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Music Played

  • The B‐52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.

  • Nell Bryden

    All You Had

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 1.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    You Make Me Feel So Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • Chris de Burgh

    A Spaceman Came Travelling

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World... Ever! (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Andy Burrows

    Because I Know That I Can

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

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Radio Radio

    • The Very Best Of Elvis Costello.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Eddy Grant

    Gimme Hope Jo'anna

    • Now 11, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Michael Jackson

    Smooth Criminal

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Holly Johnson

    Americanos

    • Holly Johnson - Blast.
    • MCA.
    • 3.

  • Madonna

    Material Girl

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 2.

  • Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

    Ebony & Ivory

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • The Mock Turtles

    Can You Dig It? (Remix)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • One Direction

    Story Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Thursday (feat. Example)

    • (CD Single).
    • x2 Recordings.
    • 001.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)

    • SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020.
    • Rhino.

  • Elvis Presley

    All Shook Up

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

    • Kenny Rogers - The Very Best Of.
    • Reprise.

  • Simple Minds

    Mandela Day

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.

  • Robbie Williams

    Dream A Little Dream (feat. Lily Allen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu:

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Today the world mourns the passing of a truly great human being – Nelson Mandela.

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Mandela was a symbol of hope, an icon for fairness, and a beacon for reconciliation. His legacy will continue in our global village long after his body has been laid to rest.

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Mandela was arrested and detained not for crimes against others, but for standing up for others. He turned the other cheek when he could have delivered swift retribution.

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When he was eventually released from his incarceration in 1990, this great fighter for freedom used his liberty to work for peace and forgiveness throughout the nation and the wider world.

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Even when he was twice given the reins of power through a landslide electoral victory, Mandela refused to indulge in vengeance. He realised that although the past could never be forgotten, old injustices must be put to one side if a new more hopeful future was ever to be realised.

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The greater good of a nation depended on magnanimity, generosity, hope and trust. Mandela led the nation to freedom.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu's vision of renewal through restorative justice was reflected in Nelson Mandela's encouragement of black people to focus their rage into acts of reconciliation. We should all follow the example that Nelson Mandela has left us. He was a true human being who stood up for lasting justice whilst suffering great personal injustice - defeating unfairness with hope.

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As we remember Nelson Mandela, let us also remember the encouragement he gave everyone to be the people they were created to be. As he said in his inauguration address in 1994, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It's our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

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