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Wed 11 Dec 2013 06:30
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Music Played

  • 10cc

    Good Morning Judge

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Zat You Santa Claus

    • Hipster's Holiday (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Gary Barlow

    Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Mary J. Blige

    This Christmas

    • A Mary Christmas.
    • Decca.

  • Nell Bryden

    All You Had

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

  • Michael BublΓ©

    You Make Me Feel So Young

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

  • Cher

    If I Could Turn Back Time

    • Cher - The Greatest Hits.
    • WEA/Universal.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Underneath The Tree

  • Culture Club

    Time (Clock Of The Heart)

    • Culture Club - Greatest Moments.
    • Virgin.

  • The Darkness

    Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 2013

    • Pias.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

    • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Paloma Faith

    Stone Cold Sober

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

  • The Four Seasons

    Big Girls Don't Cry

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 7.

  • CeeLo Green

    Bright Lights Bigger City (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

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

  • The Jam

    Start!

    • Sound Affects.
    • Polydor.
    • 12.

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Turn Back The Clock

    • Now 1988 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Avril Lavigne & Chad Kroeger

    Let Me Go

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

  • Brenda Lee

    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

    • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

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

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Rainbow

    Since You Been Gone

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔward Bound

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Chris Squire & Alan White

    Run With The Fox

    • Yesyears (Disc 3).
    • Atco.

  • Steeleye Span

    Gaudete

    • The Best Of.
    • EMI Gold.

  • Tears for Fears

    Sowing The Seeds Of Love

    • The Best Of Drive Time (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.
    • 7.

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Robbie Williams

    Dream A Little Dream Of Me (feat. Lily Allen)

    • Swings Both Ways.
    • Island.
    • 006.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi at the West London Synagogue:

Μύ

Every Sabbath at my synagogue as part of our services, we read out the names of those who have died in the past week.Μύ Last week, there was an audible intake of breath as sadly four members of our congregation had died. People were shocked, and upset. We don’t know why we often get people dying all at the same time like this. Is it a change of weather? A flu virus? Just chance? What we do know is that the effect is cumulative- so after two deaths in a week, people beyond immediate family and friends feel much more upset. Three, and they are really moved. Four- and there is that audible gasp. Any community, faith group, village, neighbourhood, or association feels it needs to help. The first thing we try to do is support people. We support them through shock and grief, of course, and then support them in trying to help those who are bereaved. But what if you don’t belong to any sort of group? One person I met last week had just moved to London when his wife died. She had no living relatives, and he has very few, and they are in Australia. He’s certainly busy skyping them, but that’s not enough. We have bereavement support organisations, and they’re phenomenally good. But that’s not enough either. As the rest of us are getting ready for Christmas, or at least a winter break, I can’t help worrying people about who are quietly desperate. We know about people who are homeless, or who have all sorts of health issues. But the desperately lonely and the recently bereaved who have little support are a quite different group- and I’m not sure any of us has quite got them in our sights yet. So I intend to keep a lookout, as I am quite sure that my friend who was recently widowed so suddenly, so far from home, is not alone in their grief.

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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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