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We get knowledgeable about the net with Martha Lane-Fox, who teaches us how to be wiser on the web and make it a safer place to surf, as part of National Safer Internet Day.

We get some knowledge about the net with the marvellous Martha Lane-Fox, who teaches us how to be wiser on the web and make it a safer place to surf as part of National Safer Internet Day. You can find out more, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/

Our mystery guest is a parents dream as she clears up whether a banana before bedtime can help little ones nod off at night; she is the founder of the Children's Sleep Charity, Vicki Dawson.

And we say congrats to Queen for their success in becoming the first UK act to sell six million copies of an individual album, by dedicating our top tenuous to your desperate claims to the fame of six million.

Today's show is dedicated to anyone who has been to a pound store and only bought one thing...
And today's show is entitled: Pleasure in the job puts passion in the work!

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Tue 11 Feb 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • American Authors

    Best Day Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
    • 001.

  • The Banana Splits

    The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)

    • Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 5: In Living Color (Various Artists).
    • TVT Records.

  • Bananarama & Fun Boy Three

    Really Saying Something

    • Bananarama - Deep Sea Skiving.
    • London.

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Mary Jane (All Night Long)

    • The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • James Blunt

    Heart to Heart

    • Moon Landing.
    • Atlantic.
    • 004.

  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Boyzone

    Light Up The Night

    • BZ20.
    • Rhino.
    • 001.

  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Coldplay

    Paradise

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

  • Culture Club

    Karma Chameleon

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Duffy

    Mercy

  • John Gregory & His Orchestra

    Six Million Dollar Man Theme

    • This Is The Return Of Cult Fiction.
    • Virgin.

  • Jennifer Hudson

    I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel) (feat. T.I.)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Carole King

    I Feel The Earth Move

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    The Life Of Riley

    • Sense - The Lightning Seeds.
    • Virgin.

  • Dean Martin & Helen O’Connell

    How D'Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning?

    • Cool Couples (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Maria Muldaur

    Midnight At The Oasis

    • Maria Muldaur.
    • Reprise.

  • Owl City

    Fireflies

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

  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • Pink Floyd.
    • Harvest.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Queen

    Flash

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • Ramones

    Baby, I Love You

    • The Ramones - End Of The Century.
    • Sire.

  • Nancy Sinatra

    These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

    • The Greatest Hits Of Nancy Sinatra.
    • Boulevard.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Just Like Fire Would

    • High Hopes.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Van Halen

    Jump

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

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

Pause for Thought: Abdul-Rehman Malik

Pause for Thought: Abdul-Rehman Malik

From writer Abdul-Rehman Malik:

Life changing moments rarely announce themselves. Sometimes we are given a heads up, but what can really prepare us for that glance that turns into a romance, the unexpected line of poetry that shakes our certainties or the sudden passing of a loved one?

I was just about to turn 18 when my kid brother – Abdullah – was born. The news, nine months earlier, had taken my sisters and me by surprise. My parents, well into their 40s by then and working harder than ever to weather the crippling recession of the early 90s, saw it as nothing but a blessing.


I was in the fever pitch of selfish adolescence, spending most of my time out of the house, thinking I was going to change the world.


I didn’t appreciate till much later that Abdullah grew up surrounded by adults, developing a literacy and intelligence well beyond his years. Once, after watching a documentary on the Titanic when he was 5, he turned our living room into a museum complete with models of the great ship, drawings of icebergs and hand-drawn maps. Β He enthusiastically offered us guided tours. I wish I had been more obliging, less impatient.


My brother was born between generations. I think he and my parents would agree, it has at times been a rocky road.

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β€œOh Lord,” the Qur’an teaches us to pray, β€œGrant that our spouses and our children be a joy to our eyes.”


Three years ago this month, my son was born – four weeks early and by C-section. As my wife and I waited for the doctors to coax him out into the world, we knew that there were only moments left before our lives changed forever.Β  As I’m sure you know Chris, nothing could prepare us for the flood of love, joy, blessing and occasional frustration that has followed. Β 

I know my failures as an older brother have taught me to be a better father.

My kid brother is now a budding filmmaker – impatient to find his place in the world. I do hope, when the time comes, that he’s able to pass some of his passion on to my son. I know the experience will enrich them both.

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