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Thu 20 Mar 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • George Baker Selection

    Little Green Bag

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • The Bangles

    Hazy Shade Of Winter

    • Bangles Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Get The Party Started

    • Get The Party Started.
    • Lock Stock And Barrel Records.

  • Bon Jovi

    Keep The Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • Jambco.
    • 11.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Zac Brown Band

    Jump Right In Live At C2C 2014

  • Matt Cardle

    Hit My Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Absolute.
    • 001.

  • Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

    The Legend Of Xanadu

    • Hits Of ... 67 & 68 (Vol.2).
    • Polydor.

  • Jamiroquai

    Love Foolosophy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Coming Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 001.

  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • George Michael

    Let Her Down Easy

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Scream (Funk My Life Up)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Christina Perri

    Human

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 001.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    It's A Sin

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.

  • Boz Scaggs

    What Can I Say

    • Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees.
    • CBS.

  • Simply Red

    A New Flame

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Tears for Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

    • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 4.

  • U2

    Invisible

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

  • Joe Walsh

    Life's Been Good

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Steve Winwood

    Valerie

    • Pure Rock Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Sarah Joseph, Editor of a Muslim lifestyle magazine:

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Sport Relief is well underway. I'm amazed by the challenge Radio 2's Jo Whiley has taken onβ€”being on a treadmill in a Perspex box for 26 hours. She was on it through the night last night and will hopefully still be going strong right through until 10pm. I cannot imagine undertaking such a feat. I walked a marathon last year, but Jo's challenge comes under the realm of the extraordinary.

Now, I will confess – I was particularly bad at sport. At school, the sporty girls - Fiona and Julie - were always team captains, and as such they would call out the names of girls to join their team. Natalie and I – the unsporty girls- were always the last two girls left. I can still remember that feeling of dread if there was team sports at PE. But I wasn't only bad at team sports, I was pretty terrible at individual sport too. The first year of cross country I came 79th out of 80. I think only Natalie came after me. I was however good at orienteering – as my map reading skills were better than everybody else, that gave me the confidence to try a bit more.

I trained and the next year I came 7th out of 80 girls, which meant I made the running team for the Inner London Schools Cup. My PE teacher thought it was a fluke though and refused to put me in the team. I came 7th again the next year, and insisted I had earned my place in the team. We won something too.

I knew I was not a natural athlete, but by moving outside my comfort zone I learned I did not have to feel so self-conscious. The Qur'an tells us that "God is with those who persevere" and I certainly learnt that through sport. I was not naturally sporty, but I do believe hard work, determination and perseverance will win out, and confidence comes as a result of trying.

As for Jo Whiley's treadmill challenge, she says the thing that will keep her going is knowing that the money raised will be spent "helping people living incredibly tough lives". Now that is determination and perseverance being put to really good use.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Mar 2014 06:30
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Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

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