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Zoe Ball sits in for Chris, presenting a fully interactive show for all the family, featuring music, special guests and listeners on the phone.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 17 Apr 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Mardy Bum

    • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
    • Domino.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Love And Affection

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
    • 3.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Matt Cardle

    Hit My Heart

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

  • Paul Carrack

    I'm Losing You

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack-UK.
    • 001.

  • Chromeo

    Jealous (I Ain't With It)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Petula Clark

    Call Me

    • I Know A Place.
    • Sequel Records.

  • Neil Diamond

    Girl, You'Β’ll Be A Woman Soon

    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Alesha Dixon

    The Boy Does Nothing

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.

  • Caro Emerald

    Coming Back as a Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Suspicious Minds

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Out Of Touch

    • Collections.
    • Sony.

  • Joe Jackson

    Steppin' Out

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

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

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Fly Away

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Led Zeppelin

    All My Love

    • Led Zeppelin - Latter Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis

    • Kirsty Maccoll - Galore.
    • Virgin.

  • Madness

    Our House

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Billy Ocean

    Love Really Hurts Without You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • The Pierces

    Believe In Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Elvis Presley

    All Shook Up

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

  • Queen

    One Year Of Love

    • A Kind Of Magic.

  • Carly Simon

    Nobody Does It Better

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Spin Doctors

    Two Princes

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

  • Ward Thomas

    The Good And The Right

    • (CD Single).
    • WTW.
    • 001.

  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

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

  • Betty Wright

    Clean Up Woman

    • Night Moves (Various Artists).
    • Double Gold.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Canon Ann Easter, Chief Executive of a Charity and Chaplain to the Queen:

Μύ

The climax of the first meal that Christopher, my husband-to-be, made for me, the dessert diva, was packet-mix cheesecake decorated with tinned mandarins….. the poor soul’s never lived that down! And for my sister’s first meal with her new fella, he cooked each part consecutively so by the time it was put in front of her the steak was like leather and the peas had frozen again – but the potatoes were lovely and hot!

Isn’t it great how food features in so many of the special occasions in our lives?Μύ Not just the intimate dinner for two - think of the christening tea, the wedding breakfast and the funeral wake, the picnics and the pizzas.

And certainly all the faiths that I know of love to include food in their festivals – and Jesus was Jewish and so, it was at this time of the year, that he observed the important festival called Passover by sharing a meal with his friends, since immortalised famously, of course, as the Last Supper in traditional and modern art and countless stained glass windows.

All meals nourish the body in various degrees but many do much more than that; sharing, encouraging, teaching, listening and learning about each other are all part of eating together and those things nourish the soul too.

Jesus' last supper, which Christians throughout the world will mark today, Maundy Thursday, was charged with emotion because Christians believe that Jesus knew that his life was coming towards its end so the conversation was pointed and poignant. That meal of bread and wine is remembered and recreated at every communion service.

The next day, Jesus was crucified.Μύ But, then, when they thought it was all over, Christians believe, Jesus rose again from the dead, and, guess what? - enjoyed more meals with them and with others so that they'd know that death was not the end.

It's impossible to imagine what Heaven's like but, in the Bible, it's often portrayed as a banquet. The eternal dessert – it sounds brilliant.

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