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Richard Allinson sits in

Richard Allinson sits in for Chris Evans, with the chance to win VIP tickets to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms In The Park.

Richard Allinson sits in for Chris Evans, with the chance to win VIP tickets to this year's Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms In The Park!

We speak to co-organiser of the British Lawn Mower Race Association, Dan Jones about their mighty mowing 12-hour race in West Sussex at the weekend...

And today's Pause For Thought comes courtesy of Reverend Ruth Scott.

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Mon 11 Aug 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • Bryan Adams

    Somebody

    • Bryan Adams - Reckless.
    • A&M.

  • Blondie

    Denis

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.

  • The Crickets

    That'll Be The Day

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Everyday Is A Winding Road

    • Top Gear Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • John Denver

    Annie's Song

    • John Denver - Rocky Mountain Coll'n.
    • RCA.

  • Dire Straits

    Twisting By The Pool

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    In the Stone

    • Earth Wind & Fire:Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    In the Stone

    • Earth Wind & Fire:Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    The Cutter

    • Absolution (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Paloma Faith

    Trouble With My Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Gap Band

    Big Fun

    • NOW That's What I Call Music! 9 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

  • The Human League

    Love Action (I Believe In Love)

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • LEN

    Steal My Sunshine

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • John Mellencamp

    Jack And Diane

    • John Cougar - American Fool.
    • Mercury.

  • George Michael

    Freedom! '90

    • (Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Van Morrison

    Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Wayne Newton

    Danke Schoen

    • (CD Single).
    • CAPITOL RECORDS INC.
    • 12.

  • Nico & Vinz

    Am I Wrong

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

  • Queen

    One Vision

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Ramones

    Baby, I Love You

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

  • Saint Motel

    My Type

    • My Type E.P..
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.

  • The Script

    Superheroes

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Slade

    Cum On Feel The Noize

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Three Dog Night

    Mama Told Me (Not To Come)

    • 25 Years Of No.1 Hits - Vol.1 (Vario.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Ruby Turner

    Move On

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 001.

  • Was (Not Was)

    Walk The Dinosaur

    • (Single).
    • Fontana.

  • Within Temptation & Dave Pirner

    Whole World Is Watching

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 2.

  • World Party

    Message In The Box

    • (CD Single).
    • Ensign.

Pause For Thought

From Rev Ruth Scott, Anglican Vicar in Richmond:

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This summer you’d have to be a recluse cut off from civilisation to avoid news of wars, past and present. All of us, excepting those who are mad or whose sense of identity is tied up with the part they play in violent conflict, long for wars to cease. It’s one kind of ending we want unequivocally. Other endings can feel more complicated. I’m in the process of leaving a community that’s been my life for over fifty years as my faith journey takes me into a different expression of my core beliefs. After all that time, however right the step, there’s a great sense of loss with it. That’s why so many of the endings we’re confronted by, or choose, are hard to embrace: They come at a cost. Those of us living with bereavement know deeply the burden of grief. Some of us struggling to save ourselves from life-destroying addictions know the difficulty of doing so and the desire to have what is so harmful to us, even as we long to be free of its control. Others of us in destructive relationships may want a way out but feel unable to take it. Sometimes we stick with the life we know, even if it hurts like hell, because stepping into the unknown of new beginnings is more unnerving. I’d love to be able to say it doesn’t have to be that way, but sometimes it does. Sometimes we can’t take the ‘Calvary by-pass’ to get to where we want to be. Some endings are emotionally crucifying, even those that bring release from what hurts us and open up the possibility of new life. So, if my words echo where you are today take courage. Don’t give up when you feel overwhelmed. Instead, like me, give yourself breathing space before taking another step. Pain is sometimes par for the course but many have made the journey and come through to new experiences they previously never imagined possible. Seek them out. With their help you and I can also reach that place.

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  • Mon 11 Aug 2014 06:30
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After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

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