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Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans and is joined by last year's Strictly Come Dancing champion Abbey Clancy. Plus live music from Boy George and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philarmonic.

Sara Cox is in for Chris Evans all week to wake you up with a smile.

Abbey Clancy joins Sara to talk about this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing.

There's also a brilliant live track by Boy George and the Philharmonic Orchestra from Sara's Sound of the 80s Culture Club Special.

Plus little Freya gets to request the song that gets her mother 'Strictly Mum Dancing.'

And Sara learns that the word 'orangutan' does NOT have a 'g' at the end!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 29 Sep 2014 06:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Bryan Adams

    She Knows Me

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

  • Art of Noise

    Kiss (feat. Tom Jones)

    • Tom Jones - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal.
    • 15.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    Get Back (feat. Billy Preston)

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 022.

  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance... What a Feeling

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Watching the Detectives

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (feat. Gregory Porter)

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

  • Fats Domino

    Blue Monday

  • Incognito

    Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rick James

    Super Freak

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.

  • M People

    Moving On Up

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.

  • Johnny Marr

    Easy Money

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Scream (Funk My Life Up)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Ryan Paris

    Dolce Vita

    • The Holiday CD - Various Artists.
    • CBS.

  • Gary Portnoy

    Cheers TV theme

  • The Rolling Stones

    She's A Rainbow

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • La Roux

    Kiss And Not Tell

    • Trouble In Paradise.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.

  • Status Quo

    And It's Better Now (Aquostic Version)

    • Aquostic (Stripped Bare).
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Taylor Swift

    Shake It Off

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.
    • 1.

  • SWV

    Right Here

    • Now 26 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Temptations

    I Can't Get Next to You

    • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
    • Motown.

  • Shania Twain

    Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Father Christopher Jamison, Benedictine Monk:

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Some weeks ago a Catholic nun, Sr Christine, made the news when she tore down a black flag flying over the gateway of an East London estate. She thought flying the flag was a sign of support for the so-called Islamic State that is carrying out atrocities in Iraq and Syria. I admire Sr Christine’s determination not to be a bystander but to take a stand against what she considers to be evil. There’s a saying attributed to the 18th century MP Edmund Burke ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing’. This explains why Sr Christine took a stand and it also explains why over the weekend, British war planes joined the American led air war against IS. Whatever one thinks about the pros and cons of our military intervention, most people agree that IS can’t be defeated by military means alone. In the long run, the only way to get rid of this evil is by creating a better society that makes IS redundant. And that’s where ordinary people like Sr Christine come in. A European Union spokesman has estimated that 3,000 European citizens are currently fighting with militant groups in Iraq and Syria. So one way to hasten the end of this war is to work locally to create a society where young Muslims don’t feel drawn to violence. Sr Christine doesn’t just tear down flags, she works to improve the life of her local community which includes many Muslims. It helps to remember that Jews, Muslims and Christians all believe in God, the Father of Abraham. So I pray that the one true God may inspire us all to work together in new ways to create peaceful local communities.

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