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Still waiting for that call, Brad

Chris Evans tries to track down Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, who is also the subject of Top Tenuous featuring listeners' desperate claims to the actor's fame.

Little Benjamin gets a fanfare for telling us how he picked up his puppy for the very first time at the weekend....

Our Mystery Guest is a glittering goldsmith who knows how to spruce up your sapphire and enliven your emeralds. He's the tip top trainer guiding through the next generation of jewellers, it's the Lord of lapidary, Jason Holt...

As Brad Pitt visits London for the premiere of his new movie, Chris desperately tries to track down the Hollywood hotshot, who also makes the subject of the Top Tenuous with your desperate claims to the actors fame...

And, our Pause For Thought comes courtesy of Muslim Lifestyle magazine editor, Sarah Joseph.

Today's show is dedicated to anyone who really needs to be cooking on gas this week...
And today's show is entitled: life is often more about the sizzle, than the sausage!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 20 Oct 2014 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.

  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Diamonds Are Forever

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Here Comes The Sun

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

  • The Beatles

    Twist and Shout

    • Please Please Me.
    • Parlophone.
    • 14.

  • Matt Bianco

    Get Out of Your Lazy Bed

    • Whose Side Are You On (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 006.

  • James Blunt

    You're Beautiful

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Bonzo Dog Band

    I'm The Urban Spaceman

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Jake Bugg

    Lightning Bolt

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Jamie Cullum

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

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

  • Dario G

    Sunchyme

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    People

    • People.
    • Dome Records.
    • 001.

  • The Everly Brothers

    On the Wings of a Nightingale

    • Hits Of 1983 & 1984 (Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Jay and the Techniques

    Keep The Ball Rollin'

    • Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie.
    • Crosslegend.

  • Tom Jones

    She's A Lady

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

  • John Leyton

    Wild Wind

    • Leader Of The Pack-Sound Of The 60's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Love Affair

    Everlasting Love

    • This Hasn't Changed Us.
    • RPM Records.
    • 001.

  • The Maisonettes

    Heartache Avenue

    • History Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Br Music.

  • Marilyn Monroe

    Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.

  • The Police

    Spirits In The Material World

    • The Police - Message In A Box (Cd 3).
    • A&M.

  • Rumer

    Dangerous

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

  • Scouting for Girls

    Heartbeat

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Paul Simon

    Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.

  • Status Quo

    Pictures Of Matchstick Men (Aquostic Version)

    • Aquostic (Stripped Bare).
    • Rhino.
    • 001.

  • Shakin鈥� Stevens

    A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of Mind)

  • Ward Thomas

    Way Back When

    • (CD Single).
    • WTW Music.
    • 1.

  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Brian Wilson & Various Artists

    God Only Knows

    • (CD Single).
    • 麻豆约拍 Music.
    • 4.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Sarah Joseph, Editor of Emel, the Muslim lifestyle magazine:

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My family will tell you that I am rather good at embarrassing myself. And the truth is 鈥� they鈥檙e right. I could list a whole litany of cringe worthy situations that end up with me having extraordinary conversations. I best not go into too much detail on national radio!

I will admit to one situation however. I was at an event at my son鈥檚 school and was speaking to his friend鈥檚 dad. I knew vaguely the man was in banking. I found out later he was the CEO of a major bank.

鈥淎re you going anywhere for Easter鈥� he asked me.

鈥淣o, I am tidying out the summer house.鈥� I replied.

鈥淥h, where is it?鈥� he carried on.

A bemused look crossed my face, as my mind flashed the thought 鈥渨here on earth does he think it is?鈥�

鈥淎t the bottom of my garden鈥� I answer with a tone that suggested that I was stating the obvious.

鈥淢y that鈥檚 close!鈥� he responded.

I was only too glad I hadn鈥檛 added in my over joyous way 鈥� 鈥淵es, we鈥檙e lucky鈥攚e have a big garden鈥�, for it was then that the penny dropped.

For me, a summer house is a supped up shed. It鈥檚 pretty large, but houses junk more than anything else. For him, a summer house is a second property somewhere exotic.

Life really is a question of perspective. When we look at things from our own perspective we see the world only in one way. But there are many ways to look at it.

A Muslim tradition asks us to look up for knowledge and down for wealth. When we judge how much we know we should aspire to learn more, and to work hard in the quest for knowledge. But when we perceive our wealth, we should always look at those who have less than us; so that we are grateful, can feel blessed, and thus give generously to those whose need is greater than our own.

Looking at things from different angles help us as we navigate this world. It increases our empathy for others, has the potential to reduce conflict, and makes us better people.

As for my summer house 鈥� now it is tidy we have a pool table and a rowing machine in it, and for day to day fun and fitness I am mighty glad it is not in some far flung land! 听听

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    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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