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Chris Evans presents 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 23 Oct 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • Badfinger

    Come & Get It

    • Magic Christian Music By Badfinger.
    • Apple.

  • The Beatles

    Hey Jude

  • Bobby Bloom

    Montego Bay

  • The Bluebells

    Young At Heart

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

  • Crowded House

    Weather With You

    • Crowded House - Recurring Dream.
    • Capitol.

  • The Cure

    The Love Cats

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Neil Diamond

    Something Blue

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 001.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    People

    • People.
    • Dome Records.
    • 001.

  • Paloma Faith

    Ready For The Good Life

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • The J. Geils Band

    Centrefold

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.

  • The Jam

    Start!

    • Sound Affects.
    • Polydor.
    • 12.

  • Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey

    Going Back Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Going Back Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
    • Universal Music.
    • 001.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Love Shine A Light

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

  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Randy Newman

    You've Got A Friend In Me

    • Toy Story O.S.T..
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Oasis

    All Around The World

  • The Pioneers

    Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Cozy Powell

    Na Na Na

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

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

  • S Club

    Reach

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Tie Me Down

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Chrysalis.
    • 1.

  • Will Smith

    Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Status Quo

    Rockin' All Over The World (R2 In Concert)

  • Steam

    Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1970.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Talking Heads

    Burning Down The House

    • EMI.

  • Brian Wilson & Various Artists

    God Only Knows

    • (CD Single).
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music.
    • 4.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi at the west London Synagogue:

It’s Diwali today, the Hindu festival of lights which celebrates the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. Tonight, Hindus the world over will dress up in their smartest clothes, light lamps and candles, take part in family prayer rituals , and have a great family feast, followed by fireworks, and the exchange of gifts. It’s a glorious time, especially with the clocks going back this coming weekend. For the time change gives us slightly lighter mornings, though the afternoons and evenings will be dark, just the time for lighting candles and celebrating light.

We Jews have a minor festival of light, Chanukkah, about six or seven weeks on, often just before Christmas. We too light candles and say prayers, exchange gifts- especially for the children- and have a feast. In fact, it’s a fry up- with doughnuts and potato pancakes, the dieters’ nightmare- to celebrate the oil in the lamps, which, according to legend, lasted a miraculous eight days in the Temple when there was only enough for one. Christians have candles too, at Christingle services of course, as well as on the Christmas tree. And in Scandinavia, people celebrate St Lucia’s day on December 13th, with a young girl wearing a headdress with lighted candles. That’s probably originally a Viking custom (trust them to live dangerously!)  And there again there’s a big feast.

So these symbols of light, prayer, and rejoicing are universal. As Hindus celebrate the triumph of light over dark, and good over evil, let’s all take on the theme- because light gives hope, fireworks- even if they frighten our pets- give joy and excitement, and the sharing of food and the giving of gifts makes life worth living. They let us help people in despair find hope, as we cherish them with feasting and gifts. And, as the days get darker, and autumn turns to winter, let’s all enjoy the lights and the celebrations, mindful that they symbolise the triumph of hope over despair, and we can help bring that triumph about.

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