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Richard Allinson sits in

Richard Allinson sits in for Chris Evans with 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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Mon 29 Dec 2014 06:30
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Music Played

  • Sara Bareilles

    Love Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 006.

  • The Beatles

    Getting Better

    • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • Apple.
    • 4.

  • Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas

    Bad To Me

    • Billy J.Kramer & The Dakotas - EP Col.
    • See For Miles.

  • The Chi‐Lites

    Oh Girl

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Bad Moon Rising

    • Green River.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

  • Deacon Blue

    Fergus Sings The Blues

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    China Grove

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Bob Dylan

    Lay, Lady, Lay

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    She Drives Me Crazy

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Albatross

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    Real Hope

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 001.

  • Horst Jankowski

    A Walk in the Black Forest

    • Jukebox Instrumentals Vol.2.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

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

  • Madonna

    Cherish

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 17.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    California Dreamin'

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA.
    • 2.

  • The Monkees

    Last Train To Clarksville

    • Delilah - Jukebox 60's Hits.
    • Old Gold.
    • 2.

  • Olly Murs

    Up (feat. Demi Lovato)

    • Never Been Better.
    • Epic.
    • 004.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    It's A Sin

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.

  • Gregory Porter & Julie London

    Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Lionel Richie

    My Destiny

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Sia

    You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile

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

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Taylor Swift

    Red

    • Red.
    • Mercury.

  • U2

    Every Breaking Wave

    • Songs Of Innocence.
    • Universal.
    • 2.

  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.

  • Ward Thomas

    The Good And The Right

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

  • Paul Williams

    You Give A Little Love

    • Bugsy Malone S'track.
    • Polydor.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Robbie Williams

    Millennium

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Father Brian D’Arcy a Catholic Passionist priest:

They say if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans for the future. That’s why I’m taking time to reflect on my life in these limbo days between Christmas and New Year.Β  Depending on circumstances this might have been the best or the worst year of your life so far. For me it was a crazy mixture of both.

In January, because of a cancer scare, I was convinced 2014 would be my last year. Twelve months later I’m still healthy and here.Β  I now know what β€œgrateful” means.

For most of us this year, like every other year we survive, was a potent mixture of good and bad; a time when mistakes were made and lessons learned; a time to be thankful that despite everything we lived to fight another year.

I was mightily impressed recently when I read what mountain climber Pat Falvey, wrote about his greatest achievement. He described his arrival at the summit of Mount Everest .As he approached the summit; he was walking along a narrow ridge with a 10,000 foot drop on either side.

He wrote: β€œMy chest was heaving for lack of oxygen. I arrived at the summit which is the size of a snooker table, five and half miles high in the sky. I was standing on the top of the world with the greatest view on the planet. I realised for one small moment that I was the highest person in the world. I could have roared with joy but instead I said a prayer for others, who had a similar dream to mine, but who died on the mountain in search of that dream.”

Having a balanced vision of life is essential. This morning I’m asking God to bless my days with enough happiness to keep me hopeful, enough sorrow to keep me humble, enough faith to banish depression and enough love to think of others.

β€œFor everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” ( Eccl 3)

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