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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 4 Jun 2015 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Nell Bryden

    Waves (feat. Tom McRae)

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.

  • Lindsey Buckingham

    Holiday Road

    • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Frankie Valli

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 19.

  • The Cars

    Drive

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Leon Bridges

    Better Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Love Is All Around

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Sparks

    Beat The Clock

    • The Best Of.
    • Repertoire.
    • 2.

  • Louis Armstrong

    We Have All The Time In The World

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

  • The Zutons

    Valerie

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.

  • Bryan Adams

    Run To You

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • MIKA

    Grace Kelly

    • (CD Single).
    • Casablanca.

  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

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

  • MIKA

    Talk About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Casablanca.
    • 001.

  • The Doors

    L.A. Woman

    • Take It Easy (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Elbow

    What Time Do You Call This?

    • Man Up O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Fiction.

  • The Darkness

    Open Fire

  • Elastica

    Connection

    • Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
    • BMG.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

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

  • Zac Brown Band

    Â鶹ԼÅÄgrown

    • Jekyll & Hyde.
    • Zac Brown.
    • 001.

  • Madonna

    Lucky Star

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 5.

  • The Beach Boys

    All Summer Long

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    Strawberry Fields Forever

    • Magical Mystery Tour.
    • Parlophone.
    • 8.

  • Cat Stevens

    Another Saturday Night

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Canon Ann Easter, Chief Executive of a Charity and Chaplain to the Queen:

Given that I have my beloved east end of London written right through me like a stick of rock, it might surprise you, Chris, to hear that I’m a member of the Women’s Institute!. Its roots and origins are a bit rural for me; I think it’ll be a while before I crochet a Victoria sponge and I do glaze over a bit when the discussion turns to gardening and bee-keeping but there are other things too. We have heard some really great speakers, one was a stunt woman, that was scary!, and another lady taught us how to dance the Flamenco – Ole! And there are always nice cakes in the break and lots of laughs!

And although I’m passionate about inclusion, I believe that there are times when it’s good to have separate groups for women, or men, or people with particular interests, so that members can understand, support and encourage each other. And whether that’s the WI, the Mother’s Union or the Townswomen’s Guild – to name but a few! – I believe that the effect of groups of women working together like that is beneficial to the whole community and, as part of our work, our branch supports a number of other women’s groups locally and abroad.

There’s a lot of interest in the WI just now because this year marks its centenary and our branch has decided to mark it by putting together a booklet of hints and tips for life. I thought long and hard about my contribution; should it be the true East End ‘Never pay full price for anything’ or ‘you’re all right as long as you’re one of us’?

But, in the end, I decided to write ‘When in doubt, do it!’ because the things I regret, mostly, are those things I haven’t done, the opportunities I didn’t grasp. If my Christian faith means anything, it means that I can put aside fear, take a deep breath and give a little push on some of those doors that God puts in front of me. 

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  • Thu 4 Jun 2015 06:30
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