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As part of his Children In Need auction packages, Chris waves off the Dirty Dozen live from the piazza at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's new Broadcasting House.

As part of his Children In Need auction packages, Chris Evans waves off The Dirty Dozen live from the Piazza at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's New Broadcasting House!

Over the next few days, six couples will drive some of the most beautiful and rare drop tops and Ferraris in the world, stopping off at Chewton Glen and Cliveden House in the New Forest, before arriving at CarFest South for the weekend!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 26 Aug 2015 06:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Drive My Car

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 1.

  • Rachel Platten

    Fight Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Muse

    Supermassive Black Hole

    • Warner Bros.

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Welcome To The Jungle

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.

  • Supergrass

    Alright

    • The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
    • Virgin.

  • Jess Glynne

    Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

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

  • 10cc

    Good Morning Judge

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.

  • Sugababes

    Girls

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

  • Jimmy Osmond

    Long Haired Lover From Liverpool

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • U2

    Song For Someone

    • Songs Of Innocence.
    • Island.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Fly Away

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Elton John

    Crocodile Rock

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Noah and the Whale

    5 Years Time

  • Wilson Pickett

    Mustang Sally

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues - Vol 6: 1966.
    • Atlantic.

  • David Gilmour

    Rattle That Lock

    • Rattle That Lock.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Lips Are Movin

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 001.

  • Prefab Sprout

    Cars And Girls

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Natalie Cole

    Pink Cadillac

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Rock And Roll

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Steppenwolf

    Born To Be Wild

    • Rock Anthems Volume 2 (Various).
    • Dino.

  • Lemar

    The Letter

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 001.

  • AC/DC

    Highway To Hell

    • AC/DC - Highway To Hell.
    • Albert.

  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell

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

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • George Michael

    Faith

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

My car went in for its MOT a couple of days ago.  It’s not particularly old, but it’s getting to the stage where you dread the phone call on MOT day, just in case the news is expensive.  Luckily all was ok, and my car lives to drive another day.

I’ve been a driver for a long time now, and despite the potential for financial pain, I really enjoy getting out in my car. I’ve read somewhere that the vehicle we drive, as well as the way we drive it, can say a lot about us. In fact, it’s been suggested that even the colour of our car gives us away.  Apparently if you drive a black car you want to stamp your authority on other road users, a red one suggests you’re a little wild, and a blue car is often chosen by people who are serene and peaceful. I was quite pleased to read that silver cars suggest a cool, calm, James Bond type – oh yes! Funnily enough I couldn’t find any mention of brown, which I think Vassos is quite keen on!

It’s all a bit silly of course, but I do think it’s a good idea to check from time to time how we are presenting ourselves to the world, car driver or not – a bit like a ‘personality MOT’.  In the religious world we often talk about an outer sign of an inner reality – something we do, maybe a ritual or a ceremony, symbolizing the deeper stuff that’s going on inside us. In our everyday life, the way we act outwardly communicates to the world what kind of person we are on the inside, often without us even realising it.

One of the early writings of the Christian church, the epistle of James, tells us that ‘faith without works is dead’ – we can be as religious as we like, or in a modern context, we can talk the talk as much as we like, but if we don’t show it in our actions, it’s pointless. What we do shows who we are.

Well our intrepid drivers this morning are certainly showing all the outer signs of excitement, as well as a desire to really help those who need it the most by their winning bids for Children in Need. That’s who they are, and it’s a pretty fantastic inner motivation.  So I wish them all good luck, a wonderful journey whatever the colour of the car they get, and I’m only a teeny bit envious!

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  • Wed 26 Aug 2015 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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