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Live from Chewton Glen for Children In Need

Chris broadcasts from Chewton Glen in the New Forest, where the first leg of the Dirty Dozen's journey ends, with live music from Level 42's Mark King.

The first leg of Chris' The Dirty Dozen journey for Children In Need ends at Chewton Glen in the New Forest, where today's show features live music from Level 42's Mark King!

Over the next few days, six couples are driving some of the most beautiful and rare drop tops and Ferraris in the world, stopping off at Cliveden House tomorrow, before arriving at CarFest South for the weekend!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 27 Aug 2015 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Thea Gilmore

    Live Out Loud

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill.
    • 001.

  • Quincy Jones

    Get A Bloomin' Move On (The Self Preservation Society)

    • The Italian Job (Original Soundtrack).
    • MCA Records Ltd.
    • 12.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.

  • Joss Stone

    Fell In Love With A Boy

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.

  • George Ezra

    Barcelona

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Sony BMG.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • Bastille

    Pompeii

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • Jim Reeves

    He'll Have To Go

  • Ward Thomas

    Guest List

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

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Sweet Talkin' Woman

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • George Baker Selection

    Little Green Bag

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • David Lee Roth

    Just Like Paradise

    • Red Hot Metal (Various Artists).
    • Dover.

  • Iggy Pop

    Lust For Life

    • Cigarettes And Alcohol: 40 Modern Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • One Direction

    Drag Me Down

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Everyday Is A Winding Road

    • Top Gear Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Catatonia

    Road Rage

    • The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Rod Stewart

    Love Is

    • Another Country.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Nancy Sinatra

    You Only Live Twice

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

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Instant Crush

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 001.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Well, here we go. The Dirty Dozen are standing by the cars, ready to rev, and burning to ... er ... burn up the road to Cliveden.

I've got to tell you, though: they don't look very dirty to me. Maybe I am missing something, but they all look clean and fresh to me - after knocking back the bacon rolls while the show has been going.

Yet, I guess 'dirty' is what they are doing, even if dirty doesn't describe their demeanour. Because what they are doing is giving huge amounts of money to help children in need - and that is what we call getting down and dirty where it matters.

I would say that, wouldn't I? I'm a Christian and the whole point of Christian living is to do what Jesus did: get stuck in, down to earth, getting hands and feet dirty where it counts. Not sitting somewhere a million miles above the muck and bullets of real life, but opting right into it and paying the price, if necessary.

So, the Dirty Dozen might be enjoying themselves in the classic cars, but this is because a pile of cash is driving out of their wallets and into children who need to know that they matter, that they are loved, that they are worth getting down and dirty for.

It seems to me that there are two types of people: those who use a car to get from A to B, and those for whom the drive is both the A and the B. And, of course, this isn't the exclusive preserve of motoring: as I read in one of my holiday books, "There are just some kind of men who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one...".

Β So, let the Dirty Dozen drive. And let the children thrive. And let me remember that choosing to get our hands dirty in this world might be a big ask, but it is what we are made for. Drive on, you mucky people. Β 

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