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Michael Flatley and Suranne Jones

Michael Flatley reveals news of the new Lord of the Dance show 'Dangerous Games' which is unveiled at London's Playhouse Theatre next month and Suranne Jones is on talk about series five of the ITV drama Scott & Bailey which begins filming next month.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 17 Sep 2015 06:30
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Music Played

  • INXS

    New Sensation

    • INXS - Kick.
    • Mercury.

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    The Wake

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 001.

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis‐Bextor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Robbie Williams

    She's The One

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Back Where I Belong

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Chrysalis.

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • Bananarama

    Venus

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

  • Bob Dylan

    The Times They Are A-Changin'Β 

    • The Best Of Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.

  • Nell Bryden

    Wolves

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 001.

  • The Corrs

    Dreams (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 13 Sep 2015)

  • Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.

  • Dire Straits

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Squeeze

    Happy Days

    • Cradle To The Grave.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 001.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.

  • Sam Smith

    Like I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 007.

  • R.E.M.

    What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

  • The Mavericks

    Dance the Night Away

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Watching the Detectives

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.

  • Joss Stone

    Molly Town

    • Water For Your Soul.
    • Stoned Records.
    • 003.

  • The Nolans

    I'm In The Mood For Dancing

    • Chegger's Choice (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
    • 1.

  • The Nolans

    I'm In The Mood For Dancing

    • Chegger's Choice (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
    • 1.

  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • AC/DC - Back In Black.
    • EMI.

  • Hurts

    Lights

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

  • James Bay

    Hold Back The River

    • Hold Back The River EP.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

Chris' Pause For Thought: Abdul-Rehman Malik

Chris' Pause For Thought: Abdul-Rehman Malik

Β Abdul-Rehman Malik, journalist and broadcaster:

Chris, growing up I often felt that our home was a halfway house for the broken-hearted. From time to time, my mother would announce a shift in sleeping arrangements as a room was prepared to welcome someone we hardly knew into our lives.

In a city of immigrants like Toronto, many people fell through the cracks. Finding your feet in a new metropolis is never easy. Some would end up coming to the mosque. Now, ours was a new community and there wasn’t much in terms of social services – no soup kitchens or emergency hostels – so my parents and others offered friendship, a meal at home, and when they could and sometimes they did,Β  a bed – for a few days and in some cases even a few weeks.Β 

I particularly remember Afifa from Turkey who was so traumatised that she needed to be coaxed out of her room on a daily basis to have her meals with us. I don’t think we ever found out her past, but my father eventually got her a ticket back to her family.

In the lamenting sound of the reed flute, the mystic Rumi heard a story of separation. "Since I was cut from the reedbed,” he heard the flute sing, β€œI have made this crying sound. Anyone pulled from its source longs to go back.”

We came from the presence of God. We are all exiles from our true home. Life, I’d like to believe, is a journey back to that place.

One thing’s for sure though, the journey won’t be easy. There’ll be moments of joy and celebration. There will also be trials and tribulation. We’ll experience something of pain and loss. Our spirits will splinter and our bodies will ache.

Sometimes the distress will be too much. We may have to abandon the places of our birth, the streets that we once played in and the houses where our children were born.

At some point we will all seek refuge. Some of us will find it in a loved one’s arms. Others will find it in a dry place to sleep and a hot meal.

This week several friends left Britain on aid convoys destined for Germany and Hungary laden with donations from thousands of strangers - people who understand that, whatever crisis brought them there, sometimes the only hope for the distressed is a stranger’s gift. My prayers for what its worth are with them. Blessed be the strangers.

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