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Chris pedals fast to track down Sir Chris Hoy on the phone, he chats to the assistant vice president of the Dull Men's Club, Leland Carson. Plus, our Top Tenuous takes in your desperate claims to the fame of Bonkers Best-Sellers!

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Music Played

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Foxes

    Better Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Ewan McGregor & Alessandro Safina

    Your Song

    • Moulin Rouge.
    • Polydor Ltd.
    • 6.

  • Eagle‐Eye Cherry

    Save Tonight

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artists.
    • Elektra.

  • One Direction

    Story Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Diana Ross

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Snow Patrol

    Chocolate

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Gregory Porter

    Liquid Spirit

    • Liquid Spirit.
    • Blue Note.
    • 001.

  • Lulu

    Boom Bang a Bang

    • The Hits Of 1969 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Sam Smith

    Writing's On The Wall

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Super Furry Animals

    Juxtaposed With U

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 004.

  • Andreya Triana

    Playing With Fire

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

  • Queen

    Bicycle Race

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 4.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.

  • The Christians

    Harvest For The World

    • The Best Of The Christians.
    • Island.

  • The Christians

    Harvest For The World

    • The Best Of The Christians.
    • Island.

  • Finley Quaye

    Sunday Shining

    • Epic.

  • Bryan Adams

    Brand New Day

    • Get Up.
    • Polydor.

  • Nell Bryden

    Wolves

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

Chris' Pause For Thought: Sharon Grenham-Thompson

Chris' Pause For Thought: Sharon Grenham-Thompson

From Reverend Sharon Grenham-Thompson, Anglican Priest and Prison Chaplain:

I don't know if I mentioned it at all to you Chris but I got married earlier this year. As Richard and I are both of, shall we say, mature years, we decided that we didn't want 'things' as wedding presents, and instead we asked for 'experiences'.Β 

And this past weekend we just cashed in one of those experiences and we went to Barcelona for a few days.

Barcelona is a wonderful, vibrant city, but what really blew me away was the architecture - especially the buildings designed by the visionary architect Antoni Gaudi. Gaudi’s style is a mix of amazing and bonkers, and he was certainly controversial in his lifetime.

But Gaudi was also a devout Catholic, and he called God his client. For me his most incredible building is the huge church of the Sagrada Familia, or Holy Family – and when I saw it, it took my breath away. With a soaring interior that feels like a heavenly forest, and details inspired by the natural world, this building is an experience in itself. Gaudi dedicated 40 years of his life to creating this church, but he knew it wouldn't be finished in his lifetime. In fact it still isn’t, but I think that’s part of its appeal - a glorious work of human collaboration and creation that’s continued for generations, and it is already a magnificent statement of spirituality and passion.

Gaudi once said 'tomorrow let's make something beautiful' - I'm all for that, but how about bringing it forward - let's make something beautiful today.

Now of course we don’t all share the same beliefs or views of life. But we can all have passion, and we can all create something, whether it’s a moment of pleasure for others, or a meal, or a family. Maybe even a radio show! Sometimes we don’t see the benefit of what we’re doing day by day, but don’t give up hope! I believe that if we allow passion into our lives, vision, collaboration, then we don’t just create a β€˜thing’ we create an experience -Β taste, laughter, education, love - experiences that touch and change lives, and those are the thing that will long outlive us.

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