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Idris Elba, Danny Boyle, Kirstie Allsopp, Len Goodman and James Bay

Chris has breakfast with actor Idris Elba, director Danny Boyle, Handy home helper Kirstie Allsopp, Strictly's head judge Len Goodman, and fresh from his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Awards performance, James Bay provides us with live music in the studio!

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Fri 11 Dec 2015 06:30
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Music Played

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.

  • Elton John

    Looking Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 001.

  • Judy Garland

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    • The Greatest Hits.
    • Pure Music.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Are You Gonna Go My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • The Police

    Can't Stand Losing You

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Eddie Cochran

    Somethin' Else

    • The Eddie Cochran Story.
    • EMI.
    • 16.

  • The Whispers

    It's A Love Thing

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Whitesnake

    Fool For Your Loving

    • Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake.
    • Geffen.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
    • Abkco.

  • Whitesnake

    Here I Go Again (Remix)

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Doris Day

    I'll Be Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ For Christmas

    • Christmas Romance Volume 1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Ellie Goulding

    Love Me Like You Do - Live At The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Awards 2015

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    The Dying Of The Light

    • Chasing Yesterday.
    • Sour Mash.
    • 005.

  • Hozier

    Take Me To Church

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Frank Sinatra

    The Lady Is A Tramp

    • The Frank Sinatra Collection.
    • EMI.

  • Morecambe & Wise

    Bring Me Sunshine

    • Summer Holiday (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Every Day's Like Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle.
    • Rock Machine.

  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    The More You Give (The More You'll Have)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds for the Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales:

Did you know that today is the 43rd anniversary of the last time we landed a man on the moon? Yes, 11 December 1972 was the day and Apollo 17 was the mission.

I only note this because I was thinking about Steve Jobs and wondering what it is that makes the difference between people who trundle on through life consuming what other people create ... and those who keep breaking the boundaries and creating new things.

Or, to put it differently, what's the difference between people who look at the moon and think it looks lovely ... and those who look at it and wonder how to get there?

If I'm honest, I think the same when I watch Strictly and think about dancing with two left feet. Or when I admire a ruin that used to be a lovely home and then see someone imagine a new future for it. It's something about the way we see.

Now, I know that someone like Steve Jobs was fired by a driven curiosity. Problems were there to be solved and technology was there to be stretched. He once said: "What a computer is to me is the most remarkable tool that we have ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Well, some would say it has become a sports car for our minds, given the speed of development.

I respect people who see differently. Or - and this might surprise you - who repent. The word for repentance in the New Testament literally means 'changing your mind' - or, in this context, seeing the potential others are blind to. Like feeling you're trapped and have no future, but daring to believe that this is not the end - that there is hope of what one writer called "newness after loss".

When we get there this is what Christmas will be about. Down to the wire in a mucky world, but still looking to change it. On the ground, but looking up at the stars. Down to earth, but not bound by earth.

It's a while since we walked on the moon - something my kids read about in history books. But, I hope we can never forget that that was simply one small step for humanity. There might yet be greater leaps ahead.

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