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Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones talks to Chris about Dad's Army, and Countryfile's executive editor Bill Lyons discusses the show. Plus a Pause for Thought from Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson.

Welsh wonder Catherine Zeta-Jones tells Chris about the transition from Hollywood to 1940s Scarborough, in her role as glamorous journalist, Rose Winters in the new Dad's Army movie and Countryfile's executive editor Bill Lyons raves about the show's soaring success! Plus, we go loopy over lists and have a Pause for Thought from Reverend Sharon Grenham-Thompson.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 3 Feb 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • A Thousand Horses

    First Time

    • Southernality.
    • Republic Nashville.

  • Thurston Harris

    Little Bitty Pretty One

  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Adele

    Rumour Has It

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Primal Scream

    Where the Light Gets in (feat. Sky Ferreira)

    • (CD Single).
    • First International.

  • Elton John

    Crocodile Rock

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Rihanna

    Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z)

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Josef Salvat

    Open Season

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Always On My Mind

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • LunchMoney Lewis

    Ain't Too Cool

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Glenn Miller

    In The Mood

    • Big Bands (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Our Day Will Come

    • Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Womack & Womack

    Teardrops

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Los Lobos

    La Bamba

    • Hits Of '87 & '88 Vol.12 (Various).
    • Polydor.

  • Canned Heat

    Going Up The Country

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

  • Rod Stewart

    Hold The Line

    • Another Country.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Bran Van 3000

    Drinking In L.A.

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Foster the People

    Pumped Up Kicks

    • Columbia.

  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

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

  • Jamie Lawson

    Cold In Ohio

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 003.

  • The Move

    Blackberry Way

    • Shazam.
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 009.

  • KT Tunstall

    Suddenly I See

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

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

My best friend Charlotte has a very special birthday today 鈥� 21 with experience鈥�. We first met at school when we were both 11, and together we鈥檝e weathered both the storms and the sunshine that life has brought our way. We鈥檝e always joked with one another that we have to stay friends now - we both know so much about one another, warts鈥檔鈥檃ll, that we鈥檇 be dangerous enemies!


When I was in hospital many years ago, after a devastating event in my life, I found myself with not much family, no partner, and a pretty bleak view of the future. But when my childhood friend appeared at my bedside, I knew I鈥檇 been given something really valuable. A true friend doesn鈥檛 have to stay with you, they鈥檙e free to go at any time, walk away, no duty or legal obligation 鈥� but still my friend Charlotte chose to stay.
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The Christian theologian Henri Nouwen wrote 鈥淭he friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.鈥�


This month our attention tends to be on a different sort of relationship 鈥� the romantic type, with Valentine鈥檚 Day on the way 鈥� and a lot of music and TV or films is focussed on 鈥榣urve鈥�. But as much as I鈥檓 a sucker for hearts and flowers, I want to fly the flag for good old fashioned friendship as one of the most important elements in our lives.


In a week when we鈥檙e mourning the loss of Terry Wogan, I鈥檝e seen at first hand the lasting impact a good friend can have on the lives of others. It鈥檚 made me reflect on how I can be a better friend to those I know 鈥� and it鈥檚 made me grateful indeed for the life, love and laughs I鈥檝e shared with my own best mate.

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