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Chris clues up on the new F1 season with the help of Jenson Button. Cuban enthusiast and academic Dr Stephen Wilkinson gives a hitchhiker's guide to the Caribbean island.

Chris clues up on the new rules for the upcoming F1 season with the help of champion Jenson Button. Cuban enthusiast and academic Dr. Stephen Wilkinson gives a hitchhiker's guide to the Caribbean island. Victoria Pendleton is on Mike Williams' phone explaining why she's switched saddles and is now a jolly jockey. Plus Bishop Nick Baines provides the Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 18 Feb 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Justin Bieber

    Love Yourself

    • Purpose.
    • Def Jam.
    • 5.

  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Cliff Richard

    We Don't Talk Anymore

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.

  • HAIM

    Don't Save Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Lissie

    Don't You Give Up On Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Bon Jovi

    Livin' On A Prayer

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 1.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 12.

  • Leroy Van Dyke

    The Auctioneer

  • Travis

    3 Miles High

    • (CD Single).
    • Red Telephone Box.
    • 001.

  • Simon May

    Eastenders Theme (2009 Version)

    • Anyone Can Fall In Love.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Records.

  • Bryan Adams

    Run To You

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • OMC

    How Bizarre

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kansas

    Carry On Wayward Son

    • The Best Of.
    • Epic.
    • 3.

  • Turin Brakes

    Keep Me Around

    • Lost Property.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Sugababes

    Push The Button

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Troggs

    Wild Thing

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.

  • Snap!

    Rhythm Is A Dancer

    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • Aztec Camera & Mick Jones

    Good Morning Britain

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    No Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Union Square Music.
    • 001.

  • Toni Basil

    Mickey

    • Billboard #1 Hits Of The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Sister Sledge

    Frankie

    • Back To The 80s (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Coldplay

    Hymn For The Weekend (feat. µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©)

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.

  • Buena Vista Social Club

    Chan Chan

    • World Circuit.

  • Charlie Puth

    One Call Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

Chris' Pause For Thought: Nick Baines

From Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds for the Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales:
I think I'm probably not alone in having from time to time a song going round my head that I can't shake off. Not that I want to, particularly, but it can sometimes be a distraction when you're supposed to be concentrating on something else and the song keeps interrupting.

The one that's buzzing through my consciousness this week sounds a bit twee, but it isn't really. It's a Bruce Cockburn song called 'Don't forget about delight'. Basically, it recognises that the world we live in is complicated, that the news crowding in on us from all sides is usually bad, that the world can often look a bit bleak. But, says the poet, don't forget about delight.

It seems to me that this is a necessary reminder, a timely prompt. To use a different metaphor, the darkest night can be illuminated by the faintest light. Or, as someone else put it, don't just curse the darkness - light a flame.

I picked up a book recently called Hope without Optimism. It's written by Terry Eagleton and makes an important distinction. Optimism is, in one sense, wishful thinking - a belief that things will get better. Hope goes deeper and is more realistic. Hope doesn't depend on a set of circumstances working out, but keeps us constant whatever the circumstances life throws at us. That's why Christian hope is rooted in the character and person of God, not in a formula for a successful life.

So, I go along with both Bruce Cockburn and Terry Eagleton - the poet and the professor. When the darkness crowds in I need to remember not to forget about delight. When the news is dominated by fear and cruelty, I must spot where love and light burn through and refuse to be extinguished. When horizons begin to narrow, I can open my eyes to the rich possibilities that lie ahead - even if hidden at the moment.

So, hopeful rather than optimistic. And, whatever else happens, never forgetting about delight. And I am quite happy for such a song to haunt my memory and imagination, making me restless for the light.

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