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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 1Xtra DJ Charlie Sloth waxes lyrical about his 500 Words story starter film, and Phil Daniels talks about bringing back Quadrophenia for a one-off theatrical experience.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 1Xtra DJ Charlie Sloth waxes lyrical about his 500 Words Story Starter film and how he loves the power of language. Phil Daniels explains why he's bringing back Quadrophenia for a one-off theatrical experience. Ruth Scott Anglican Priest and Quaker provides the daily Pause For Thought and Chris aids the Scottish SPCA to find a new home giant rabbit named Atlas!

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Wed 10 Feb 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • Cliff Richard

    Wired For Sound

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.

  • LunchMoney Lewis

    Ain't Too Cool

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

  • Louis Prima, Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman

    I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)

    • Classic Disney Volume 3.
    • Disney.
    • 14.

  • Santana

    Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Pentatonix

    Can't Sleep Love

    • Pentatonix.
    • RCA.

  • Stereo MC’s

    Step It Up

    • Stereo Mc's - Connected.
    • 4th And Broadway.

  • Coldplay

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

    • A Head Full Of Dreams.
    • Parlophone.

  • Prince

    Little Red Corvette

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Emile Ford & the Checkmates

    What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?

    • 50's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

  • Adele

    When We Were Young

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.

  • Ash

    Girl From Mars

    • Smash Hits 3 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Middle of the Road

    Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

    • Jukebox 70's Hits -I Got The Music In.
    • Old Gold.

  • Buddy Holly

    Peggy Sue

    • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
    • Old Gold.

  • John Lennon

    Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • The Beatles

    The Ballad Of John and Yoko

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 023.

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    No Way

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

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • The Seventies: A Very Special Collect.
    • Pickwick.

  • John Farnham

    You're The Voice

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
    • Telstar.
    • 2.

  • Bananarama

    Love In The First Degree

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Who

    5.15

    • Quadrophenia.

  • The Who

    The Seeker

    • Reaction Records.

  • Ashley Monroe

    On To Something Good

    • The Blade.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • Status Quo

    Rockin' All Over The World

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Lookin Out My Back Door

    • Chronicle.
    • Tru Thoughts Records.
    • 12.

  • Ellie Goulding

    Army

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Lambrettas

    Poison Ivy

  • Gary Barlow

    Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

Chris' Pause For Thought: Ruth Scott

Chris' Pause For Thought: Ruth Scott

Ruth Scott, Anglican Priest and Quaker:

In the Christian calendar today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lasting 40 days Lent’s a time to reflect on how I may be misusing the gift of life, and what I might do differently to be the more loving, compassionate, deeply engaged, fully alive person faith calls me to become. This year, because of something my lovely friend, Stephen, said, I’m thinking particularly about how I use language. Stephen changed career mid-life. He stopped being a lawyer and became a mediator in legal, commercial and religious conflicts. In the process he had to change his whole way of using language. As a lawyer, he says, he used words as bullets to destroy his opponent’s arguments. In court, they were weapons and his aim was to win. In becoming a mediator he had to stop using words as bullets and learn to use them to build bridges. His task is to help people in conflict find solutions acceptable to all parties. The picture of words as either bullets or bridges got me thinking. I love it when conversations help me understand better the experience of others, and I think competitions like 500 words are wonderful ways of encouraging creativity, but I’ve also experienced communication on social media, for example, being used like a machine gun, spraying destructive words indiscriminately in all directions, particularly when it comes to dealing with sometimes deep differences. Time and again I read in the newspapers, see on television or experience first-hand verbal grenades being lobbed between opposing parties so they become increasingly entrenched in polarised intractable positions.

In the light of this, and conscious that traditionally Lent involves fasting, this year I’m committing to a verbal fast. I want to consciously decommission the words I use as weapons and try to speak only in ways that build up human well-being. With that in mind, perhaps now is the moment for me to stop talking!

Broadcast

  • Wed 10 Feb 2016 06:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

500 Words

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2's story-writing competition for kids.