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Tom Hanks and Dr Michael Mosley

Chris is joined by Hollywood actor Tom Hanks, who talks about his new film A Hologram for the King, and Dr Michael Mosley delivers the cold hard facts about sugar.

Chris is joined by Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks to talk about his new film A Hologram For The King and discuss the origins of how Hollywood came about. And after an indulgent croissant affair on yesterday's show, Chris finds out the cold hard facts about sugar with the help of Dr Michael Mosley whose book the 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet can help prevent diabetes. Plus, Chris goes Gangnam crazy over Leicester City's Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha - and makes a song to celebrate! Today's mid-week Pause for Thought comes to us courtesy Harvey Belovski.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 18 May 2016 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Dodgy

    Good Enough

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • ABC

    Viva Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.

  • Thompson Twins

    Hold Me Now

    • 80s Mania (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.

  • Florence + The Machine

    Ship To Wreck

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • Coldplay

    Up & Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.

  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • George Ezra

    Cassy O'

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Columbia.

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain

    Singer: Gene Kelly.
    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Nathan Sykes

    Give It Up (feat. 骋鈥怑补锄测)

    • (CD Single).
    • Global Music.

  • Lauryn Hill

    Doo Wop (That Thing)

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

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Dance To The Music

    • 100% Dance - Dancing Through The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Sam Smith

    Like I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 007.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • The Smiths - The Very Best Of.
    • WEA.
    • 2.

  • Paul Simon

    Wristband

    • (CD Single).
    • Concord Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.

  • Bryan Adams

    Do What Ya Gotta Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 006.

  • Fiction Factory

    (Feels Like) Heaven

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.

  • Paul Carrack

    Sleep On It

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack-UK.
    • 002.

  • Murray Head

    One Night In Bangkok

    • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski, rabbi of Golders Green Synagogue and CEO of University Jewish Chaplaincy:

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One afternoon, when I鈥檇 only been a rabbi for a year, I had an unexpected call that transformed my professional life.听 Would I stand in for a rabbi who was sick and teach a class of women?听 I agreed, and my career teaching Jewish ideas to adults was launched.听

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But I hit a snag.听 I couldn鈥檛 imagine how I would come up with anything that people would find interesting.听 So I reused material I鈥檇 heard from my own teachers.听 I felt like a bit of fraud for a while, although I always admitted that the ideas weren鈥檛 my own.听 But after a bit, something unexpected happened 鈥� I was beginning to come up with my own ideas and gradually created my own style, as well a collection of truly awful jokes.

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A great thinker once said 鈥� if you walk in the footprints of others, you won鈥檛 make any of your own.听 It鈥檚 a lovely thought 鈥� we first need to imitate others, develop our confidence in their shadow and only then strike out on our own.听 It鈥檚 what I did years ago 鈥� and I鈥檇 recommend it to anyone.

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Throughout my career as a rabbi, teacher and as the father of a large family, I鈥檝e noticed that getting the right balance between individual expression and conformity can be really tough.听

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We live in a selfish age with a huge emphasis on individuality.听 But at the same time, there鈥檚 lot of pressure to conform to the dress codes and values of others.

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This talk of individuality reminds me of a true story about a great rabbi called Zusha.听听 As he neared the end of his life, his students noticed that he was afraid.听 鈥楻abbi鈥�, they said, 鈥榶ou鈥檝e lived a life filled with good deeds, so you鈥檝e nothing to worry about鈥�.听 Zusha turned to them and explained.听 鈥榃hen I get to heaven, God won鈥檛 ask me: 鈥淲hy weren鈥檛 you more like Moses or King David?鈥澨� Instead, God will look right through me and ask: 鈥淶usha, why weren鈥檛 you more like Zusha?鈥澨� And then what will I say?鈥�

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I think about this story often.听 It really captures the importance of living a life not for oneself, but being oneself.听 So here鈥檚 a thought, Chris.听 We all know that you鈥檙e 100% your own man, but when that moment comes, God might just ask you why you weren鈥檛 even more like Chris.听 How will you answer?

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 May 2016 06:30
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