Sara Cox sits in
Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans to talk to RNLI volunteer Shaun Wright about Saving Lives at Sea, and Sean Conway discusses his inspiration for writing Cycling the Earth.
Sara is joined by RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteer Shaun Wright who's on call in ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One's new series Saving Lives at Sea. Plus adrenaline junkie Sean Conway speaks to Vassos about his new book Cycling the Earth and his latest venture taking part in the world's first ever length of Britain triathlon in 44 days. Plus there's thirty minutes of non-stop music in the Half Wower and Pause for Thought from Rabbi Julia Neuberger.
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Disco 2000
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Carry You ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ
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Dance To The Music
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Carole King
I Feel The Earth Move
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Fergus Sings The Blues
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Electric Light Orchestra
When The Night Comes
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Girls On Film
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Love Me Like You
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Simon & Garfunkel
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
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The Flames Of Desire
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Janet Jackson
Escapade
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The Clash
I Fought The Law
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I Love Rock 'n' Roll
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Baby Love
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Teardrops
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No Doubt
Don't Speak
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Moby
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I Feel Love
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Bryan Adams
Don't Even Try
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Never Going Back Again
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New York Girls
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Sailing On The Seven Seas
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New Order
People On The High Line
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Like I Can
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Club Tropicana
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Cry For Help
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Coco
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Tom Odell
Another Love
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Altered Images
Don't Talk to Me About Love
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Pause for Thought
From Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi at the west London Synagogue:
Μύ
On Saturday morning in my synagogue, weβll be reading the unusual story of Balaam and his donkey. Balaam is travelling to curse the Israelites, at his master Balakβs command. But God, who wasnβt too keen on this, put an angel in the way. Only the donkey could see the angel. The first time, the angel appeared with a drawn sword, so the donkey swerved out of the way. Balaam hit her. The second time, the angel appeared in a narrow passageway between two vineyard walls, so she swerved, and crushed Balaamβs foot. Balaam hit her again. The third time, the angel chose such a narrow place that the animalβs only option was to lie down; and Balaam hit her again.
Thatβs when the donkey speaks "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?βΜύ
And Balaam, idiotically, replied: "How dare you mock me! If I had a sword, Iβd kill you right here and now. βAnd itβs only then that God opens Balaamβs eyes. He sees the angel, talks with him, and realises his donkey is far superior to him in prophecy.
But nowhere in this whole story is it suggested that thereβs anything unusual about a talking donkey. Indeed, it seems as if itβs quite normal! So weβre left asking whether this is just a colourful way of making a point, and weβre not meant to take it seriously, or whether there was a strong belief in the ability of animals to speak, and the fact they didnβt most of the time was because they had nothing to say. I think thereβs a third explanation. This is a deliberately fantastical story. Whoever heard of a talking donkey? And so the moral is not about talking animals, but about listening, and watching, carefully. You may feel like carrying on regardless down a chosen path, but look around and listen to your inner voice. Donβt ignore the giveaway signs of upcoming problems. nor the fact that others are blocking your way. I believe there are talking donkeys in our lives to remind us to think twice about our actions, and be reasonable when
things go wrong. The talking donkey is our friend, and there to protect us.
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