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Sara Cox sits in for Chris Evans and is joined by Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass, who talk about the new Bourne film, and Dermot O'Leary, who discusses his X Factor return.

Sara is joined by Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass to talk about the new Bourne film. Dermot O'Leary chats about his X Factor return and his latest Radio 2 Saturday Sessions CD. We speak to a few early morning achievers and there's a special Friday Half Wower. Plus Pause for Thought by the cleric and broadcaster Reverend Richard Coles.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Fri 15 Jul 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing

  • Jodie Abacus

    She's In Love With The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • Household.
    • 001.

  • Squeeze

    Cool For Cats

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • New Order

    True Faith '94

    • (CD Single).
    • London.

  • Tom Odell

    Magnetised

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Divine Comedy

    Something For The Weekend

    • Fresh Hits 96 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    When The Night Comes

    • Alone In The Universe.
    • Columbia.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

    • Very Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band.
    • Chrysalis.

  • OneRepublic

    Wherever I Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Brotherhood of Man

    Angelo

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Emporio.

  • Walking on Cars

    Catch Me If You Can

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

  • The Bees

    A Minha Menina

    • Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
    • BMG.

  • Atomic Kitten

    Whole Again

    • (CD Single).
    • Innocent.

  • Jess Glynne

    Hold My Hand

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Madonna

    Material Girl

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 2.

  • Daft Punk

    One More Time

  • Reef

    Place Your Hands

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Justin Bieber

    Sorry

    • Purpose.
    • Def Jam Recordings.
    • 4.

  • Four Tops

    It's The Same Old Song

    • The Four Tops - The Ultimate Collecti.
    • Motown.

  • ABC

    The Flames Of Desire

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 001.

  • Stereophonics

    I Wanna Get Lost With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Steppenwolf

    Born To Be Wild

    • Rock Anthems Volume 2 (Various).
    • Dino.

  • Snap!

    Rhythm Is A Dancer

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

  • Bryan Adams

    Don't Even Try

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Dodgy

    Good Enough (Radio 2 Session, 8th Jul 2016)

  • Billy Ocean

    When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • Izzy Bizu

    Tears Dry On Their Own

    • Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2016.
    • Sony Music.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Rev’d Richard Coles, cleric and broadcaster:

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One of the more surprising things I’ve done lately is go to church.

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Hardly going the extra mile, I know for a Vicar, but I’m on sabbatical at the moment, off parish duties till September, so on Sundays I’m going to other people’s churches instead of my own, and sitting at the back instead of standing at the front.

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And what a revelation that’s been. Some clergy go on too long, others sound like they’re late for a train, some wave their arms about, others look like they’ve got rigor mortis, some read the gospel like Nena Nanar doing the entertainment news, others look like they’re reading the casualty lists after a battle.

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And of course, after a while you stop thinking ‘what do they look like’ and start thinking ‘what do I look like’.

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There are moments, aren’t there, when we see ourselves as others see us, a sudden awareness of how we actually look to the world: it happens on TV talent shows, when, paraded in front of an audience and judges, someone for the first time realises how good they are – or how bad.

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I can relate to that, because there’s nothing more unnerving for a Vicar than to see in the congregation another Vicar. You thought Simon Cowell was merciless? You don’t know what merciless is until you accidentally split your epiclesis in front of a holidaying Archdeacon.

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I suppose all professions are like that; but there’s another side to it. When clergy fall, make a proper mess of things, get into serious trouble, those merciless critics can suddenly become unexpectedly generous and kind and selfless. Combatants become comrades, and normal hostilities are suspended – for a while. It’s not only in the clerical profession that happens.

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