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Professor Brian Cox and Steve the Removal Man

Chris speaks to Professor Brian Cox about his brand new book Universal and we hear from professional packer, Steve Baran. Plus, Chris shares the listeners' love for David Essex.

Chris speaks to Professor Brian Cox about his brand new book Universal, the Big Bang and his sold-out supermassive UK tour. Plus, professional packer and removal expert Steve Baran offers his top tips and advice for anyone moving to a new home. Chris shares the listeners' love for David Essex, after he announces he'll no longer be touring, and Father Brian D'Arcy is live in studio recalling memories of his dear friend Sir Terry Wogan with a poignant Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 28 Sep 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • Meat Loaf

    Dead Ringer for Love

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Coldplay

    A Head Full Of Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Little Richard

    Long Tall Sally

    • Little Richard - British Hit Singles.
    • Ace.

  • Moby

    Porcelain

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Maroon 5

    Sugar

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Duran Duran

    Is There Something I Should Know?

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Van Morrison

    Too Late

    • Keep Me Singing.
    • Exile.

  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Sam Cooke

    Bring It on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ to Me

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Gavin James

    Nervous

    • (CD Single).
    • GS Believe.

  • David Essex

    A Winter's Tale

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • David Essex

    Rock On

    • David Essex - His Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • David Essex

    Oh What A Circus

    • The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • Polydor.

  • David Essex

    Gonna Make You A Star

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

  • David Essex

    Hold Me Close

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 2.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Rembrandts

    I'll Be There For You

    • The Love Songs Album (Various).
    • Universal.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Tom Chaplin

    Quicksand

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

  • Blur

    The Universal

    • (CD Single).
    • Food.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • New Order

    True Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • QWest.

  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    A Big Hunk o' Love

    • The Wonder Of You.
    • Sony Music.

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • The Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Green Day

    Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

    • Green Day - Nimrod.
    • Reprise.

  • Disclosure

    Holding On (feat. Gregory Porter)

    • Take Me To The Alley.
    • Blue Note Records.

  • David Essex

    Silver Dream Machine (Part 1)

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1980 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 3.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Father Brian D’Arcy, a Catholic Passionist priest:

An Irish poet, Brendan Kennelly, once wrote a beautiful poem on the death of his father. He said that a man never dies as long as his memory lives.

Yesterday, nine months after his death, there was a memorial service for Sir Terry Wogan – many of you will no doubt have heard the broadcast. The tributes and reflections made the legendary broadcaster live again. Terry’s memory will never die as long as his millions of early morning listeners recall the blarney and the banter. He left us endless memories of his wit and wisdom.

He once offered me wise words about broadcasting. β€œThe secret of a successful career,” he said, β€œis to hang around long enough to become a habit”.

There was joy and sadness at yesterday’s service. Joy because that is what Terry brought to all our lives and sadness with the realisation that we shall never see his like again. That’s why memory is such a precious thing. It helps us to hold onto what we love and never want to lose. Where would we be without the vivid memories of the people we’ve met and places we’ve been? Memory is all we have.

Holding unto memories though can be painful. It’s the loneliness of it. Yet sacred memories live and give life when they are shared as we did yesterday.

No matter how much we resist it, we’ll lose our loved ones. But we never forget them and it’s the life in those memories which give us the faith to go on.

With Terry we still have countless laugh-out-loud moments from his morning radio and his hilarious Eurovision commentary. Memories of friendship, encouragement, goodness and kindness also abound. And how can we forget those wonderful November Fridays when millions were raised for Children in Need.

Each of us, and each listener too, have our own personal memories. We all felt better about ourselves when we listened to Terry. Being in his company was the magic pill which lifted the gloom. We have so much to be grateful for.

The Psalmist puts it perfectly -: β€œThe Righteous will be remembered forever.” (Ps112:6).

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