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Rock and Roll Antiques and British Tea

Chris chats to American antiques expert Jesse McClure about his new TV show British Treasure American Gold and he talks to top British tea maker, Jonathon Jones.

Chris meets American antiques expert Jesse McClure, who tells us about the wacky and unusual items he finds across the UK in his new show British Treasure American Gold. Chris speaks to Jonathon Jones, the tea maker who supplies his British brews to China. Plus Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski provides us with a Pause For Thought.

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Wed 19 Oct 2016 06:30
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  • The J. Geils Band

    Centrefold

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Tom Chaplin

    Quicksand

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

  • Steppenwolf

    Magic Carpet Ride

    • Island.

  • Sheryl Crow

    A Change Would Do You Good

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • John Newman

    Come And Get It

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

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Melanie C

    Anymore

    • (CD Single).
    • Red Girl Records.

  • Ocean Colour Scene

    Hundred Mile High City

    • The Best Of Ocean Colour Scene.
    • Island.

  • Bryan Adams

    You Belong To Me

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

  • Matt Monro

    And You Smiled

    • Heartbreakers: 20 Golden Greats From Matt Monro.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 17.

  • Pretenders

    Holy Commotion

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • CeeLo Green

    It's OK

    • The Lady Killer.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Status Quo

    That's A Fact

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music On Demand.
    • 001.

  • Status Quo

    That's a Fact

    • Blue For You.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 7.

  • Katy Perry

    Firework

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Tom Odell

    Here I Am (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016)

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

  • The Beatles

    Drive My Car

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 1.

  • WALK THE MOON

    Shut Up And Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Culture Club

    Church Of The Poison Mind

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Good Thing

    • The Raw & The Cooked.
    • London.

  • The Kinks

    Have A Cuppa Tea

    • Muswell Hillbillies.
    • Universal Music (UK) Limited.
    • 8.

  • Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie

    Tea For Two

  • Jamiroquai

    Little L

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Just Jack

    Starz In Their Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Johnny Marr

    Easy Money

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Jack Savoretti

    When We Were Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Spandau Ballet

    Gold

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Justin Bieber

    Sorry

    • Purpose.
    • Def Jam Recordings.
    • 4.

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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Jewish festivals are a lot like buses – you wait around for ages and then several come at once.Ìý In the last fortnight, we’ve had the Jewish New Year, the Day of Atonement and now we are celebrating Sukkot – the most joyful week in the calendar.

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Sukkot is a harvest festival – a chance to enjoy God’s bounty as the days draw in. There’s plenty of eating and drinking, and as the week comes to an end, singing and dancing too.

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The word Sukkot means ‘huts’ after the temporary structures where we eat, socialise and, if the weather’s up to it, sleep throughout the week.Ìý The roof is flimsy and made from leaves and sticks.Ìý When it rains, we have to go indoors and when it’s cold, we can freeze. We decorate it with our children’s school art-work, water-proof lighting and this year, as the festival is in late October, we’ve splashed out on a couple of heaters.Ìý The idea is as powerful as it is simple – remembering that life is temporary ensures that we make the most of every day.Ìý Rediscovering meaning and joy in every precious moment is a wonderful thing.

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A few years ago, I was having a snooze in my sukkah one afternoon when my family were out.Ìý When I woke up, I discovered that I’d been locked in the garden by a well-meaning visitor who hadn’t known I was there.Ìý I found a ladder, climbed over the side gate into the front garden, cutting my head in the process.Ìý I was confident that I could let myself in to the house through the front door.Ìý But I found that it was also locked and I was now stuck in the street in my pyjamas with no keys, money or phone.Ìý I was rescued by lovely neighbours who didn’t ask too many questions or phone the local paper.ÌýÌý They lent me an overcoat and a phone to call my parents.Ìý When I told my father that I was sitting the neighbour’s sukkah in my pyjamas with a bleeding head he simply asked the obvious question, ‘why?’

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The story gave my community a good laugh and I got an entertaining sermon out of it, but it also hammered home the message of Sukkot rather effectively.Ìý Life is temporary and unpredictable, so make the most of every moment.

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