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QI's John Lloyd and Campervans

QI creator John Lloyd calls Chris to share some fascinating facts from his new book and we go campervan crazy with expert Dave Hurrell.

Q.I creator John Lloyd calls Chris to share some fascinating facts from his new book, which will leave you looking at spinach in a whole new way! We go Campervan crazy with expert Dave Hurrell, our Top Tenuous takes in your desperate claims to the fame of T2: Trainspotting and Remona Aly provides us with a hospitality themed Pause For Thought.

Today's show is dedicated to all our listeners who listen on both FM and Digital at various times of the day. Today's show is entitled if you want to stand a chance, sometimes you have to take a chance!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 3 Nov 2016 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Sting

    I Can't Stop Thinking About You

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • The Band

    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • The Teardrop Explodes

    Reward

    • The Teardrop Explodes - Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Cliff Richard

    Roll Over Beethoven

    • Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.

  • Billy Ocean

    Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

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

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.

  • Johnny Cymbal

    Mr Bass Man

    • Universal Music.

  • John Legend

    Love Me Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • The Mavericks

    Dance the Night Away (Live from Nashville)

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Hungry Heart

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Everything

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Rick Astley

    Pray With Me

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 001.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me to the Moon

    • A Man And His Music.
    • Reprise.

  • The Bluetones

    Slight Return

  • Duran Duran

    Ordinary World

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Supergrass

    Moving

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Melanie C

    Anymore (Radio 2 Session, 7 OCT 2016)

  • Olly Murs

    Grow Up

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Black

    Wonderful Life

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

  • Elbow

    One Day Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • Niall Horan

    This Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Underworld

    Born Slippy

    • Huge Hits 1996 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought
From Remona Aly, freelance journalist and editor:

Μύ

They say that the best things in life happen when you least expect it, but on this particular occasion, that sentiment is well up for debate.

Many years ago, on a quiet summer day, the house was filled with the aroma of mum’s Indian cooking as she prepared a delicious meal for an American family who were joining us for dinner.Μύ The father, a friend of my dad’s, had called from his London hotel to say they’d just arrived in the UK, so my dad didn’t hesitate to invite them over.

Their car rolled up our drive, as my parents smiled and waved through the window. β€œEr”, my brother piped, β€œWhy do they have suitcases on the roof?” Code Red as Mum hit panic station. It turned out our American guests - two adults, 3 kids and 4.5 suitcases - had checked out of their hotel and were staying with us for the next 8 weeks - full board.

After a 60 second breakdown, mum managed to hold it together and both my parents went into full smiley host mode for our unexpected lodgers, feeding them and entertaining them for the entire summer without complaints - well at least none that were audible.

Although this is an extreme example of mi casa es su casa, hospitality is a big deal in Islam, just as it is in other cultures and faith traditions.

Guests are a sacred blessing, and they complete a triangle between guest, host and God. Hospitality is an act of faith, an intimate experience that isn’t limited to those you know, but extended to those you don’t know. A poor traveller who seeks shelter isn’t seen as a stranger or an outsider, they are an honoured guest who brings with them a suitcase-full of blessings.

Fourteen centuries ago, a poor Muslim couple who were companions of Prophet Muhammad, welcomed a hungry traveller into their home even though they had very little to eat for themselves. While the traveller gratefully ate his fill, the couple pretended to eat, obscured by the dim candlelight.

This account of a poor couple’s generosity strikes me to the core. In our modernised world, we are more connected technologically than ever before, but there is still a loss of signal between our hearts. But I have faith that the spirit of hospitality is one sure way of building the best of networks that human beings can offer each other. Μύ

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