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Blondie World Exclusive

Debbie Harry calls Chris with the world exclusive first play of Blondie's brand new single Fun. Plus rollercoaster designer Andrew Porter bids for Great Job Wednesday.

Debbie Harry calls Chris with the world exclusive first play of Blondie's brand new single Fun from their new album Pollinator. For Great Job Wednesday Chris finds out how rollercoaster designer Andrew Porter got his dream job, and inspires Vassos' Top Tenuous. Chris kicks off sugar free February and Remona Aly provides the daily Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 1 Feb 2017 06:30
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Music Played

  • Bananarama

    Robert De Niro's Waiting

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

  • Amy Macdonald

    Dream On

    • Under Stars.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    The Times They Are A-Changin'Β 

    • The Best Of Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.

  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.

  • Richard Hawley

    Tonight The Streets Are Ours

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.

  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Pretty In Pink

    • Teenage Kicks (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Faith (feat. Ariana Grande)

    • Sing O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

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

  • Amen Corner

    (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice

    • Sunny Afternoon - Sound Of The 60's,V.
    • Old Gold.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Healing Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Dome.
    • 1.

  • Katy Perry

    Roar

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Glen Campbell

    Rhinestone Cowboy

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Farm

    Groovy Train

  • Dua Lipa

    Be The One

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Blondie

    Fun

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    Touchy!

    • 25: The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

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

  • Ronan Keating

    Life Is A Rollercoaster

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Izzy Bizu

    Talking To You

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Bon Jovi

    Born Again Tomorrow

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down

    • And They Danced The Night Away Volume 2 CD2.
    • Debutante.

  • KT Tunstall

    Suddenly I See

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

Pause For Thought

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

As a freelancing hobo, I’ve hot-desked in a LOT of cafes, hiding my fat brick of an ancient laptop behind frappe menus, while coveting my neighbour’s size zero tablet. So when I finally bought a slick new device, it was pretty momentous.

I was on the train last month, recent purchase by my side, dozed for a bit, then distractedly got off at my stop to grab a taxi. But I was missing something - my spanking new laptop.

I froze in shock at my own idiocy, but my heroic taxi driver sprung into action, with a rallying cry of: β€˜Let’s chase the train!’ and off we zoomed, breaking the law just a little bit to reach the next station. I Usain Bolted it down the platform - me, a Muslim woman, in a headscarf, shouting as I ran - β€œStop that train! there's something on it!” but apparently alarming not one of the Kent station staff.

I bounded onto the train, found my laptop on the seat, let out a little β€˜Allahu akbar’ and leapt out the closing doors like Jason Bourne.

In just minutes I’d gone from disaster to delight, I was grateful for the taxi driver, I was grateful for my laptop - which became a hundred times more precious to me from that moment.

It’s scarily easy to take things for granted, to sleepwalk through life, to lose sight of what’s around you - and what’s within you. I need a jolt, a wake up call, to appreciate the multitude of gifts in my life, and to know how quickly they can be snatched away - especially through my own neglect.

Yet even the laptop - on which I wrote this pause for thought - is the least of my blessings compared to my health, my home, my family, my freedom, my rights. But when I lose sight of them in the dark times, I recall the words of the Muslim Sufi poet and scholar, Rumi who puts it all back into perspective: β€œBut listen to me,” he pleads. β€œFor one moment, quit being sad. Hear blessings, dropping their blossoms around you.”

There will always be times we’re forgetful, neglectful, but I’ll strive to keep my ears, my eyes and my heart open so as not to miss out on the gentle cascade of blossoms as they fall constantly around me.

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