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Tracey Ullman, Annette Bening, Amanda Redman and Elbow

Chris is joined by comedian Tracey Ullman, actresses Annette Bening and Amanda Redman. Plus Elbow perform live in the studio.

Chris is joined by comedian Tracey Ullman, who tells us about returning to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One with her new sketch show, showcasing impersonations from Dame Judi Dench to Julie Walters. Golden Globe-winning actress Annette Bening explains the story of her new Oscar-nominated film 20th Century Women. Actress Amanda Redman tells us about shooting on location in Sri Lanka and India for ITV's new drama The Good Karma Hospital. Plus Elbow perform new music from their album Little Fictions and the Reverend Richard Coles delivers a cricket-themed Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Feb 2017 06:30
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Music Played

  • U2

    Angel Of Harlem

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • Izzy Bizu

    Talking To You

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • The Beatles

    Eight Days A Week

  • Madness

    House Of Fun

  • George Ezra

    Cassy O'

    • Wanted On Voyage.
    • Columbia.

  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Black Star Riders

    Testify Or Say Goodbye

    • Heavy Fire.
    • Universal Music.
    • 6.

  • Elton John

    Crocodile Rock

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Bobby Vee

    The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

    • Bobby Vee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Shaun Escoffery

    Healing Me

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

  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Gwen Stefani

    Make Me Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 1.

  • The Weeknd

    Can't Feel My Face

    • Beauty Behind The Madness.
    • Republic.
    • 7.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Dream On

    • Under Stars.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Elbow

    Grounds for Divorce (Live)

  • Barbra Streisand

    Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Elbow

    Magnificent (She Said) (Live)

  • Blondie

    Fun

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Pearson

    News At Ten

    • THE SEVENTIES.
    • KPM.

  • Elbow

    My Sad Captains (Live)

  • Elbow

    What a Wonderful World (Live)

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Rev’d Richard Coles, cleric and broadcaster:

I was at Taunton’s cricket ground on Wednesday, at a do for Somerset County Council, and had a flashback, not in a good way, to my dread of being made to play cricket at school. This was partly because as the nerdy gay kid I was always the last to be picked (for any sport), but more specifically – and I hate to pander to a caricature here – I could neither throw nor catch. When I tried to bowl, I looked like an exercise in random ballistics, spewing forth balls like Guinevere, the lotto machine. The last time I tried to catch, I required the attention of a maxillo-facial surgeon.
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This is awkward, for my parish of Finedon is famous for cricket. We have a magnificent cricket club, bounded by elms and our church spire, and there I have watched everyone from New Zealand’s First XI, to those identical twins off Harry Potter, step onto the field.
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As Vicar, alas, I got off to a poor start. At my first match I made my way round the boundary in my cassock ,with four sausage dogs off the lead, and found a nice spot to watch the game in front of a big white fence on wheels. Great view of the bowling. EVERYBODY waved.
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But I persevered, and in the past seven years I have married our cricketers, buried our cricketers, baptised the children of our cricketers, comforted our cricketers, counselled our cricketers, blessed our cricketers, got drunk with our cricketers, cried havoc with our cricketers, cried with our cricketers, celebrated my surprise fiftieth birthday party at the cricket club – theme: 80s Disco Apocalypse - and played my last gig with our cricketers, as featured guest artiste with club band The Cupping Melons.

LGBT people who want to get involved in the Church of England may also feel like the nerdy kid not being picked for sport; but remember the CofE is also THIS: a place where gay Vicars and their gay Vicar partners, who can’t throw for toffee, and trip over the wicket, are welcomed, affirmed, bought pints, and cheerfully forgiven for the only real sin of walking in front of the big white fence at throwing time.

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