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Shania Twain, Eddie Izzard, John Thomson, Hermione Norris and Rag'n'Bone Man

Chris is joined by country superstar Shania Twain, actor Eddie Izzard and Cold Feet's John Thomson and Hermione Norris. Plus Rag'n'Bone Man performs live in the studio.

Chris is joined by country superstar Shania Twain ahead of her performance at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. Marathon marvel and stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard discusses his latest role in the historical drama Victoria & Abdul. Cold Feet's John Thomson and Hermione Norris give us the goss ahead of series 7 of the ITV drama. Plus one of the hottest new acts of the year soul singer Rag'n'Bone Man performs live in the studio, playing hits from his number one album Human.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 Sep 2017 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

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

  • Jack Savoretti

    Whiskey Tango

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Coolio

    Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)

    • (CD Single).
    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Cat Stevens

    (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Tavares

    Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Alone In The Dark

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 001.

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Just Called To Say I Love You

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Twist and Shout

    • Please Please Me.
    • Parlophone.
    • 14.

  • Stereophonics

    All In One Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

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

  • Shania Twain

    Life's About To Get Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury Nashville.

  • Shania Twain

    Swingin' With My Eyes Closed

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Human (Radio 2 Session, 08 Sep 2017)

  • CNCO & Little Mix

    Reggaet贸n Lento (Remix)

    • (CD Single).
    • SYCO.

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Skin (Radio 2 Session, 08 Sep 2017)

  • Gregory Porter

    A Cradle In Bethlehem (Radio 2 Session, 12 Dec 2014)

    • The Christmas Song.

  • Sam Smith

    Too Good At Goodbyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    As You Are (Radio 2 Session, 08 Sep 2017)

  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Radio 2 Session, 08 Sep 2017)

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Radiant with spray tan and sparkling with glitter, I made my dance debut on the Strictly launch show, broadcast tonight, but recorded on Tuesday at the 麻豆约拍 studios in Elstree. In the front row, cheering me on, were three vicars in dog collars:听David, my partner; Kate Bottley, fellow Pause for Thought contributor; and Lucy Dallas, the real life Vicar of Strictly, in whose parish the studios stand.

听

During a quick-change back stage I saw them framed on a TV screen, looking like the听Church of England鈥檚 naughty step on a big night out. Out of place, some would say, in that sparkly showbiz world, though none of us think so; but people have rather fixed ideas about where clergy belong. In church, in the parish, in a听chaplaincy in hospital or prison - all good places to be, but not only in those places. Summoned to go wherever people are found, we inevitably turn up far from zones of familiarity. A hundred and fifty years ago it could have been 鈥渄arkest听Africa鈥� (inverted commas), where men in beards and dog collars came paddling up uncharted rivers into worlds as distant and unfathomable as any they could conceive.

听

听There they settled, adapting to local conditions, and discovering, as we听always do, people there live lives just as rich and complex and busy with light and shade as our own, and that it behoves the visitor to shut up and learn before doing anything else.
听
Strictly is not 鈥渄arkest Africa鈥� but is nevertheless unfamiliar and challenging to me (rather like my paso doble is to them) and adapting to local conditions can be quite demanding. Just because somewhere is unfamiliar, challenging and听demanding it does not mean you cannot go there. Quite the contrary. I often think of the disciples in a their storm-tossed boat seeing Jesus walking on the water and crying out to him to save them. What does he say? Get out of the boat.听
听
Get out of the boat: the comfortable, the familiar, the steady.
听
Step forward into something dynamic, unfamiliar and challenging, with a heel lead and a cha cha cha.

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