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Gary Barlow, Joanne Froggatt, Colin Firth, Matthew Vaughn and The Script

Chris is joined by Take That's Gary Barlow, actress Joanne Froggatt, Hollywood star Colin Firth and director Matthew Vaughn. Plus The Script play live in the studio.

Chris is joined by singing superstar Gary Barlow to give us all the goss on his brand new musical, The Band, based on the music of Take That as well as a revealing plans for 2018. Actress Joanne Froggatt tells us about her roles in ITV's latest thriller Liar and shares her thoughts on those plot twists and turns. Hollywood star Colin Firth and director Matthew Vaughn swing by to preview their upcoming spy-tastic sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Plus Irish rockers The Script perform hits from their new number 1 album Freedom Child live in the studio and treat us to a special rendition of The Black Eyed Peas' I Gotta Feeling to start the weekend. We try to find a new collective noun for rainbows with suggestions including splendour, jubilation, hope and fabulous. Vassos has the latest sport and Paul Kerensa provides the daily Pause For Thought.

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Fri 15 Sep 2017 06:30
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Music Played

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    She Got The Garden

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Green Onions

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Rick Astley

    Never Gonna Give You Up (Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park 2017)

  • The Shires

    Friday Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

    Say Say Say

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Sam Smith

    Too Good At Goodbyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Ash

    Girl From Mars

    • Smash Hits 3 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Isn't She Lovely

    • Songs In The Key Of Life Vol.2.
    • Hitsville.

  • P!nk

    What About Us

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Janet Jackson

    Together Again

    • Now 39 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Dead or Alive

    You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Squeeze

    Is That Love?

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

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

  • Take That

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Elton John

    Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • The Script

    For The First Time (Radio 2 Session, 15 SEP 2017)

  • JP Cooper

    She's On My Mind

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Script

    Rain (Radio 2 Session, 15 SEP 2017)

  • Blondie

    Doom Or Destiny

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • The Script

    Hall of Fame (Radio 2 Session, 15 SEP 2017)

  • The Script

    I Gotta Feeling (Radio 2 Session, 15 SEP 2017)

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

Comedian & writer Paul Kerensa

聽My left side is rubbish. It may be a coincidence, but I鈥檝e got a clicky left knee, my left kidney鈥檚 dodgy, I鈥檝e had 2 corneal transplants (both a la gauche) and my port-side ear gets bunged up. I鈥檓 only 38! On the plus side, my right half鈥檚 golden. My right knee鈥檚 champion, my starboard eye could see for miles, I鈥檓 right-handed and if I had to choose a favourite nostril 鈥� well you get the idea.

聽So last week, hospitalized with a mystery belly pain, it was indeed on my left. Nothing serious, it turned out 鈥� but by the time they solved it, I鈥檇 been kept in several days, and missed seemingly crucial filming work. The self-employed creative curse. We all know, you can鈥檛 miss 鈥楢ction!鈥� on a film set, or curtain up at First Night. Like super-gluing myself to this band, you stick to The Script 鈥� or lose the job.

Job lost, in hospital overnight, I caught Grumpyitis: symptoms of moaning and self-pity鈥� Take one dose of humble pie a day till you improve.

聽My irritation was put in context by the ninety-something in the next bed. I鈥檇 recover soon, lost some work, but he knew he wouldn鈥檛 see Christmas. He鈥檇 made his peace with it, he said, and just wanted to be home, walking his dog, while he could.

聽Next morning, he was discharged. As he left, recalling my financial frustration, he approached me, with a smile, took out his wallet鈥� and counted out some notes. I couldn鈥檛 believe it. He said, 鈥淚鈥檝e learned this about money: You can鈥檛 take it with you.鈥� Then he put the money back, and you know what? He took it with him. His point? Don鈥檛 chase that. He left for home, a wagging tail awaiting him. Chase that instead.

聽鈥淣o one can serve two masters,鈥� said Jesus. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 serve God and money.鈥� I may be split, into rubbish left and 鈥榓lright鈥� right 鈥� but my attentions divide too. I chase the money, the prize, the glory 鈥� at what cost?

聽St Paul suggested it鈥檚 not 鈥榤oney鈥� that鈥檚 the root of all evil, but 鈥�love of money鈥�. Instead, we can direct that love, into doing what we love, for those we love, or with those we love.

聽When I鈥檓 pulled in two directions, perhaps I鈥檒l think twice, knowing deep down, that if it鈥檚 not right, perhaps it should be left.

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