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Juliet Stevenson, Sharon Horgan, John Torode and Midge Ure

Comic writer and actor Sharon Horgan, award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson, Masterchef judge John Torode and Midge Ure performs live in the studio.

Comic writer and actor Sharon Horgan tells us about starring alongside Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams in comedy thriller Game Night, she also gives us insight into her comic writing process. Award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson has news of a Truly, Madly, Deeply re-release, shares memories of the late Alan Rickman and explains how the coin toss works to decide which role she plays in Mary Stuart. Masterchef judge John Torode joins us as series 14 kicks off and he spills the beans of which creations took him by surprise. Midge Ure performs live in the studio, playing tracks from his album Orchestrated, where he's re-imagining his Ultravox, Visage and solo classics with a full orchestra. Vassos has the latest sport and Rev Richard Coles provides the daily Pause For Thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Fri 2 Mar 2018 06:30
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Music Played

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • George Ezra

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Chris Cornell

    You Know My Name

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Supergrass

    Alright

    • The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
    • Virgin.

  • Dua Lipa

    IDGAF

    • Dua Lipa.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • David Essex

    Gonna Make You A Star

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

  • Deep Purple

    Hush

  • Status Quo

    Whatever You Want

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • AC/DC

    Thunderstruck

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 420.

  • Marshmello & Anne-Marie

    Friends

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

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

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde

    Pop Don't Stop

    • Here Come The Aliens.
    • Wildeflower Records.

  • Pete Tong & Heritage Orchestra

    Killer (feat. Seal)

    • Ibiza Classics.
    • UMC.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From the Reverend Richard Coles:

Μύ

The Beast from the East, a cold front so dreadful it gets its own name, plunges the nation into unequalled chaos; well not really, but it reminded me of the last time we had a proper cold spell, a few years ago.Μύ


It was just after New Year and we were staying with friends in an isolated farmhouse on Dartmoor. It began to snow as we arrived, and we woke up the next day to deep drifts and a thermometer showing minus fifteen. Provisions we had aplenty, logs for the fire, dogs for the bed, which was just as well, because we weren’t going anywhere.ΜύApart from for a walk, scrambling up snow covered slopes in puffer jackets holding our phones aloft in a pathetic attempt to find a signal. We didn’t, but it was fine, for it was incredibly beautiful on the moor, clear and sunny, but sub zero, so everything sparkled, and we were all elated, apart from our sausage dogs, not really built for snow drifts (well, you try hauling your undercarriage through four inches of frost).Μύ


But our elation turned to deflation as the weather showed no sign of a thaw and by day three we were looking at our dwindling pile of supplies with growing anxiety. And then the sound of an engine straining and we rushed outside to see a 4X4 battling through the snow towards us. It was the local vet. β€œAre you OK”, he asked? β€œI’m going to try to get through to Moretonhampstead, is there anything essential you need?” β€œYes!”, I shouted, almost sobbing with relief, β€œflat leaf parsley.”Μύ


It’s funny what we think essential when disruption to routine occurs. Part of the reason for giving up things in Lent, I think, is to discover how illusory desires may be. And how surprisingly easy it is to go without. And if you do, how quickly those desires begin to look ridiculous, our sense of entitlement embarrassing, our affluence shaming. Try it?

I never discovered, by the way, if flat leaf parsley was obtainable in Moretonhampstead, our rescuer felt it not so urgent a priority as I did. But I did discover - John, you’ll be proud of me - that wild chervil, which you can find on Dartmoor even under snowdrifts, makes a very acceptable substitute. Let’s COOK!

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