Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Roger Daltrey, Alex Jones and Kevin & Karen Clifton

Chris is joined by The Who's Roger Daltrey live from LA to give us the world exclusive of his first single since '92 and catches up with Alex Jones on her Sport Relief challenge.

Chris is joined by The Who's Roger Daltrey live from L.A to tell us about As Long As I Have You Now, his first new solo material in 26 years and how his band mate Pete Townshend encouraged him to put this album together. We check in with Alex Jones on Day 5 of her Mother of all Challenges for Sport Relief, before she heads underground in the caves of the Brecon Beacons in Wales. Karen and Kevin Clifton call Chris to make a special announcement about their relationship and their tour. Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by golfer Paul Casey and freelance journalist and editor Remona Aly is pausing for thought.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Thu 15 Mar 2018 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

More episodes

Previous

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Professor Brian Cox and Dental Hygiene

Next

Cheltenham Gold Cup Day!

See all episodes from The Chris Evans Breakfast Show

Clips

See all clips from Roger Daltrey, Alex Jones and Kevin & Karen Clifton (4)

Music Played

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Albin Lee Meldau

    The Weight Is Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline.

  • Richard Hawley

    Tonight The Streets Are Ours

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.

  • New Order

    People On The High Line

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.
    • 1.

  • Olly Murs

    Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 015.

  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 010.

  • ABBA

    Thank You For The Music

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • Marshmello & Anne-Marie

    Friends

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Taylor Swift

    Love Story

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Perry Como

    Magic Moments

    • 50's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • Chris Montez

    The More I See You

    • This Is Easy (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Bebe Rexha

    Meant To Be (feat. Florida Georgia Line)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Greatest Hits I II & III (The Platinum Collection).
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Roger Daltrey

    As Long As I Have You

  • Kelsea Ballerini

    I Hate Love Songs

    • (CD Single).
    • Black River Entertainment.

  • Muse

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Semisonic

    Chemistry

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • The Fratellis

    Starcrossed Losers

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.

  • The Who

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 021.

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Rae Morris

    Someone Out There

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Roger Daltrey

    As Long As I Have You

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Remona Aly, Freelance journalist and editor:

When you start a story with the words 鈥楳uslim hijabi woman鈥� and 鈥榮kinhead鈥�, you think it鈥檚 not going to end well. But not long ago in London, I jumped onto a tube train, grabbed a seat and minded my own business. 聽

A scruffy looking man got on at the next stop, and the entire carriage was filled with the pungent smell that he generously radiated. Of course, he sat next to me. The next stop came, and a skinhead stepped on. He had tattoos on his knuckles, a death skull on his neck and a face full of piercings. Of course, he sat opposite. Things were not looking or smelling great.

The skinhead kept trying to catch my eye. I looked anywhere else 鈥� the floor, the holiday ad, the emergency alarm, but finally, I just had to meet his look. He waved his hand back and forth under his nose in sympathy, grinned at me and said, 鈥淧hoo, astaghfirullah鈥�. My jaw was on the tube floor. He鈥檇 uttered an Islamic phrase that only Muslims use, sometimes when things are bad, yet literally meaning, 鈥楪od forgive me鈥�! Here I was worrying I might get attacked, and there he was trying to connect with me.

I had to get out at the next stop, but looking back, I so wish we鈥檇 talked. Was he a Muslim, friends with a Muslim? He could only have known that phrase by hanging out with them, surely?

I was initially clouded by a fear of what I saw, I let the skull tattoo overshadow the bigger picture. But I should know better, especially since I also get judged for my headscarf 鈥� so that encounter on the tube was a lesson for me.

How we look from the outside is merely our opening chapter, it鈥檚 not our whole story.

These days we have just enough time to condemn others on Twitter or Facebook, but not enough time to hear out each other鈥檚 stories. And if time is not on our side, at least we can use our understanding.

As the Persian Muslim poet Hafiz said, 鈥淲hat do you seek - being right or understanding? Being heard or hearing, being loved or loving? If you seek the one you will not find the other. If you seek the other, you will find both.鈥�

Perhaps one day I鈥檒l find the skinhead and we can hear each other鈥檚 stories鈥�

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Mar 2018 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

After eight years of hosting the Breakfast Show, Chris Evans leaves Radio 2.

500 Words

麻豆约拍 Radio 2's story-writing competition for kids.