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Mark Hamill and Marmalade

Chris is joined by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill and he also speaks to the World Marmalade Awards founder Jane Hasell-McCosh.

Chris is joined by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, who tells us about the new extended Blu-Ray release of Stars Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. World Marmalade Awards founder Jane Hasell-McCosh tells us all about the annual ceremony that's gone from 60 to 3,000 entries in 13 years and Chris samples an award-winning submission. We dedicate this morning's Top Tenuous to Star Wars and ask for your claims to the fame of world's biggest film franchise. Vassos is joined by former Ireland Rugby captain Keith Wood in the Sports Locker and we Pause For Thought with Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 19 Mar 2018 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Blame It On The Boogie

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Meghan Trainor

    No Excuses

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • Chris Rea

    I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • Ricky Martin

    Livin' La Vida Loca

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Make Me Feel

    • Dirty Computer.
    • Bad Boy Records.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Put Your Records On

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Gene Pitney

    Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Alexandra Burke

    Shadow

    • The Truth Is.
    • Decca.

  • Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    Physical

    • Physical.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Aztec Camera

    Oblivious

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Perry Como

    Papa Loves Mambo

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • Kelsea Ballerini

    I Hate Love Songs

    • (CD Single).
    • Black River Entertainment.

  • The Real Thing

    Can You Feel The Force?

    • The Seventies Album (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
    • 16.

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.

  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • Too Hot To Handle.
    • BBR.
    • 013.

  • All Saints

    Lady Marmalade

    • The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Distant Colours

    • Resistance Is Futile (Deluxe Edition).
    • Columbia.

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.

  • Albin Lee Meldau

    The Weight Is Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline.

  • R.E.M.

    Orange Crush

    • R.E.M. - Green.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Rick Astley

    Keep Singing

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 001.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

A rabbi had a terrible voice, but he thought he was a great singer and no-one had the guts to tell him the truth.听 Once, the rabbi found himself sitting next to the bride鈥檚 father at a wedding.听 He was asked to lead grace after meals, but to the horror of the guests, once he had finished the brief prayer, he went straight into a medley of his favourite songs.听 After 20 minutes, the toastmaster tried, but failed, to snatch the mic.听 In despair, he grabbed a heavy candlestick and lunged at the singing rabbi, but he ducked, and the toastmaster clobbered the bride鈥檚 father, who slumped on the table.听 Mortified, the toastmaster rushed to apologise.听 Bleeding from a gash on his head, the injured man said, 鈥榟it me again, I can still hear the rabbi singing鈥�.

听

Singing plays an important role in our home, especially on Shabbat 鈥� the weekly Sabbath.听 Shabbat is an oasis of calm, a time to reflect on the purpose of life and renew our relationship with God, the creator.听 We share time with family and friends, rejoicing in 25 wonderful hours with no TV, phones or pressure from work commitments.听 Delicious meals are enjoyed at a leisurely pace and one of the ways in which we celebrate the unique Shabbat atmosphere is by singing beautiful melodies between courses.听 To the uninitiated, the idea of singing together over a glass of wine or a piece of chicken might seem strange, but music draws us together in unusual ways.听 Some of the wordless tunes we sing 鈥� which anyone can pick up 鈥� have shaped my Jewish identity and created unexpected bonds with others.

听

We once hosted a non-Jewish family for Shabbat dinner.听 At first, the teenage boys were not impressed with the idea of singing and kept their arms firmly folded.听 But they gradually warmed up and got drawn in.听 Their dad told me that the next morning his boys were singing one of my tunes over their cornflakes.

听

King David is known as the 鈥榥e鈥檌m zemirot Yisrael鈥�: the sweet singer of the Jewish people.听 One of the most complex biblical figures, he bared his soul through beautiful psalms and powerful music.听 Every Shabbat, we take up King David鈥檚 mantle and sing of the gift of Shabbat and our hopes for a peaceful and meaningful life.

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