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Fearne Cotton sits in

Fearne is joined by explorer Erling Kagge who tells us about his 50-day adventure to find solace for his book Silence: In The Age of Noise. Plus there's the Half Wower.

Fearne Cotton sits in for Chris and is joined by explorer Erling Kagge who tells us about his 50 day adventure in Antarctica to find solace for his book Silence: In The Age of Noise. Plus there's thirty minutes of fab tunes in the Half Wower with music from the likes of Bonnie Tyler, Backstreet Boys and The Pussycat Dolls. Karthi Gnanasegaram is joined in the Sports Locker by NBC Sports Commentator Arlo White and Rabbi Julia Neuberger is Pausing For Thought.

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Thu 12 Apr 2018 06:30
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Music Played

  • Bryan Ferry

    Let's Stick Together

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Distant Colours

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

  • 础苍苍别鈥怣补谤颈别

    Ciao Adios

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 001.

  • George Michael

    Outside

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.

  • Michael Jackson

    Black Or White

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Albin Lee Meldau

    The Weight Is Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline.

  • Eurythmics

    Here Comes The Rain Again

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Alesha Dixon

    The Boy Does Nothing

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.

  • Elvis Presley

    Burning Love

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Zac Efron & Zendaya

    Rewrite The Stars

    • The Greatest Showman O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.

  • Dire Straits

    Twisting By The Pool

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • The Police

    De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

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

  • Ashford & Simpson

    Solid

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Backstreet Boys

    Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Pussycat Dolls

    Don't Cha (feat. Busta Rhymes)

    • Now 62 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kacey Musgraves

    High Horse

    • Golden Hour.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Meat Loaf

    Dead Ringer for Love

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • 碍鈥怟濒补蝉蝉

    Rhythm Is A Mystery

  • Camila Cabello

    Havana (feat. Young Thug)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Depeche Mode

    Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted)

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.

  • Roger Daltrey

    As Long As I Have You

  • Noah and the Whale

    5 Years Time

  • S Club

    Don't Stop Movin'

    • (CD Album Sampler).
    • Polydor.

  • Paloma Faith

    Only Love Can Hurt Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 004.

  • Morrissey

    Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up On The Stage

    • Low In High School.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • 4 Non Blondes

    What's Up?

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Katy Perry

    Roar

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

From Julia Neuberger Senior Rabbi at the west London Synagogue:

We finished Passover last Friday night, the week when we Jews eat unleavened bread- matzah- and nothing 鈥榬isen鈥�, with yeast in it. I鈥檓 sure it鈥檚 very healthy, and we certainly overdose on our five a day fruit and vegetables all week. But I find matzah amazingly indigestible, and a slice of normal bread after a week without feels like a real treat!

Once Passover starts we begin counting the 鈥榦mer鈥�, (the omer is a Biblical measure for grain). We count aloud each of the forty-nine days between Passover and Shavuot, Pentecost. Some say that the counting represents spiritual preparation for Shavuot, the festival of God鈥檚 giving of the Torah. It鈥檚 also a time of semi-mourning, during which orthodox Jews don鈥檛 listen to instrumental music, or conduct weddings. Those of us who are less traditional tend not to observe those restrictions, but we do do something special during these 7 weeks. We take what we regard as the core of Torah, God鈥檚 law, the duty to help those in need. And we observe that more than usual- we ask our congregation to bring food every time they come, to give away to homeless people or those using food banks, as once in Biblical times they would have brought animals and grain to sacrifice to God.

The journey from Passover to Pentecost, Shavuot, from freedom from slavery to willingly, as free people, taking on the duties of God鈥檚 law, is a spiritual one. Marking that acceptance of God鈥檚 law by adding to normal gifts, going beyond the standard 10%, is an essential part of this season. You shall love your neighbour as yourself, it says, right in the middle of the Torah if you open out a scroll of the law. He- or she- is just like you. Today she鈥檚 in need. Tomorrow it may be you. We have a duty to give, but the freedom to carry out that duty by choice. The question for this season of the seven week journey is whether we will exercise that freedom to improve the lives of others.

鈥楳eanwhile, I鈥檓 off for another lovely slice of normal bread...鈥�

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