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Bodyguard's Jed Mercurio and Paul Heaton

Chris quizzes Bodyguard writer Jed Mercurio on how he penned the script, did he start with the ending or the beginning? We have new music from Paul Heaton, 7" Single.

Bodyguard's writer Jed Mercurio tells us how he started the script for the drama of the decade. We have the first play of new music from Paul Heaton called 7" Single. You tell us about your messy floor-drobes, drum-drobes and cardrobes! Vassos speaks to parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt in the Sports Locker which sparks today's Top Tenuous on parkruns and Paul! Rev'd Kate Bottley provides the daily Pause For Thought inspired by a day out axe throwing.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Sep 2018 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Hollywood Nights

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Years & Years

    All For You

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Come On Eileen

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Jess Glynne

    All I Am

    • Always In Between.
    • Atlantic.

  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

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

  • Rita Ora

    Let You Love Me

    • Phoenix.
    • Atlantic.

  • Muse

    Feeling Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Mushroom.

  • Cass Elliot

    It's Getting Better

    • The Singles+.
    • BR Music.

  • Cliff Richard

    Rise Up

    • Rise Up.
    • Rhino.

  • Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    Physical

    • Physical.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Toploader

    Dancing In The Moonlight

    • Onka's Big Moka - Toploader.
    • Sony Soho Square.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Are You Gonna Go My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Love Is You

  • Thompson Twins

    Doctor! Doctor!

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Deep Blue Something

    Breakfast At Tiffany's

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

  • Backstreet Boys

    I Want It That Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • Strike

    U Sure Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Fresh.

  • Livin鈥� Joy

    Dreamer

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Rahim Redcar

    5 Dollars

    • Chris.
    • Because Music.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 1.

  • KT Tunstall

    The River

    • Wax.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From the Reverend Kate Bottley:

听

My husband and I have been together for about 25 years, so you鈥檇 be forgiven for thinking that our dating days are well behind us. I know I did. So, I was quite taken aback when I received a text last week from my other half telling me to keep Monday free because Graham was taking me out for the day.

听

How exciting! Perhaps a matinee at the theatre or cocktails in a swanky bar? Hoping for clues I texted him back, 鈥榃hat shall I wear?鈥� 鈥楢 waterproof jacket and some good boots鈥� came the reply.

听

And so, Chris, that鈥檚 how last Monday I found myself in a windy field beside the A1 with my beloved by my side, on a tractor driving and axe throwing experience.

听

I had an absolute blast. Laughed until my tummy hurt, channelled some anger and learnt a new skill. He was better at the axe throwing and I showed him how it鈥檚 done in a tractor. The best bit though, was spending the day with my best friend. Taking time out to be in each other鈥檚 company

听

The bible is full of examples of beautiful friendships, my favourite is the Old Testament story of Ruth and her mother in law Naomi. After the death of Ruth鈥檚 husband, Naomi鈥檚 son, Ruth refuses to return to her own family and to leave Naomi alone, saying 鈥楧o not press me to leave you, where you go, I will go, where you lodge, I will lodge, your people shall be my people and your God, my God.鈥�

听

To have someone, to have a friend, who is willing to say, 鈥業 will walk with you鈥� not just today, but for as long as I am able, is a pretty splendid thing and worth, I think, investing in.

听

I don鈥檛 know what our next day out will be, but I鈥檓 already looking forward to it. And I do like to think a man must really trust his wife if he鈥檚 willing to take her to learn how to throw axes.

听

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