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Sara Cox sits in and celebrates 40 years of Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds with Jason Donovan live in the studio, plus there’s top tunes in the Half Wower.

Sara Cox sits in and celebrates 40 years of Jeff Wayne’s War Of The Worlds with Jason Donovan and he explains why he is returning to the production for the fourth time. We hear from three fabulous Early Achievers including Kate in Breighton who’d already cycled 15km at the gym. Plus there’s the Half Wower with top tunes from Jet, Junior Senior and One Direction. We acknowledge the simple pleasures in life that bring us joy, from warm socks on the radiator to buttery crumpets. Mike Williams is joined in the Sports Locker by Â鶹ԼÅÄ cricket correspondent Henry Moran live from Sri Lanka. Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski has today’s Pause For Thought ahead of his daughter’s wedding.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 23 Oct 2018 06:30
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Music Played

  • The KLF

    Justified & Ancient (Stand by The JAMs) (feat. Tammy Wynette)

    • (CD Single).
    • K.L.F. Communications.

  • Little Mix

    Woman Like Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Only Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Phil Collins

    Sussudio

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Katy Perry

    Firework

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

    • (CD Single).
    • Sour Mash Records.
    • 1.

  • Rita Ora

    Let You Love Me

    • Phoenix.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Years & Years

    King

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 90 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Neil Diamond

    Forever In Blue Jeans

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • Tom Odell

    Half As Good As You (feat. Alice Merton)

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Spandau Ballet

    True

    • The Ultmate 80's Ballads (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Toni Braxton

    Un-Break My Heart

    • Toni Braxton - Secrets.
    • Laface.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • Jet

    Are You Gonna Be My Girl

    • Hits 60 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Junior Senior

    Move Your Feet

    • Smash Hits Chart Summer 2003.
    • EMI/Virgin/Universal Music.

  • One Direction

    What Makes You Beautiful

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Colonel Abrams

    Trapped

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Bobby Brown

    Two Can Play That Game

    • Now 30 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Blossoms

    How Long Will This Last

    • Cool Like You.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 6.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • Craig David

    Heartline

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.

  • Jeff Wayne

    Forever Autumn (feat. Gary Barlow)

    • Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of War Of The Worlds.
    • Sony.

  • Train

    Call Me Sir (feat. Cam)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Duran Duran

    Notorious

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
    • 12.

  • Lionel Richie

    Stuck on You

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Sheridan Smith

    Priceless

    • A Northern Soul.
    • East West Records.

  • The Tymes

    Ms Grace

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

  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Harvey Belovski, rabbi at Golders Green United Synagogue:

Ìý

It’s a very exciting week for the Belovski household. ÌýIn a couple of days, our eldest daughter Michali will marry her fiancé Yoav. ÌýIt’s the first family wedding of my daughter’s generation and family and friends are arriving from around the country and overseas to be with them on their special day. Ìý
Ìý
Jewish weddings are low on formalities and high on joy – the wedding service is short and is followed by eating, dancing, singing and a wealth of opportunities to bless the happy couple with a healthy, loving and spiritual future. ÌýThe brief ceremony takes place under a chuppah – a decorated canopy open on four sides – symbolising the open, welcoming home the couple plan to build.

Ìý

They stand beneath the chuppah, if they are so fortunate, with their parents, celebrating the formation of a new partnership and the opportunity to hand the beautiful values and aspirations of Judaism to a new generation.
Ìý
Over the years, I’ve officiated at over 100 weddings. ÌýAt one – held on a golf course – the groom arrived in a helicopter which landed very close to the ceremony: the rotors blew down the chuppah and showered the guests with dirt. ÌýAt another, the bride’s father collapsed during the ceremony, although, fortunately, he recovered quickly, and at still another – on a very hot day – the bride started to wobble, but we caught her before she actually fainted. ÌýHappily, both weddings went off without further hitches.Ìý 
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The first wedding at which I officiated was that of my brother and sister-in-law more than 20 years ago. But Michali and Yoav’s will be different, as I will be the presiding rabbi as well as father of the bride. ÌýI hope I’ll hold it all together: balancing my family responsibilities with my professional duties at a very emotional time.
Ìý
Every wedding is wonderful, every bride and groom radiant.Ìý I’ve often noticed that people the hosts think it’s their job to entertain the guests, but that’s not a Jewish approach to weddings.Ìý I hope that our guests have a lovely day, but it’s actually a mitzvah, a Jewish religious obligation, to ensure that the bride and groom are the ones rejoicing.Ìý We will do our best to sing, dance, juggle and joke to ensure that Michali and Yoav have the time of their lives.

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