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Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles fills Zoe in on the shows plans for next year and Dan Elf and Andy Elf join us to answer your questions!

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Nick Knowles fills Zoe in on the show's ambitions for next year as well as reflecting on 20 years of the show!

Dan Elf and Andy Elf open up the Why Workshop in the studio and take your burning questions about wine bottles, bow ties and Gordon Bennett.

Along with Clare Runacres on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning.

Mike and Zoe chat to Sky Brown who is the youngest member of Team GB! At just 11 years old Sky will be competing at the Olympics next year in Skateboarding- which is also making it's Olympic debut as a sport.

There's also weather with Carol Kirkwood, a daily Pause For Thought and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 10 Dec 2019 06:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    Wandering Star

    • Blue Moon Rising E.P..
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • Robert Palmer

    Addicted To Love

    • Sounds Of The 80s - Like A Record Baby (1984-1986) (Various Artists).
    • UMC.

  • Stevie Wonder

    What Christmas Means To Me

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Polygram TV.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Harry Styles

    Adore You

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Dido

    White Flag (Radio 2 In Concert, 9 Dec 2019)

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Perry Como

    Christmas Dream

    • The Odessa File (Soundtrack).
    • MCA.

  • Roachford

    Cuddly Toy

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Mabel

    Loneliest Time Of Year

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Harvest For The World

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Travis

    Kissing In The Wind

    • (CD Single).
    • Red Telephone Box.

  • Macy Gray

    Winter Wonderland

    • A Very Ally Christmas (Various).
    • Epic.

  • Chris Rea

    Driving Â鶹ԼÅÄ For Christmas

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 1.

  • Little Mix

    One I've Been Missing

  • Years & Years

    King

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

  • Stacy Lattisaw

    Jump To The Beat

    • Let Me Be Your Angel.
    • BBR.
    • 009.

  • East 17

    Stay Another Day

    • East 17 - Steam.
    • London.

  • Stereophonics

    Don't Let The Devil Take Another Day

    • Kind.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Jamiroquai

    Canned Heat

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Band Aid

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Carpenters

    Merry Christmas Darling

    • The Carpenters - Christmas Portrait.
    • A&M.

  • Luke Evans

    Changing

    • At Last.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Queen

    Thank God It's Christmas

    • It's Christmas Time (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From cultural producer Muneera Pilgrim:

A few weeks ago, it dawned on me that I hadn’t taken a holiday in 2019, so a break was urgently needed.

As it would likely be my only getaway, it had to live up to many things, it had to be relaxing but adventurous, beautiful yet familiar, stimulating, while at the same time giving me plenty of time to contemplate on what I want to leave in 2019 and take forward into 2020.

 A lot to ask, my brother joked, but being determined as I am, I knew I would come up with something, I made my intention and carried on with my day.

 About a week later I got an email entitled ‘ladies of light’.

 Within the Quran, one of my favourite chapters is called the light, and my poetry is scattered with reference to light and illumination, so the subject line pricked my attention straight away.

 It was an invitation to a women-only retreat, the only thing is, being in the company of women outside of my immediate friendship group frightens the hell out of me.  

It brings me back to my uncomfortable teen years and the pressure to impress the popular girls, all while feeling really judged. Besides, for most people I know, a restful vacation would be blue skies and a hot beach with a mocktail in hand.  

 Going against my slight fear this weekend I found myself boarding with 12 other women in a draughty converted barn, in Kent. I was the last to arrive. In my mind, everyone had already bonded and I was going to be that annoying extra wheel who had to have all of the jokes explained to her because she was late.

But as we sat around a crackling fireplace, sharing our intentions in the pocket of time we had away from our day-to-day lives, I heard an echo of myself in each of their stories.

 We were Women looking for stillness, for resetting, for remembrance of the divine. Women with flaws and insecurities, trying to connect with our strength and the light within us.  I never considered myself to be closed, but a lesson that keeps coming back to me is that I believe if we are open to our vulnerabilities and willing to face our insecurities, we will always find light, even in the hearts of strangers.

Broadcast

  • Tue 10 Dec 2019 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2