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Pop Superstars the Jonas Brothers are in to chat to Zoe and you have a chance to come and watch the show in The 5 Star Biz Quiz!

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball and the Jonas Brothers! Nick, Kevin and Joe run us through their plans for new music in 2020 as well as give us a tour update!

Pat Sharp is on the phone to update us on the rumours of a future Fun House return.

Plus listener Tracy tests her showbiz knowledge in The 5 Star Biz Quiz for a chance to come and watch the Radio 2 Breakfast Show tomorrow.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a Pause For Thought from writer and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 6 Feb 2020 06:30
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Music Played

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

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

  • Gregory Porter

    Revival

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 3.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Keane

    This Is The Last Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Blossoms

    The Keeper

    • The Keeper.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • All Saints

    Pure Shores

    • (CD Single).
    • London.
    • 8.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Pandora's Box

    • Omd - Sugar Tax.
    • Virgin.
    • 18.

  • Mabel

    Don't Call Me Up

    • High Expectations.
    • Polydor.

  • Olivia Newton‐John & Electric Light Orchestra

    Xanadu

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • David Guetta, MORTEN & RAYE

    Make It To Heaven

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

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

  • The Shires

    Independence Day

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.
    • 1.

  • James Arthur & Anne-Marie

    Rewrite The Stars

    • The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

  • Roachford

    Cuddly Toy

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

  • Supertramp

    It's Raining Again

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Jonas Brothers

    What A Man Gotta Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • ³§²Ή±τ³Ω‐N‐P±π±θ²Ή

    Whatta Man (feat. En Vogue)

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Neneh Cherry

    Buffalo Stance

    • Now 1988 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Take That

    Greatest Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Alanis Morissette

    Reasons I Drink

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Power Over Me

    • Outnumbered.
    • UMGRI Interscope.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Β From Sheridan Voysey, Writer and broadcaster:

Cateura is a small slum in Paraguay, South America, built on a rubbish tip. Desperately poor, its villagers eke out a living by recycling the garbage. But from these unpromising conditions something beautiful has emerged.

It started when one of Cateura’s residents found an old oven tray in the landfill. He took it home, hammered it into an hourglass shape, added a bent fork for a tailpiece and some wire for strings and turned that tray into a violin. Next he made a cello from an oil can with hairbrush handles for tuning pegs, then flutes and saxophones from old drainpipes with bottle tops for keys. The result was the Cateura Recycled Orchestra which has gone on to lift many of the villages’ youth out of poverty. Hearing them play Mozart on these dented contraptions is a beautiful thing.

The orchestra’s director has a delightful way of describing what they do, saying: β€œThe world sends us garbage. We send back music.” I think that’s a message for us too. While we may not face Cateura-level poverty, few of us get through life without suffering. It can be consoling to know the garbage in our lives can also be recycled into something good.

I’ve seen it happen. A few years ago Russell Hodge lost his right leg in a tragic motorcycle accident. As a result, he now runs camps that help teen amputees find self-esteem. I met Janette at a retreat centre, and was astounded at her compassion towards people in pain. It turned out she’d had two emotional breakdowns in the past. Like Russell, her suffering had been recycled into something good.

Saint Paul once said that God makes everything work for the good of those who love him. For me, this is an important part of the equation. Our problems can be hard enough to face, let alone recycle, but I believe a divine hand is ready to help our suffering be transformed.

Violins from rubbish tips. Symphonies from slums. Camps for amputees. Compassion for people in need. When the world sends them garbage, Cateura sends back music. It’s an empowering thing to know that your suffering can become a song.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Feb 2020 06:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2