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Dua Lipa, Steph McGovern and Matt Lucas

Wake up to a star-studded breakfast with Zoe Ball and a whole host of celebrity guests. Dua Lipa, Steph McGovern and Matt Lucas call in for another Friends Phone-in Friday.

Wake up to a star-studded breakfast with Zoe Ball and a whole host of celebrity guests. Dua Lipa is on the phone to talk about her new album Future Nostalgia, Steph McGovern talks about her new Channel 4 show The Steph Show and Matt Lucas has a brand new podcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds.

Zoe plays the new single from Bon Jovi featuring The Invictus Games Choir, and chats to choir member Andy Mudd.

Plus there are more highlights of the best live music from past Friends Round Friday's and your messages of thanks to your incredible colleagues, friends, family and even strangers for their help over the past week.

Along with Tina Daheley on news and Richie Anderson on travel, 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 the Rev’d Kate Bottley and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Mar 2020 06:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ricky Martin

    Livin' La Vida Loca

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Sugababes

    Push The Button

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • T. Rex

    I Love to Boogie

    • T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
    • Repertoire.

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Alicia Keys

    Underdog

    • ALICIA.
    • RCA.

  • Samuel E. Wright

    Under The Sea

    • Absolutely Disney (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Elton John & Kiki Dee

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Abc - The Lexicon Of Love.
    • Mercury.

  • Take That

    Greatest Day

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

  • Harry Styles

    Falling

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Bon Jovi

    Unbroken (feat. The Invictus Games Choir)

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Little Mix

    Break Up Song

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • Tom Walker

    Love At First Sight (Radio 2 Session, 03 May 2019)

  • Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Queen

    Killer Queen

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 2.

  • SZA & Justin Timberlake

    The Other Side

    • Trolls World Tour O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • RCA.

  • Dua Lipa

    Physical

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Dua Lipa

    Break My Heart

  • Rahim Redcar

    Girlfriend (Radio 2 Session 2019)

  • Owen Paul

    My Favourite Waste Of Time

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

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • Sigrid

    Go Your Own Way (Radio 2 Session, 01 FEB 2019)

  • Sub Sub

    Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (feat. Melanie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rob's.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From the Reverend Kate Bottley:

In the understatement of the century, things are not quite the same as they were a couple of weeks ago.  

Like everyone, my Mum and Dad have had to undergo some changes. Previously traditionalists when it came to communication (we only have a landline so my mum can tell me what’s happened on EastEnders) they’ve embraced technology and have started video calling. It’s had its moments. The first 2 minutes of most of the calls, I’m talking to the ceiling before they work out the optimum positioning of the camera, but once they’ve got the hang of it we’re away. We’ve had a silly hat competition, shared cocktails at happy hour and they like to watch me cook the tea. Although Dad had to leave the room when I did apple crumble, it made his mouth water.

We of course celebrated Mothering Sunday as best we could and popped a cork together. I’ve talked and seen more of my parents in the last 2 weeks than I have in a very long time. It’s my Mum’s birthday in a couple of weeks and if I can’t hug her in real life the video call will be the next best thing, and I know I’m doing the most loving thing I can by keeping her safe and well.

In one of the most well-known bits of the Bible, it says ‘Still these three remain, faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.’ 

 The way I tell those I love, I love them might have had to change and might have to stay changed for a little while, just yet, but that love is no way diminished. If anything it is stronger and brighter and more beautiful than ever.

You can’t wear out love by saying it too much. You can’t break it or tarnish it or exhaust it from over use. Love is a limitless commodity that only strengthens the more its exercised, a bit like my triathlon thighs which are now like forged steel after those triathlons - I could crack walnuts with ‘em.

So, until I can tell my Mum and Dad in the flesh that I love them, video calls will have to do. We’ve got a family sing along to show tunes planned for tonight and a game of long distance monopoly. Which reminds me the Bible also tells me that love is patient. Well, we’ll just have to see about that.

Broadcast

  • Fri 27 Mar 2020 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2