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Amol Rajan sits in

Wake up and embrace the day with Amol Rajan. He's joined on the phone by Boy George who gives us a play of his new single, Isolation.

Wake up and embrace the day with Amol Rajan. He's got more of your Superhero shout outs and Boy George on the phone to talk about his latest single, Isolation.

Amol and Richie go 'Shower' Head to Head, with listener Denise deciding whose song choice is victorious.

Plus Richie has more of your own domestic travel bulletins!

There's also a Pause For Thought with writer and vicar Dave Tomlinson, news and headlines with Adam Porter and listeners on the line as Amol entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 8 Apr 2020 06:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Vogue

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.

  • Bon Jovi

    Limitless

    • Bon Jovi 2020.
    • Island.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Only The Horses

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

  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Ronettes

    Be My Baby

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • The Maisonettes

    Heartache Avenue

    • History Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Br Music.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Mirrors

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

  • Roachford

    High On Love

    • Twice In A Lifetime.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

    ³§±ðñ´Ç°ù¾±³Ù²¹

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana Island Records.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.

  • Boz Scaggs

    What Can I Say

    • Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees.
    • CBS.

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.

  • Mabel

    Boyfriend

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

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

  • Dina Carroll

    Ain't No Man

    • The Love Album II (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Killers

    Caution

    • Imploding The Mirage.
    • Island Records.

  • Prince

    1999

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Jonas Blue

    Mistakes (feat. Paloma Faith)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Craig David

    7 Days

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • A Robbins

    Rocky Theme

    • Playboy Records.

  • Queen & David Bowie

    Under Pressure

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Robin S

    Show Me Love

    • Best Of Dance 93 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Queen & David Bowie

    Under Pressure

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Little Mix

    Break Up Song

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Boy George

    Isolation

  • Richard Ashcroft

    A Song For The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • Hut Music.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Back Where I Belong

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Chrysalis.

  • The Corrs

    Old Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Fairground Attraction

    Perfect

    • The First Of A Million Kisses (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 002.

  • Pat Benatar

    All Fired Up

    • The Very Best Of Pat Benatar.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Drop The Pilot

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.

  • Rita Ora

    How To Be Lonely

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • D:Ream

    U R The Best Thing

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Boogie Shoes

    • Very Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band.
    • Chrysalis.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Dave Tomlinson, writer and vicar at large:

During one of our last journeys on a tube in London before the lockdown, my wife Pat and I nervously boarded a Northern line train. We decided to sit on the seats that fold down, close to the door for a quick escape. 

However, probably due to my anxious state, for the first (and hopefully last) time, I neglected the vital bit where you fold down the seat before sitting on it! Crashing to the floor, I landed unceremoniously on my backside – in front of everyone! 

Now, it’s fair to say that having lived just over six decades, I still see myself as around 35 on the inside – and pretty cool, at that! I always refuse (graciously) when a younger person offers me a seat on public transport. And if I trip on the street, I’ll invariably pretend it never happened. I have an image to maintain! 

 So, I was not well-pleased to find myself perched on the floor, feeling like a twit – my ‘concerned’ wife giggling near-uncontrollably! Immediately, I was offered helping hands from fellow travellers – the ones I was trying at all costs to keep my distance from. And frankly, I needed the help.

My dad was disabled throughout his adult life. He was a deeply independent man who hated to ask for help and I grew up witnessing his determined – sometimes painful – struggle to do things for himself. How I regret that I wasn’t always available to help him when he really needed me. ‘If I had two good legs like yours, son’, he’d say as I was rushing off to another game of footie, ‘I would never ask anyone for anything.’

 For better or worse, I reckon my (sometimes) pig-headed independence is part of my dad’s legacy. Yet as time’s gone on, I’ve come to realise the truth that no one is an island – and never more so than now when, due to the pandemic, I begin to appreciate how many people sustain us on a daily basis.

Churches may be closed, but I reckon 8pm on Thursday– when people gather at their doors to celebrate courageous NHS carers and others, and to acknowledge our dependence on them is as holy a moment as you’ll find.

I hope it long outlives the virus.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Apr 2020 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2