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Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! It's the Why Workshop where the QI Elves tackle your questions! Plus, Stacey Dooley tells us about the new series of 'Glow Up'.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Documentary maker and former Strictly Come Dancing winner Stacey joins Zoe to talk about the new series of her show 'Glow Up' on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three.

It’s The Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders. Today we find out whether humans can eat grass and how many leaves would you find on an 80 year old oak tree.

With the usual team of Tina Daheley and Richie Anderson, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!

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

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Wed 13 May 2020 06:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Shine A Little Love

    • ELO's Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Epic.

  • The Killers

    Caution

    • Imploding The Mirage.
    • Island Records.

  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

    • The Works.
    • EMI.

  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Joe Jackson

    Steppin' Out

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Live Lounge Allstars

    Times Like These

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic/Parlophone/Warner/Columbia/Island/Polydor/Virgin.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Stevie Wonder

    As

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.

  • The Monkees

    Last Train To Clarksville

    • Delilah - Jukebox 60's Hits.
    • Old Gold.
    • 2.

  • Donna Summer

    On The Radio

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Living In A Ghost Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Take That

    Greatest Day

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

  • Keith Urban

    Polaroid

    • The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
    • Capitol Nashville.

  • Tom Petty

    I Won't Back Down

    • Tom Petty - Anthology.
    • MCA.

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Ava Max

    Kings & Queens

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

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

  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.

  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down

    • And They Danced The Night Away Volume 2 CD2.
    • Debutante.

  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Jason Mraz

    Look For The Good

    • Look For The Good.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).

  • Cameo

    Word Up

    • Platinum - The Definitive R&B Collection (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music TV.

  • Mark Ronson

    Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Anita Ward

    Ring My Bell

    • Songs Of Love.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 9.

  • Buggles

    Video Killed The Radio Star

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artist.
    • Telstar.

  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance... What a Feeling

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.

  • The Soup Dragons

    I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
Writer and Musician, Jahnavi Harrison:Β 
The other day, watching the wonder that is Katherine Jenkins sing in honour of VE Day, I was thinking about how music has carried the human spirit through the hardest of times, far beyond anything I can ever imagine experiencing. How a simple song can become a beacon of hope. The quarantine period has convinced me more than ever before that music's a special and unique medicine.Β 
As soon as the lockdown started, choirs and bands up and down the country started figuring out so many creative ways of coming together online to make a joyful noise. And though it seems so long ago, I'll never forget how touched I was by those videos of Italians on their balconies singing opera and playing accordions and pots and pans. And then there's been the musicians like Chris Martin and John Legend I never thought I'd be serenaded to as I tucked into bed!Β 
For my part, about a week into lockdown I felt like I needed to make a daily time for music and meditation, for my own survival and to hold a space of prayer for the world. I'd never done much online broadcasting from home but I jumped in headfirst. Every night my family and I hosted one hour of mantra music in our living room. I thought maybe twenty people or so would tune in. We were shocked when 400 joined on the first night! It grew to 700 and hovered there pretty much every night, for the past five weeks!Β 
Those sacred hours got us through what's been a deeply challenging time of loss and uncertainty. And it's helped me strengthen my own commitment to making music. There's nothing like trying to record backing vocals in your wardrobe while a lawnmower's going next door, to test your resolve! But, that's what I found myself doing a month ago when I wanted to finish something special I'd started before the virus hit. It's an ancient mantra of prayer and hope that I've recorded with my new friend Willow Smith. I've been praying that when it comes out, it resonates with many hearts and offers a space to pause, take a deep breath, and smile, inside and out. And thanks to a duvet as soundproofing, you can't hear the lawnmower!

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 May 2020 06:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2