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Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Charlie Brooker calls in to talk about his new show focusing on all things Coronavirus and Lockdown: 'Antiviral Wipe'.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Charlie Brooker lets us know what we can expect from his new satire about Coronavirus, 'Antiviral Wipe'.

Today's ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Schooling is set by the brand new Blue Peter presenter Mwaka Mudenda.

And after 9 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio comes together for the Great British Singalong! Radio 1, Radio 2, 6music, 1xtra and Asian Network each play a massive tune to celebrate all the teachers working so hard out there!

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 Tom Cozens and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Thu 14 May 2020 06:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Weeknd

    In Your Eyes

    • After Hours.
    • XO.

  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Right Beside You

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • 10cc

    Good Morning Judge

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.

  • The Supremes

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.

  • Niall Horan

    Black And White

    • Heartbreak Weather.
    • Capitol Records.

  • George Ezra

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Talking Heads

    Road To Nowhere

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • Ones On 1 (Radio 1 21st Birthday Albu.
    • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ.

  • Sam Smith & Demi Lovato

    I'm Ready

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Becky Hill & Shift K3Y

    Better Off Without You

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Paul Weller

    Village

    • On Sunset.
    • Polydor.

  • Spice Girls

    Stop

    • Spice Girls - Spiceworld.
    • Virgin.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    A Good Day Is Hard To Find

    • Manchester Calling.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.

  • Olly Murs

    You Don’t Know Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • Ronan Keating

    Little Thing Called Love

    • Twenty Twenty.
    • Decca.

  • Rihanna

    We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 80 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Julie Andrews

    A Spoonful Of Sugar

    • Now That's What I Call Disney! (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Stevie Wonder

    We Can Work It Out

    • Stevie Wonder Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kala Chashma

    Amar Arshi, Badshah and Neha Kakkar

  • The Belle Stars

    Sign of the Times

    • The Very Best Of The Belle Stars.
    • Hit Label.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Tom Cozens, a presenter and director.Β 
On a family run two weeks ago, it was a gorgeous sunny day, and we entered a bluebell forest over a stile, helping James, my brother, lift his unicycle over it. James, (who has only recently taken up unicycling) then peddled along beside the running party. Passers by looked at James in bewilderment, making me want to blurt out: β€œI’m not with him”, but held my tongue so as not to hurt his feelings.Β Β 
Of course I’ve now said this on national radio, but his sleep schedule means he won’t be awake for another 5 hours, so if we can just keep that between us guys that would be great. But not even my brother unicycling around, like some sort of forest clown could spoil this moment of bliss. The sun was setting through the trees, with dappled light igniting the bluebells into a glorious array of blues and purples. We ran (and unicycled) in silent appreciation. On the Monday just gone, I wanted to see the scene again and so made the same journey, this time alone. It was cold and drizzly, a tree had fallen down over the stile, and walking into the forest it was clear to see that the scene had lost its colour.Β  Just like that, the bluebell flowers had gone.Β 
As I ran looking for some trace of blue, I felt a real loss. In the bible it talks about how things in life can be like flowers which are beautiful in their time, but will always end up withering. Things in this world are not permanent, however much we might want them to be. Perhaps they’re beautiful because they’re temporary. But I think that’s only half the beauty of a bluebell. In the bible it also talks about how God has put eternity in our hearts. When I see something beautiful it doesn’t just tell me that things are temporary, it reminds me that I want something permanent. That perhaps, the fleeting beauties we see in this life reflect a greater beauty that will last forever. And maybe James’ unicycling is just a phase, or perhaps he’ll be unicycling with me through bluebell forests for years to come, making my life that little bit more embarrassing.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 May 2020 06:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2