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Mary Berry and Ruby Wax

Zoe chats to one of Britain's best loved cooks, Mary Berry, about her latest 麻豆约拍 TV series. And the comedian and writer Ruby Wax is on the phone talking about her new book.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball as she chats to national treasure Mary Berry about her favourite 'Simple Comforts' in her latest 麻豆约拍 TV series and book. Mary is best known for having published over 75 cookery books and for television programmes like The Great British Bake Off. Mary's new show is all about fuss free recipes and comfort food and is inspired by Britain, Ireland and France. Mary spends time in Paris in the first episode, reminiscing about learning to cook there. Then she heads into the city to one of her favourite creperies to perfect her technique whilst showing viewers how to make the best lemon and sugar crepe.

Also, comedian and writer Ruby Wax is on the phone to talk about her new book 'And Now For The Good News: To The Future With Love''. The aim of the book is teach us how to be compassionate towards ourselves and look for the compassion and kindness in humanity. When she did 鈥榃ho Do You Think You Are鈥� in 2017, Ruby discovered her family had a history of mental health issues. Ruby first started writing about her experiences of clinical depression and bipolar disorder in 2010 when she did a West End stand-up show called 鈥楲osing It鈥�.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Hugh Ferris on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at! And if that's not enough, there's also Jay's Radio Quiz for you to test your knowledge.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought with Remona Aly as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Sep 2020 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • BTS

    Dynamite

    • (CD Single).
    • BigHit Entertainment.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Please Stay

    • Now 48 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Feeling

    Fill My Little World

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.

  • The Jacksons

    Can You Feel It

    • Fantastic 80's Go For It! - Various.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Pretenders

    Maybe Love Is In NYC

    • Hate For Sale.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • David Guetta

    Without You (feat. Usher)

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

  • Frankie Valli

    Grease

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 18.

  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

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

  • Deacon Blue

    Fergus Sings The Blues

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • Paloma Faith

    Better Than This

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Crying at the Discotheque

    • Cooking Vinyl Limited.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • Donna Summer

    Hot Stuff

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Giants

    • (CD Single).
    • UMGRI Interscope.

  • Reef

    How I Got Over

    • (CD Single).
    • REEFBAND.
    • 1.

  • Years & Years

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Calvin Harris & The Weeknd

    Over Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Natalie Cole

    Pink Cadillac

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jason Derulo

    Take You Dancing

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    California Dreamin'

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA.
    • 2.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Hey Boy Hey Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Chaka Khan

    Like Sugar

    • CD Single.
    • Diary/Island.

  • Living in a Box

    Blow The House Down

    • Now 14 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • John Legend

    Wild (Radio 2 Live at 麻豆约拍 2020)

  • Maroon 5

    This Love

    • (CD Single).
    • J.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Remona Aly, Freelance journalist and editor:聽
I read an article the other day that jokingly asked, 鈥淲hat do you call a wedding DJ who doesn鈥檛 own a copy of 鈥楥elebration鈥� by Kool & the Gang?鈥� The answer 鈥� 鈥淒oomed.鈥� The article was in fact a tribute to Ronald Bell, co-founding member of Kool & the Gang, who died last week at home, aged 68.聽 In previous interviews, he鈥檇 revealed that the inspiration behind the song, Celebration, actually came from the Quran. Ronald, who converted to Islam in the 1970s and adopted the Muslim name, Khalis Bayyan, had been reading verses about the creation of the first man, and how the angels gathered together to celebrate Adam鈥檚 holy birthday bash.聽
I鈥檝e heard the global classic belted out at countless weddings and birthdays, having no idea about the story behind it. But listening to it now, is like hearing it with new ears. It took Ronald鈥檚 death for me to take proper notice of his most famous song. I recently took out my late father鈥檚 old satchel briefcase. I didn鈥檛 pay much attention to it when he was alive, as it dozed in a corner gathering dust and age, the wrinkles in its worn leather telling stories I never listened to. Only recently did I unclasp its 55-year-old buckles, to read through all the documents it held, revealing the milestones in dad鈥檚 journey from India to Britain 鈥� milestones that laid the foundation for my own path. It brought so many layers of meaning to something that I thought wasn鈥檛 really relevant to me, until I had bothered to delve a little deeper.聽
"Those who look for sea shells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls鈥�, said Imam Ghazali, one of the most influential philosophers of the medieval Muslim world. It can be simpler to skim the surface, but I reckon seeking hidden truths can bring real treasure into our lives. These times have made us all dig deeper, to make sense of the challenges we face. I鈥檓 keeping faith that in every hardship there must be a blessing, and that every hidden pearl will have its day in the sun. When that time finally comes, there really will be cause for celebration.

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  • Thu 17 Sep 2020 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2