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Monty Don and the Virtual Radio Quiz

Monty Don, host of Â鶹ԼÅÄ TV's Gardener's World and well established writer, is on the phone chatting to Zoe about his latest book.

Monty Don, the nation's favourite gardener, is on the phone chatting to Zoe about his latest book, 'My Garden World: The Natural Year'. Monty Don O.B.E. is the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster. In 2003 Monty replaced Alan Titchmarsh as the lead presenter of Gardeners' World, only leaving the show in 2008 due to illness before he returned to host from 2011. Monty has written and produced several garden series of his own, the most recent being Monty Don's American Gardens which aired in 2020. A prolific horticultural journalist, Monty Don was the Observer’s gardening editor from 1994 until 2006. He now contributes a regular column for the Daily Mail and Gardeners’ World Magazine.

Zoe also has the weekly Virtual Radio Quiz, with host Jay setting more challenging questions for the team.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!

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

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Thu 24 Sep 2020 06:30
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Elton John & Kiki Dee

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

  • Miley Cyrus

    Midnight Sky

    • Plastic Hearts.
    • RCA.

  • Santana

    The Game Of Love (feat. Michelle Branch)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • The Colour Field

    Thinking Of You

    • The Singles.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • James Brown

    I Got You (I Feel Good)

    • Hits Of ... 65 & 66 (Vol.1).
    • Polydor.

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Paloma Faith

    Better Than This

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The Weeknd

    I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.

  • Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Odyssey

    Going Back To My Roots

    • Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Christina Aguilera

    Loyal, Brave & True

    • Mulan O.S.T..
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Liberty X

    Just A Little

    • Now 52 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Magic

    • BMG.

  • Supergrass

    Grace

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Coldplay

    A Sky Full Of Stars

    • Â鶹ԼÅÄ Music Awards (Various Artists).
    • UMOD.

  • Sigala & James Arthur

    Lasting Lover

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    Get On Your Feet

    • Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways.
    • Epic.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Bryan Adams

    Summer Of '69

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • Calvin Harris & The Weeknd

    Over Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Katy Perry

    Smile

  • Terence Trent D’Arby

    Wishing Well

    • 18 Soul Classics (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.

  • Jackie Wilson

    Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Five

    Keep On Movin'

    • Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Lou Bega

    Mambo No. 5

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Travis

    The Only Thing (feat. Susanna Hoffs)

    • 10 Songs.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Anita Ward

    Ring My Bell

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

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
Writer and Musician, Jahnavi Harrison:Ìý
I’m speaking from New York and it is just after 4am, which is not an unusual time to be awake since my sister gave birth to her second child a week ago! I’m here to be the resident house elf for a time, while they get adjusted and settled in with their new baby boy! He is…well, what everyone says about newborn babies. Perfect. Peachy fuzz little head and rosebud cheeks, sweet, soft and milky, each fingernail and eyelash is a talking point! It’s been a couple years since I’ve spent so much time with a newborn. Holding such a vulnerable little thing in the crook of my arm, watching him breathing as he sleeps… I’ve been thinking about vulnerability, ya know… as I wash dishes and fold stacks of laundry! Independence has always had a pull for me.Ìý
Even the word ‘dependent’ carries a wet blanket heaviness. Independence, on the other hand, sounds like a soaring bird. Ah, cliched I know but – that’s me. But my sister, a real toughie and a midwife herself, gripped my hand and leaned on me throughout her labour. She depended on the birth centre team to guide her baby safely out in that moment of absolute vulnerability. And while baby depends on her, she depends on a forest of loving hands to cook, clean and care for her post birth. The domestic ecosystem has adjusted to accommodate everyone’s needs and it’s a beautiful thing, though a delicate balance! I guess to depend is to be ok with not being in control of everything; to not be good at everything. It’s funny how independence can seem so real and alluring on a surface level, yet I’m humbled to be reminded of how dependent I really am.Ìý
I do need:Ìý air, sunlight, water, food, shelter, the changing of the seasons. My heart depends on love. At the deepest level of spirit, I depend on the divine – I know him as Krishna - from whom all these things and more are flowing incessantly. Acknowledging the presence of grace in my life helps to be grateful for the smallest of things which is pretty powerful in itself.

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Sep 2020 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2