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Claudia Winkleman and Jay Flynn

Claudia Winkleman, Strictly Come Dancing host and Radio 2 presenter, chats to Zoe about her first ever book, which explores her musings and observations on life.

Claudia Winkleman, Strictly Come Dancing host and Radio 2 presenter, chats to Zoe about her first ever book 'Quite', which explores her musings and observations on life. Claudia Winkleman is one of the best known broadcasters in the UK. She won the RTS Award for Best Presenter in 2015, the WFTV award for Best Presenter in 2019 and has been BAFTA nominated. Claudia has previously presented four series of The Great British Sewing Bee and was the host of 麻豆约拍 Film. Claudia is also a trustee of Comic Relief and has fronted the live television shows for both Red Nose Day and Sport Relief, along with spin-off shows including Let鈥檚 Dance for Comic Relief/ Sport Relief and the Comic Relief Danceathon. Claudia graduated from Cambridge University with an MA Honours in History of Art. She lives in London with her husband and three children.

Jay Flynn, the man behind the YouTube sensation 'Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz' and also host of the weekly radio quiz on Zoe's show, talks about his new book. It features all-new questions and answers to play along with, and will celebrate Jay's achievements to date. When Jay had to close his pub, he found himself thinking about what he could do to help the nation through the lockdown period. The answer was staring him in the face: he started a virtual pub quiz. It began as a weekly session for his closest friends and family, but his friends spread the word, and soon Jay had a movement built on the same values: to come together as a family, connect with neighbours far and wide, and enjoy a weekly dose of fun, all while staying in. Jay is a Guinness World Record Holder, he broke the record for 鈥楳ost viewers of a quiz live stream鈥� with 182,523 people watching. He has been nominated for the Granada TV region in Pride of Britain Nominated for 鈥楩undraiser of the Year鈥�.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, he 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

Tue 6 Oct 2020 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Gary Barlow

    Elita (feat. Michael Bubl茅 & Sebasti谩n Yatra)

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.

  • Kajagoogoo

    Too Shy

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Girls Aloud

    Can't Speak French

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Blackbyrds

    Walking In Rhythm

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.

  • Ricky Martin

    Livin' La Vida Loca

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Steps

    What The Future Holds

    • What The Future Holds.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • Ones On 1 (Radio 1 21st Birthday Albu.
    • 麻豆约拍.

  • Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Travis

    The Only Thing (feat. Susanna Hoffs)

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

  • Jess Glynne

    Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 001.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Crying At The Discotheque

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Alicia Keys

    Love Looks Better

    • ALICIA.
    • RCA.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

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

  • The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

    Something Just Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Ghosts

    • Letter To You.
    • Columbia.

  • Annie Lennox

    Little Bird

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.
    • 2.

  • Jason Derulo

    Take You Dancing

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Danger Zone

    • Top Gun O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • CBS.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

    • Def Leppard - Hysteria.
    • Phonogram.

  • Alison Limerick

    Where Love Lives

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Sheryl Crow

    In The End

    • (CD Single).
    • Anthem.

  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
Writer and Musician, Jahnavi Harrison:听
I鈥檝e been staying with my sister鈥檚 family recently in New Jersey, and every morning as I give my little nephew his porridge, I can see a variety of different animals in the back garden. Some of them are familiar 鈥� squirrels and rabbits mostly, and some more unusual, like stripy chipmunks. The one that makes me stop and stare is the groundhog. It鈥檚 a funny sight in broad daylight! I鈥檇 never seen one before this visit. It looks sort of like an overweight beaver, but it can run surprisingly fast!听
I had seen them before now, but like much about suburban America - only on screen 鈥� thanks to the 1993 Bill Murray film, Groundhog Day. The animal of the film鈥檚 title doesn鈥檛 make a huge number of appearances in the film, but is central to the plot of Bill Murray鈥檚 TV weatherman coming to report on an annual small town festival that hinges on a groundhog appearing from his hole to predict winter鈥檚 end. In an unexplained timewarp, he finds himself caught in a loop where 鈥楪roundhog Day鈥� repeats again and again, with only Bill Murray able to remember what happened the day before. At first this offers him the chance to indulge his wildest excesses with no consequences, before ultimately using the chance to begin fresh each day as a path to profound self development.听
The film made a deep impression on me many years ago, so much so that when I first saw a groundhog here, it was like a symbolic messenger come to remind me to examine my current life, my choices and decisions, and check whether I鈥檓 repeating the same loop or learning my lessons and moving on to the next. Hindus believe that the opportunity to learn and evolve is not confined to just one life, but many lifetimes 鈥� as long as it takes to learn selfless love and service. The repeating loop is not just one day, but samsara- the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. But I can鈥檛 remember my last lifetime, and I have no idea what will happen tomorrow. The big picture can be overwhelming, but the groundhog waddling across the lawn reminds me that this day is fresh, with no mistakes in it yet - so I鈥檒l keep growing, however long it takes鈥�

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  • Tue 6 Oct 2020 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2