Sir David Jason and the QI Elves
Sir David Jason talks to Zoe about his new book 'A Del of A Life', written to celebrate his 80th birthday. Plus the QI Elves are back with another Why Workshop.
Sir David Jason, the legendary actor best known for playing Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in 'Only Fools and Horses', sits down with Zoe to talk about his new book 'A Del Of A Life'. In celebration of his 80th birthday, 'A Del of a Life: Lessons I've Learned' relives David鈥檚 extraordinary life and career from over 50 years in entertainment. From a trainee electrician to one of Britain鈥檚 most revered and loved actors, he shares heartfelt and hilarious wisdom with readers on subjects ranging from family to work, resilience to ebullience.
It鈥檚 The Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders, including your questions.
...plus, as part of Radio 2's Grief Conversations, we hear the story of Fraser who set up a Sands United FC team in Dundee after suffering a child bereavement. His closest team was hundreds of miles away so took it upon himself to bring a group of dads together so they could all support each other.
Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music than 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!
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KC and the Sunshine Band
That's the Way (I Like It)
- Disco Fever (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor
Crying At The Discotheque
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Simon & Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson
- Old Friends.
- Columbia.
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Jessie J
Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)
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- Lava Records.
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The Foundations
Baby Now That I've Found You
- Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
- Global Television.
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Queen
Don't Stop Me Now
- Jazz.
- Island.
- 12.
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Michael Bubl茅
It's A Beautiful Day
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- Reprise.
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Tom Grennan
Amen
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- Insanity Records.
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Whitney Houston
I'm Your Baby Tonight
- Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
- Arista.
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Jax Jones & Years & Years
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- Polydor.
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Texas
Summer Son
- Texas - The Greatest Hits.
- Mercury.
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Jimmy Nail
Ain't No Doubt
- Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
- Now.
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Keith Urban & P!nk
One Too Many
- The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
- Hit Red Records.
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Andrea Bocelli
If Only (feat. Dua Lipa)
- Si.
- Decca Classics.
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Kirsty MacColl
Days
- The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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Gregory Porter
Mister Holland
- All Rise.
- Decca Records Jazz France.
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Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL
A Little Less Conversation
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- BMG/RCA.
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Edwyn Collins
A Girl Like You
- The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
- Columbia/Sony Tv.
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Kylie Minogue
Magic
- DISCO.
- BMG Rights Management (UK).
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Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
What Have I Done To Deserve This?
- Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
- Philips.
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Bucks Fizz
Making Your Mind Up
- Bucks Fizz: The Definitive Edition.
- Cherry Pop.
- 006.
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Irene Cara
Flashdance... What a Feeling
- Flashdance.
- Casablanca.
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Bruce Springsteen
Ghosts
- Letter To You.
- Columbia.
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TLC
Waterfalls
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- Laface.
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Ray Parker Jr.
Ghostbusters
- Young at Heart (Various Artists).
- Reader's Digest.
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Bryan Adams
Run To You
- Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
- Mercury.
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
I Hate Myself For Loving You
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Meat Loaf
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
- The Very Best Of Meatloaf.
- Virgin.
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Declan J Donovan
Perfectly Imperfect
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- Polydor.
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Carly Rae Jepsen
Call Me Maybe
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- Interscope.
Pause For Thought
Just last week, my wife and I went for a long walk in the glorious 鈥� if wet and windy 鈥� English countryside.聽 We were near the coast when we realised we were lost.聽 Now my wife is a much better navigator than I am 鈥� no surprise 鈥� but she really couldn鈥檛 follow the instructions she鈥檇 downloaded. Before long, we found ourselves on a stony beach with no obvious exit point.聽 We were about to double-back when I spotted a place to scramble up a hill towards civilisation.聽 Of course, we ignored the faded 鈥榥o entry鈥� sign and thought ourselves very clever as we started to head back to our car.聽聽
That is until 15 minutes later, when we found ourselves on the wrong side of a barbed-wire fence that stretched as far as we could see.聽 Then we noticed large signs 鈥� 鈥榢eep out鈥�; 鈥榥o trespassing鈥� and that the area was dangerous.聽 Fortunately, there were no warnings about unexploded ordnance, which we had seen on a previous adventure.聽 Eventually, my wife spotted a fence that could be pulled open and we escaped to the other side, I hope undetected. There are some obvious take-home from this escapade.聽 For example never, ever, take directions from a rabbi; 鈥榥o entry鈥� signs are an instruction, not a challenge. But it also reminded me that not all journeys have a clear destination, as in the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah, which will be read in every synagogue around the world this weekend.聽 God told them to leave their family and everything they held dear and travel to what became the Promised Land.聽 But God didn鈥檛 tell them where they were going, only the direction in which they should set off.聽 The Bible makes it clear that the real destination was not a place, but a set of values, and ideals 鈥� a journey to the self.聽
I believe that many journeys in life can be like this.聽 I suspect that many of us have set off somewhere and never got there, but instead ended up meeting someone or discovering something that has changed our lives.聽 It might be a new life partner, a job opportunity or an important self-discovery.聽 We just need to be open to journeys that don鈥檛 take us where we thought we were going, rather where we needed to be.
Broadcast
- Wed 28 Oct 2020 06:30麻豆约拍 Radio 2