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Noel Fitzpatrick

Noel Fitzpatrick, the Supervet, chats to Zoe about his latest book. Plus Zoe has more of your Christmas Tales of Epic Fails as you share your festive disaster stories.

Noel Fitzpatrick, the Supervet, chats to Zoe about his latest book. How Animals Saved My Life. Noel鈥檚 book is the follow-up to his number 1 bestseller Listening to the Animals which was his story of becoming the Supervet. How Animals Saved My Life isn鈥檛 just biographical. It has stories and memories from Noel鈥檚 career as 鈥榯he Supervet鈥� and events before it, but it鈥檚 also a book in which he reflects on life and the importance of animals to us and the way we live and think.
Noel obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from University College Dublin in 1990 and he has also been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Surrey for the advancement of animal health. He specialises in keyhole surgery to treat spinal disc disease, limb deformities, joint replacement and limb salvage.
In 2009, Noel became the first surgeon in the world to successfully apply a cutting edge amputation prosthesis to Oscar the cat who had lost two feet. In May 2015, he was awarded a Guinness World Record for this pioneering operation.

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

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Tue 8 Dec 2020 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Gary Barlow

    Incredible

    • Music Played By Humans.
    • Polydor.

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Underneath The Tree

  • Florence + The Machine

    You've Got The Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music 74 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • Leo Sayer

    Thunder In My Heart

    • Leo Sayer -The Definitive Hits Collec.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 8.

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

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

  • Shirley Bassey

    Look But Don't Touch

    • I Owe It All To You.
    • Decca.

  • Shakin鈥� Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Train

    Drive By

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 12.

  • Elvis Presley

    Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)

    • IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS.
    • RCA.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • Jess Glynne & The Dap鈥怟ings

    This Christmas (Hang All The Mistletoe)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Eagles

    Please Come 麻豆约拍 For Christmas

    • Cold Christmas (Various Artists).
    • WEA.

  • Jason Derulo & Nuka

    Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 006.

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Robbie Williams

    Can't Stop Christmas

    • The Christmas Present (Deluxe).
    • Columbia.

  • Leona Lewis

    One More Sleep

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Paul Carrack

    Thinking About You (This Christmas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack UK.
    • 1.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • The Weeknd

    Save Your Tears

    • After Hours.
    • XO/Republic.
    • 11.

  • Cliff Richard

    Mistletoe & Wine

    • It's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Suede

    She's In Fashion

    • (CD Single).
    • Nude Records.

  • Spice Girls

    Say You'll Be There

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • The Rembrandts

    I'll Be There For You

    • The Love Songs Album (Various).
    • Universal.

  • The Wannadies

    You And Me Song

    • Hollywood Cool (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • Ava Max

    Christmas Without You

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Remona Aly, Freelance journalist and editor:聽
Zoe, we鈥檙e reaching the end of the year and I鈥檓 reaching the end of my tether, especially on the dating front which has been pretty dire for me this year, like it has for so many singles. I鈥檝e deleted and reinstalled apps like a yoyo, fed up of seeing gym selfies, puppy filters and non-commitment. I鈥檝e gone from swipe lefts - to hope - to heart-sinks, all the time wondering, when will I finally get my love story? Well I almost did before the rise of the planet of the apps, over 18 years ago when a man got down on one knee and held out an engagement ring. I was very young, na茂ve and romantic, but my bubble quickly burst when red flags emerged about my fianc茅, and it painfully dawned on me that he was not my happy ending. It was one of the lowest and darkest points of my life.聽
I didn鈥檛 know you could suffer a broken heart from not loving someone back. So many times, I鈥檝e wished I could rewind the clock, and not pick up his very first phone call. But the experience, painful as it was, made me pray even harder, drawing me closer to my Creator, and closer to knowing myself. Since then, I鈥檝e been more prepared for the salt of disappointments and learned the sweetness of survival. Moving through life, I keep stepping deeper into who I鈥檓 becoming. I heed the words of the American Muslim speaker and author, Yasmin Mogahed, when she says: 鈥淭o all those broken or hopeless, I have learned this: Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story. The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you. Don鈥檛 think for a moment that any of it was random.聽
There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.鈥� Instead of feeling regret or wanting to turn back the clock, I鈥檒l choose to learn from all the people who鈥檝e come into my path. I鈥檒l embrace Life itself, like it鈥檚 the partner I鈥檝e always wanted. Maybe this could be the love story that never ends.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2