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Steve Coogan, Ore Oduba and The Why Workshop

Steve Coogan tells Zoe about the return of Alan Partridge to 麻豆约拍 One. Ore Oduba has news of his starring role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Steve Coogan tells Zoe about the return of Alan Partridge to 麻豆约拍 One with his show This Time. The first series was broadcast in 2019 when Alan was handed a career lifeline - the chance to stand in as co-host on the hit weekday magazine programme. In the first episode of the new series Alan is thrillingly in his depth, but with changes behind the scenes, his position could be in jeopardy. Alan was last heard in his podcast series for Audible in 2020, which was called, From the Oasthouse. As well as creating Alan Partridge, Steve Coogan has also starred in films; 24 Hour Party People, Around The World in 80 Days, Tropic Thunder and Stan & Ollie. He also co-starred with Rob Brydon in multiple versions of Michael Winterbottom's - The Trip. In 2013 he co-wrote and produced the Oscar nominated movie Philomena and starred alongside Dame Judi Dench.

Ore Oduba, the actor and presenter, tells Zoe about starring in the touring production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Ore will play the role of Brad Majors in the legendary musical extravaganza from Richard O'Brien. Joining Ore and returning to the cast of the Rocky Horror Show as Frank is Stephen Webb, alongside Philip Franks as The Narrator. They will be joined by fan favourite Haley Flaherty as Ja-net. Since it first opened in London in June 1973 at the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs, Richard O鈥橞rien鈥檚 Rocky Horror Show has become the world鈥檚 favourite Rock 鈥楴鈥� Roll musical, having been performed worldwide for over 45 years in more than 30 countries and translated into 20 languages.

It鈥檚 The Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders, including your questions.

Along with Adam Porter on news, Jules Lang 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 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

Wed 21 Apr 2021 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.

  • Zara Larsson

    Look What You've Done

    • Poster Girl.
    • Epic.

  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Madonna

    Hung Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Al Wilson

    The Snake

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • James Newman

    Embers

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Janet Jackson

    When I Think Of You

    • Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
    • A&M.
    • 7.

  • Robbie Williams

    Feel

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Ricky Martin

    She Bangs

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    I'll See You In My Dreams

    • Letter To You.
    • Columbia.

  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    Live And Let Die

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Nathan Dawe & Anne-Marie

    Way Too Long (feat. MoStack)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • The Crystals

    Da Doo Ron Ron

    • The Best Of The Crystals.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Simply Red

    Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • George Michael

    Outside

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Years & Years

    Starstruck

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Ariana Grande

    positions

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Ashford & Simpson

    Solid

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Michael Ball

    Be The One

    • We Are More Than One.
    • Decca.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    This Is The Right Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 6.

  • Elton John & Kiki Dee

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

  • Moloko

    Sing It Back

    • Club MTV (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music On Demand.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Rendez-Vu

    • (CD Single).
    • XL Recordings.

  • Faithless

    Insomnia

    • Now 35 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Gabrielle

    Can't Hurry Love

    • Do It Again.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Two t-shirts, a warm wool jumper, jeans, winter puffy coat, fluffy scarf and I was ready.听听I did add a lick of lippy, normally reserved for my best Zoom calls, and had, as a special concession, even washed my hair. For this was no regular outing.听听听Dressed like Arctic explorers my husband Dan and I braved the elements, hailing a taxi for the first time in months, and cruising through quiet streets to London鈥檚 fashionable Kings Cross. Our mission, outdoor dinner with our friends Judy and Uri.听

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The restaurant did their best 鈥� it was filled with people like me, desperate for some socially distanced but nonetheless social contact, meeting people they hadn鈥檛 been stuck inside with for months, for some cooking they hadn鈥檛 reluctantly rustled together themselves, and willing to sit outside on hard chairs covered with small blankets, on narrow pavements definitely not designed for today鈥檚 Covid caf茅 culture.听

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Judy and Uri were late, unfashionably late, and by the time they arrived we had started the transition to ice cubes despite an environmentally unfriendly gas heater doing its best to keep us thawed.听

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When it came, the food was fine, understandably a bit cold in the seemingly sub-zero evening air, but the pea soup at least, was warmer than me and by this stage this was all that mattered.听听

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Well almost all that mattered.听听Our friends had arrived full of apologies, gentle gossip, energy, and life.听听We laughed about the cold soup, we ordered white wine which chilled itself, we thanked the waiters profusely for the restaurant being open, and we made plans for a future when we can hug, travel and be inside.听听We were together and that was what mattered.

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A 13th听century rabbi and scholar, Asher ben Yechiel summed it up 鈥渋f you have faithful friends, hold fast to them.听听Let them not go for they are a precious possession鈥�

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We actually let Judy and Uri go relatively early so the staff could go home and we could thaw out, but even as I stripped off my layers of Arctic clothing, I was back on my computer booking another outing to share with my most precious possession, dear and special friends.听

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Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Apr 2021 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2