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James Norton, Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice

James Norton, the award winning actor, chats to Zoe about his new film Nowhere Special. Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice tell Zoe about their new UK tour.

James Norton, the award winning actor, chats to Zoe about his new film, Nowhere Special which is inspired by true events. It tells the story of John (James鈥 Character), a single father who dedicates his last few months of his life to finding a new home for his four year old son, Michael. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September last year. James first appeared on our screens alongside Carey Mulligan in the film, An Education. He鈥檚 best known for his role in Happy Valley where he played Tommy Lee Royce who was the villain in series. He also starred as crime solving vicar, Sidney Chambers in ITV鈥檚 Grantchester.

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice tell Zoe about their new UK tour, Him & Me. The Ballroom King and the two-time Guinness World Record holder will be joined by a world-class cast of dancers and singers and they tour together for the first time. It's being called a true dance extravaganza! Anton and Giovanni are both stars of Strictly Come Dancing and Anton has recently been confirmed as one of the new judges on the hit 麻豆约拍 One show, replacing Bruno Tonioli for the 2021 series.

Zoe will also have another song from the musicals as it's 'ShowTunes Day' every Tuesday on the show, so it's jazz hands at the ready.

Along with Clare Runacres 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, 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 Jul 2021 06:30

Music Played

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

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

    By Your Side (feat. Tom Grennan)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.
  • Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande

    Rain On Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)

    Remix Artist: Purple Disco Machine.
    • Chromatica.
    • Interscope Records.
  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

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

    Rhythm Of The Night

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

    Justified & Ancient (Stand by The JAMs) (feat. Tammy Wynette)

    • (CD Single).
    • K.L.F. Communications.
  • Mabel

    Let Them Know

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.
  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Kylie Minogue

    In Your Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 003.
  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.
  • KSI

    Holiday

    • All Over The Place.
    • BMG Rights Management (US).
  • Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble

    This Is Me

    • The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.
  • Years & Years

    The Edge of Glory

    • Born This Way (Reimagined).
    • Polydor.
  • Matthew Wilder

    Break My Stride

    • Love & Pride - A Kick Up The 80's: Vo.
    • Old Gold.
  • Simply Red

    Ain't That a Lot of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • East West Records.
  • Jessie J

    I Want Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava Music/Republic Records.
  • Coldplay

    Adventure Of A Lifetime

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Gene Kelly, Donald O鈥機onnor & Debbie Reynolds

    Good Morning

    • Singin' In The Rain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Rhino Movie Music.
    • 18.
  • Saint Motel

    My Type

    • My Type E.P..
    • Parlophone.
    • 001.
  • Santana

    Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
  • Diana Ross

    Thank You

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
  • Rod Stewart

    Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Sigala & James Arthur

    Lasting Lover

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.
  • Natalie Cole

    Pink Cadillac

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Van Morrison

    Bright Side Of The Road

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.
  • Ramones

    Baby, I Love You

    • The Ramones - End Of The Century.
    • Sire.
  • Jack Savoretti

    Who's Hurting Who (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • Europiana.
    • UMG.
  • The Beach Boys

    I Can Hear Music

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

My nephew became a dad yesterday - with his partner giving birth to a healthy baby boy.

The entire family is overjoyed. The birth is the first from that generation - so my sister is a Grandmother, and I鈥檓 now a Great Aunt!听 It would also have made my Mum a 鈥淕reat鈥 Grandma 鈥 and she would have really loved that. I can hear her exclaim: 鈥淎听Great听Grandma, Sarah! Goodness me! How wonderful!鈥

But she isn鈥檛 here with us鈥 And so, like every joy experienced since her passing, there is sadness, which catches you amidst the fullness of the happiness and delight.

There is a wonderful children鈥檚 film from a few years back called Inside Out. It鈥檚 about a young girl called Riley, who is uprooted from her happy life to move to the city. Her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness 鈥 come with her too. Often, I think we focus of having Joy in our lives (because let鈥檚 face it, it is the most enjoyable of those emotions!) 鈥 but the story is how she becomes aware of them all, and how important they all are for a full and mature life.

I will confess to being someone who used to set aside difficult emotions. Simply - there wasn鈥檛 time or energy or room to deal with them all in the moment. But now, since Mum鈥檚 passing, I seem to manage to feel all sorts of emotions 鈥 all at once. And I like it. It鈥檚 richer, and deeper somehow.听

Islam鈥檚 central tenet is belief in The Absolute Oneness of God, The One. Reunion with The Unity is the ultimate aspiration.听

I find being able to feel such richness of emotion simultaneously has granted me a degree of wholeness which has made contemplating the unity of God deeper and more profound.

I like to think that my Mum is in another realm and knows what鈥檚 going on. Maybe the new baby boy was just in that other realm, maybe he was even with her, maybe she knew him even before we did. I don鈥檛 profess to know how it all works! But I do believe everything is connected.听

It鈥檚 hard to say sometimes where sorrow ends and joy begins, but being able to experience them together, amidst the transience of life, is powerful, I find. As Rumi puts it, 鈥淚f you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest friend in your life's search for love and wisdom.鈥

Broadcast

  • Tue 6 Jul 2021 06:30