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Bill Bailey, the comedian, musician and Strictly Come Dancing champion, tells Zoe about getting back on stage in Cabaret All Stars in London.

British comedy legend Bill Bailey brings his unique blend of satire and surrealism to London’s most spectacular cabaret experience, ‘Cabaret All Stars’ at Proud Embankment. He has music, stories and dismantled jokes, crowd sing-alongs, weird instruments and musical showstoppers as he leads a cast of world-class cabaret, circus and burlesque superstars in an extraordinary show. Plus Bill's brand new UK Arena tour, En Route To Normal, opens in Plymouth later this year and goes all around the country with dates into January 2022. Bill Bailey is an award-winning comedian and actor. No stranger to the big screen, he has appeared in feature films such as Hot Fuzz, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Chalet Girl, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. On television he is known for his role in the cult sitcom Black Books, as team captain on the anarchic music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his appearances on the freewheeling panel show QI… and most recently, was crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion.

Along with Adam Porter 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!

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Tue 27 Jul 2021 06:30
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Music Played

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • Mabel

    Let Them Know

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.

  • Travis

    Side

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 12.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Laughter in the Rain

    • The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • The Feeling

    Fill My Little World

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.

  • The Beatles

    Lady Madonna

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 020.

  • Madonna

    Deeper And Deeper

  • Justin Wellington

    Iko Iko (My Bestie) (feat. Small Jam)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • The O’Jays

    I Love Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Will Young

    Crying On The Bathroom Floor

    • Crying On The Bathroom Floor.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

    Good Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Secret Life

    • Europiana.
    • UMG.

  • The Divine Comedy

    National Express

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Bad Habits

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum Records.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Dua Lipa

    Physical

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

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

  • Barbra Streisand

    Sweet Forgiveness

    • Release Me 2.
    • Columbia.

  • Agnes

    Release Me

    • (CD Single).
    • 3Beat.
    • 2.

  • The Foundations

    Baby Now That I've Found You

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.

  • Gary Numan

    Are Friends Electric?

    Performer: Tubeway Army.
    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • The Smiths

    I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 22.

  • Sash!

    Encore Une Fois

    • Best Of.
    • X-IT Records.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Build It Better

    • Firebird.
    • BMG Rights Management.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Last week I was walking by the Hudson River here in New York, when I got a text telling me that a young member of my community back at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hertfordshire, had passed away. He was just 36.Ìý

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He called himself, with a laugh, an ‘urban monk’. He wore the customary orange robes, and followed the monk’s daily schedule of early rising and meditation but that was about the most serious and formal thing about him! He could commonly be found with his baseball cap on top of his shiny shaved head, practising new magic tricks to illustrate spiritual concepts. He was always buzzing with energy, and with his disarmingly sunny smile, and natural tolerance, compassion and simple heart, he seemed to make friends with just about everyone he met. His spiritual name was Janakinath Das, but a lot of people called him JD – theÌýsadhuÌýfrom Stonebridge.Ìý

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The three days of online memorial services that followed his passing had me riveted and often emotional. This young man inspired in his short life, an outpouring of over ten hours of heartfelt tributes from all different sections of the community and more from around the world. Each memorial went way overtime to accommodate the seemingly endless stories of his kindness, care and irrepressible spirit. Tears flowed along with laughter as people recounted his jokes and adventures.Ìý

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Four years ago he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. By the time he passed he’d had over twenty rounds of chemotherapy and was taking 30 pills a day. But he’d kept fighting, not only with bravery and optimism, but with a deep commitment to serving others despite his own suffering. He never complained or criticised; he just tried to keep using his life energy to help others while rooting his deepest aspirations in spiritual growth.Ìý

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I’ll admit that sometimes I find hearing about such people intimidating. JD’s spirit of adventure and childlike curiosity left me simply humbled and in awe, and yet he was so down to earth, so just like me and you – that his way of being seemed attainable… he helped me understand that saints live among us, and often in disguise.

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JD loved life because he knew how to live life. And I pray I never forget his example.

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  • Tue 27 Jul 2021 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2