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Wake up with Matt Lucas! Matt has Jay's Quiz after 8am, plus he talks to Everybody's Talking about Jamie composer Dan Gillespie Sells, and comedian and actor Asim Chaudhry.
Wake up and embrace the day with Matt Lucas! The man behind the music of 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Dan Gillespie Sells calls Matt to give the inside scoop of the film adaptation of the musical as well as playing a brand new single from the soundtrack by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and the cast!
Asim Chaudhry reveals all about the brand new People Just Do Nothing film. The Â鶹ԼÅÄ mockumentary series is heading to the big screen with 'People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan' arriving in cinemas on 18th August. The original mockumentary series, People Just Do Nothing, is about the lives of MC Grindah, DJ Beats and their friends who run Kurupt FM, a pirate radio station specialising in UK garage and drum and bass, in Brentford, West London The series started out as a series of online shorts created and filmed by Asim on YouTube that were so popular that Â鶹ԼÅÄ Three’s Comedy Feeds asked them to make a pilot episode, which was then released in 2014, and continued for five series until 2018. Asim stars as failed entrepreneur Chabuddy G in the series.
Jay Flynn returns with another round of his Virtual Radio Quiz where he tests the team on their general knowledge to see who comes out on top.
Along with Adam Porter on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, he 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 from Sheridan Voysey and listeners on the line, as Matt entertains the nation with fun for the family!
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Music Played
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Katrina and the Waves
Walking On Sunshine
- The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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Ed Sheeran
Bad Habits
- (CD Single).
- Asylum Records.
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Travis
Sing
- The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition).
- Concord.
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Years & Years
Starstruck
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Love Affair
Everlasting Love
- This Hasn't Changed Us.
- RPM Records.
- 001.
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F.R. David
Words
- One Hit Wonder (Various Artists).
- Ganser & Hanke Media.
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The Killers
Human
- Day & Age.
- Mercury.
- 1.
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Mabel
Let Them Know
- About Last Night....
- Polydor.
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The Pointer Sisters
I'm So Excited
- Greatest Hits.
- BBR.
- 020.
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Britney Spears
Oops!... I Did It Again
- Now That's What I Call No.1's (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Harry Styles
Golden
- Fine Line.
- Columbia.
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David Bowie
Modern Love
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Yola
Starlight
- Stand For Myself.
- Easy Eye Sound.
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Sophie Ellisâ€Bextor & The Feeling
While You're Still Young
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie O.S.T..
- Island.
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Alexander O’Neal
Criticize
- Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
- Hits.
- 9.
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Matt Bianco
Get Out of Your Lazy Bed
- Whose Side Are You On (Deluxe Edition).
- Cherry Pop.
- 006.
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The KLF
Justified & Ancient (Stand by The JAMs) (feat. Tammy Wynette)
- (CD Single).
- K.L.F. Communications.
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Will Young
Crying On The Bathroom Floor
- Crying On The Bathroom Floor.
- Cooking Vinyl.
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Wham!
Club Tropicana
- The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
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Just Jack
Starz In Their Eyes
- (CD Single).
- Mercury.
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The Housemartins
Happy Hour
- Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
- Go! Discs.
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Wet Wet Wet
Wishing I Was Lucky
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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Sam Fender
Seventeen Going Under
- Seventeen Going Under.
- Polydor.
- 1.
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The Rembrandts
I'll Be There For You
- The Love Songs Album (Various).
- Universal.
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Vanessa Carlton
A Thousand Miles
- (CD Single).
- A&M.
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Hugh Jackman
Come Alive
- The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Atlantic Records.
- 4.
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The Company of Rent
Seasons Of Love
- Rent: The Musical.
- Dreamworks Records.
- 2.
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Ben Platt
You Will Be Found
- Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
- Atlantic Records.
- 8.
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Gavin James
Sober
- (CD Single).
- Good Soldier Records.
Pause For Thought
I once heard about a bizarre American radio show. Dedicated to things like crop circles, UFO sightings, and conspiracy theories of all kinds, it told you how rich Americans were getting secret brain transplants and how the moon was really just a holographic projection in the sky! So wacky it was entertaining, after listening to it you came away with the feeling that conspiracy theories were just a bit of fun. Well, like many of us, I’m not so sure about that anymore.Â
Not long ago a woman told me her small community had been torn apart when some of its leaders came to believe the earth was flat. Last month a friend told me her relationship with her parents had broken down after they’d come to believe a group of ‘evil elites’ was secretly running the world. And ever since I posted on social media about getting my second vaccine jab, I’ve been inundated with viral videos about the pandemic being a hoax or a covert plot to depopulate the world. These have been sent by people I’ve known for years and care about—their relationships and health put at risk by baseless beliefs.
Researchers tell us conspiracies theories thrive during times of crisis and uncertainty, because they offer simple explanations for confusing events. I’m struck by how religious these theories can be too—promising hope and belonging by offering ‘messiahs’ to fight for us and fellow ‘believers’ to shelter with. But like Jim Carrey in the Truman Show, when the metaphorical lamp falls from the sky and we realise we’ve been living in a made-up world, we’re left more confused than ever.
For me, it’s faith that tells me how important facts are. Numerous stories circulated about Jesus in the first century. In order to sift the fanciful from the true, gospel writers like Matthew, Mark and Luke became investigative journalists—tracking down eyewitnesses, recording names and historic details that can even be checked today. For them, verifiable facts trumped conspiratorial whispers. Without those facts, there was no reason to believe.
So here’s my personal inoculation plan against the virus of conspiracy theories: I’m going to keep faith and facts together, find hope and belonging in God, and give the viral videos and bizarre radio shows a miss—no matter how good the brain transplant stories are.
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- Thu 12 Aug 2021 06:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2