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Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Tears For Fears

Sophie Ellis-Bextor chats to Zoe about her new book, Spinning Plates. Tears For Fears have an exclusive first play of their new single and Jay Flynn returns with his Virtual Quiz.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor chats to Zoe about her new book, Spinning Plates: Thoughts on Men, Music and Motherhood. Sophie's kitchen discos became a source of much needed escapism, catharsis and sequined joy for a swathe of the population during lockdown. From knackered mothers and fed up fathers, to cooped up party people with nowhere to go, her gloriously chaotic Friday kitchen performances have cheered and revived us. Now Sophie is bringing that same mixture of down to earth candour and optimistic sparkle to her first book. Part memoir, part musings, Sophie writes about the conjuring act of adulthood and motherhood and how her experience of working while raising her five sons has given her the inescapable lesson of how to navigate life in the face of failure and imperfection.

Curt Smith from Tears For Fears gives Zoe the first play of their brand new single. Tears For Fears were one of the most iconic bands of the 80s, selling over 30 million albums worldwide with singles such as Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Mad World, Sowing The Seeds Of Love, and Woman In Chains acknowledged as classics.

Plus, 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 Clare Runacres 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 than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a Pause For Thought from Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 7 Oct 2021 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • John Parr

    St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    On My Way

    • Firebird.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    Bailamos

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Quincy Jones

    Ai No Corrida (feat. Dune)

    • Hits Of 1981 & 1982 (Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • DeBarge

    Rhythm Of The Night

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

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • James Blunt

    Love Under Pressure

    • The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021).
    • Atlantic.

  • Craig David

    7 Days

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Yazoo

    Don't Go

    • Electronic 80's (Various Artists).
    • EMM.

  • Nelly Furtado

    Maneater

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 64 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shivers

    • = Equals.
    • Atlantic.

  • Tears for Fears

    The Tipping Point

    • The Tipping Point.
    • Concord Records.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • Doja Cat

    Say So

    • Hot Pink.
    • Kemosabe/Ministry of Sound.
    • 005.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Sting

    If It's Love

    • The Bridge.
    • Interscope.

  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Mark Ronson

    Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Robbie Williams

    No Regrets

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Duran Duran

    Anniversary

    • Future Past.
    • S-Curve Records.

  • Spiller

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

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Ryan Paris

    Dolce Vita

    • The Holiday CD - Various Artists.
    • CBS.

  • Marc Cohn

    Walking In Memphis

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Shania Twain

    You're Still The One

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Johnny Cash

    Ring Of Fire

    • Johnny Cash - Man In Black.
    • Columbia.

  • Blossoms

    Care For

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Kate Bush

    Wuthering Heights

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Today is National Poetry Day an occasion to celebrate reading or even writing our own poems. As children, I suspect that many of us thought poetry must rhyme and have a fixed, predictable rhythm.听听I certainly did.听听But of course, poems come in all shapes and sizes, some that rhyme, but many that don鈥檛. I鈥檝e realised that the Torah 鈥� the first part of the Jewish Bible is actually all poetry.听听Surprisingly, the Torah refers to itself as a 鈥榮hirah鈥�.听听鈥楽hirah鈥� means a poem.听听Given that the Torah is a book of stories and laws, it鈥檚 not obviously a poem.

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150 years ago, the great Rabbi Naftali Berlin explained that听poetry speaks in metaphor about the human condition and allows people an emotional connection with the subject.听听Unlike prose, a poem can often hold more than one interpretation.听听The Torah is a poem as it speaks to the soul, inspiring its readers and connecting them with God in multiple ways.听听Each word should be savoured, treasured.听听In the words of my teacher, the late chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, 鈥榠t leaves unsaid more than is said; it hints at deeper reservoirs of meaning.鈥� So, the very first line of the Torah 鈥� in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth 鈥� hints at new beginnings for each of us, our spiritual strivings, our challenges and failings.听听But ultimately, it leaves more unsaid than said.听听Again, Rabbi Sacks, 鈥榩rose carries its meaning on the surface; the Torah, like poetry, does not鈥�.听

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Poetry is remarkably visible 鈥� on underground trains, on chalk boards outside pubs and even graffitied on underpasses.听听Many are rude, others are nonsense, but some are clever and thought-provoking.听听Most important, I believe they allow us, the reader, to understand them in a way that is meaningful to us. I suspect that poetry offers something even to those less familiar with it.听听From time to time we all need a word or a phrase that expresses our strongest emotions.听听It might be after a tough day at work or school or a happy occasion like a wedding or a birth.听听听听Choose the right poem 鈥� and there are some great websites and books to help find it 鈥� and I believe it can provide solace, inspiration and a true reflection of our souls.

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  • Thu 7 Oct 2021 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2