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Ridley Scott, Jodie Comer, Bob Geldof and AJ Odudu

Ridley Scott and Jodie Comer chat to Zoe about The Last Duel. Bob Geldof has new music from The Boomtown Rats and AJ Odudu looks back on another weekend of Strictly action.

Film director Ridley Scott and actress Jodie Comer chat to Zoe about their new historical drama, The Last Duel. It is based on the book of the same name by Eric Jager, with a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon. Matt, Ben and Adam Driver also star in the film. It tells the story of the December 29, 1386, trial by combat in which the Norman knight Jean de Carrouges squared off in a duel against squire Jacques Le Gris.

Bob Geldof shares new music from The Boomtown Rats' latest EP, Out The Back Of Boomtown. It follows on from the first studio album from the band in 36 years, 2020's The Citizens Of Boomtown.

Plus AJ Odudu look back on another weekend of drama from the Strictly dancefloor. AJ is a familiar face on TV as the backstage presenter for The Voice and The Voice Kids, as well as presenting on Lorraine, This Morning, The One Show and hosting the BRIT Awards and TV BAFTAs red carpet coverage. Recently she's fronted ITV's Don't Rock The Boat alongside Freddie Flintoff and Apocalypse Wow.

Along with Adam Porter 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 vicar Dave Tomlinson and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

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Music Played

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • James Blunt

    Love Under Pressure

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

  • Everything but the Girl

    Missing (Todd Terry Remix)

    Remix Artist: Todd Terry.
    • Passion (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Millie

    My Boy Lollipop

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Sugababes

    Hole In The Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Coldplay & BTS

    My Universe

    • Music Of The Spheres.
    • Parlophone.

  • Liberty X

    Just A Little

    • Now 52 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.

  • Frankie Valli

    Grease

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 18.

  • Liam Payne

    Sunshine

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tracks Of My Tears

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    And I Do

  • Ricky Martin

    She Bangs

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Madison Avenue

    Don't Call Me Baby (Motez Vicious21 Remix)

    Remix Artist: Motez.
    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shivers

    • = Equals.
    • Atlantic.

  • Camila Cabello

    Havana (feat. Young Thug)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Private Eyes

    • Single Mixes.
    • RCA.

  • Liquid Gold

    Dance Yourself Dizzy

    • NOW Yearbook 1980 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 40.

  • Silver Convention

    Get Up And Boogie

    • Get Up And Boogie.
    • BBR.

  • Chic

    Everybody Dance

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Gipsy Kings

    Bamboleo

    • Mundo Latino (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Erasure

    Love to Hate You

    • Awesome 2 - Various Artists.
    • EMI.

  • Al Wilson

    The Snake

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

  • Duran Duran

    Anniversary

    • Future Past.
    • S-Curve Records.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

    • Back To Black.
    • Universal Records.

Pause or Thought

Pause or Thought

One of the pleasures of sitting in our living room on an evening is the frequent bursts of laughter that emanate through our neighbour’s wall. We love it! Lawrence is famously generous with his wonderful home-made wines (which I’ve learned to apply in moderation!) But he and his wife turn out to be even more generous with their merriment – wonderful howls of laughter while watching their favourite TV show or whatever. And once they start, we’re off, laughing with them...and we didn’t even hear the joke! It’s strange how laughter is so contagious, even when we don’t know what it’s about. Or in our case when we’re not even in the same room. Scientists have all kinds of explanations for this, but I guess what we all know is that laughter uniquely brings people together. As someone said, it’s the shortest distance between two people. It’s also (as the Bible says) a marvellous medicine for the soul. 

I learned laughter from my mum – who’s birthday it would have been last week. Some of my earliest memories are of her laughing with my dad. Hers wasn’t an easy life: caring for a disabled husband, and they were constantly casting around to make ends meet. But my mum laughed. I mean, when something tickled her, she became a world champion laugher. And I’m sure that helped her through – as well as shaping my approach to life. The other great laughing inspiration for me is Desmond Tutu (who turned 90 on Thursday). The archbishop’s laughter is legendary. I’ll be surprised if it hasn’t been heard in space! But best of all, he has used laughter as a transformative force for good – disarming angry opponents, taking the mick out of racism and other prejudices, bringing people together. 

To me, laughter is a spiritual quality – no less than any other. It’s our capacity to discover hope, to transcend ourselves and our circumstances, to assert a different perspective on life. Personally, I find it’s difficult to stay angry or grumpy or self-important or hopeless when I’m laughing. It reframes my life, my attitude, my outlook. So, if laughter really is medicine for the soul, I reckon I’ll do my best to go get as much as I can... 

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Oct 2021 06:30
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2