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James Martin, Nick Cornwell and Strictly's Adam Peaty and Katya Jones

James Martin chats to Zoe about his new recipe book, Butter. Nick Cornwell discusses John le CarrΓ©'s Silverview and Adam and Katya look back on another weekend of Strictly action.

Celebrity chef James Martin chats to Zoe about his new recipe book, Butter. With over 130 original recipes, James presents some of his favourite new dishes and classics – everything from savoury delights like Butter-poached lobster, Truffle butter brioche, Chicken with 'nduja butter and Dover sole meuniΓ¨re, to sweet treats including Rhubarb custard bread and butter pudding, Shortbread and Rum Baba.

Nick Cornwell is a writer and commenter who writes under the name Nick Harkaway, he's also the son of the master spy novelist John le CarrΓ©. Nick is on the show to tell Zoe about his dad's final novel, Silverview, in which the late author delves into the soul of the modern Secret Intelligence Service.

Mental health and child behaviour expert, Dr Emma Selby, has plenty of ideas and tips to help you understand your young child's emotional development and wellbeing.

Plus Adam Peaty and Katya Jones look back on another weekend of drama from the Strictly dancefloor. Adam recently wowed us all when he returned from the Tokyo 2021 Olympics with two gold medals in the 100m breaststroke and the mixed 4 Γ— 100 metre medley relay, setting a world record time of 3 minutes 37.58 seconds together with Kathleen Dawson, James Guy and Anna Hopkin.

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 Krish Kandiah and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • P!nk

    Get The Party Started

    • The Very Best Of All Woman 2003 (Var).
    • BMG.
  • Lil Nas X

    THATS WHAT I WANT

    • MONTERO.
    • Columbia.
  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees Songbook (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.
  • Londonbeat

    I've Been Thinking About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Anxious Records.
  • Ronan Keating

    Life Is A Rollercoaster

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Barbra Streisand

    Stoney End

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.
  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.
  • JLS

    Eternal Love

    • JLS 2.0.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    September

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.
    • 3.
  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.
  • Spice Girls

    Who Do You Think You Are

    • Now 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Adele

    Easy On Me

    • 30.
    • Columbia.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • The Wanted

    Rule The World

    • CD Single.
    • Island.
  • The Beatles

    Can't Buy Me Love

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 005.
  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.
  • Duran Duran

    Anniversary

    • Future Past.
    • S-Curve Records.
  • Rachel Stevens

    Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Snap!

    The Power

    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.
  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Fatback

    I Found Lovin'

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.
  • Loleatta Holloway

    Love Sensation

    • The Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 3.
  • Jack Savoretti

    Too Much History

    • Europiana.
    • BMG.
  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
  • Taylor Swift

    Shake It Off

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.
    • 1.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Dreams

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 007.
  • P.M. Dawn

    Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

    • 100% Pure Love (Various Artists).
    • Island.
  • Sigrid

    Burning Bridges

    • Burning Bridges.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Nik Kershaw

    I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 4.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Courtrooms are scary. Fourteen years ago I found myself in one for the very first time. I was wearing my best suit but nothing could hide how nervous I was feeling. My wife and children were standing beside me holding their breaths, and even the toddler in my arms had stopped squirming. All our lives were about to change forever. Apparently judges get nervous too. As I stood there that day the designated judge told us how hard it was to separate children from their families. β€œBut today I am helping to create a family”, he said with a smile, before formally agreeing that we could adopt the toddler we had been fostering.Μύ

Μύ

We then embarked on what would be the most challenging, but also the most rewarding periods of our lives. We walked with our daughter through her trauma, and learned to see the world through each others eyes. As a Christian, adoption plays a double function in my life. Not only has it shaped my relationship with my daughter, but it also changed the way I understood my relationship with God. The Bible puts it like this:Μύβ€œWhen the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son… to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.”Μύ

I believe God doesn’t adopt us into his family on a whim. Or because he is bored or lonely. Or because he needs a child. He adopts us because we need him. This was one of the most revolutionary life-affirming things I have ever heard. Whatever we have done, and whatever has been done to us, we are still welcomed by God himself as his children. He walks with us and we learn to see the world through his eyes. Today is the beginning of National Adoption Week. People of all faiths and none are being encouraged to consider stepping up to adopt the many children in the UK who are currently in need of the ongoing love and support of a family. It is not something to be undertaken lightly, but, fourteen years after I stood nervously in the courtroom, I cannot help but recommend it.Μύ

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Oct 2021 06:30