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Gary Davies sits in, with Professor Brian Cox, Michael Ball and Strictly's Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu

Brian Cox chats to Gary about his new ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ series, Universe. Michael Ball talks about The Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year and Rhys and Nancy discuss last weekend's Strictly.

Professor of particle physics, D:Ream keyboardist and broadcaster Brian Cox chats to Gary about his new cosmology series coming to ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two and iPlayer, Universe. The 5-part series explores a different feature or important time during the formation of the universe, using cutting edge CGI and footage from space missions, both new and archive.

Radio 2 presenter and West End actor Michael Ball tells us about the Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year Award. The Award, set up in 2016 by Terry’s family, recognises ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Children in Need fundraisers who have shown creativity, commitment and inspiration. This year, for the first time, the public can nominate individuals or groups they think deserve recognition. Michael will meet the shortlisted nominees on his Radio 2 show and the final winner will be announced on the Children in Need appeal show on Friday 19th November. Nominations close Sunday 31st October 2021 at 11pm.

Plus, Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu look back on another weekend of drama from the Strictly dancefloor. Rhys is a children’s TV presenter, who hosts some of CΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s best known programmes, such as Blue Peter, Newsround and Saturday Mash-Up. He is also the ambassador of Place2Be, a charity providing mental health in schools.

Along with Adam Porter on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Hugh Ferris on sport, Gary and the gang have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a Pause For Thought from Krish Kandiah, a Pick Your Own Playlist and your calls and messages, as Gary entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 25 Oct 2021 06:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance... What a Feeling

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.

  • Gregory Porter & Troy Miller

    Dry Bones

    • The Collection.
    • Blue Note.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Waiting For Tonight

    • Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • McFly

    All About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Todd Rundgren

    I Saw The Light

    • My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track).
    • Epic.

  • Matt Bianco

    Get Out of Your Lazy Bed

    • Whose Side Are You On (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 006.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Mirrors

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Westlife

    Starlight

    • Wild Dreams.
    • Warner Music.

  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Toni Basil

    Mickey

    • Billboard #1 Hits Of The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • JLS

    Eternal Love

    • JLS 2.0.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • (CD Single).
    • Fascination.
    • 1.

  • Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd

    Moth To A Flame

    • CD Single.
    • Island.

  • Scissor Sisters

    I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Lil Nas X

    THATS WHAT I WANT

    • MONTERO.
    • Columbia.

  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Sub Sub

    Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (feat. Melanie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rob's.

  • Barry White

    Let The Music Play

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

    • The Best Seventies Album In The World.. Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Van McCoy

    The Hustle

    • Golden Hits Of The 70's (Various Artists).
    • BR Music.

  • Heatwave

    The Groove Line

    • Let's Groove Again (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
    • 6.

  • Joy Crookes

    When You Were Mine

    • Skin.
    • Speakerbox Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Will Smith

    Miami

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Bros

    When Will I Be Famous?

    • Push.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 014.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Sigrid

    Burning Bridges

    • Burning Bridges.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Billy Joel

    My Life

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

Pause For Thought: " Individual souls are born into the same family for a reason."

Pause For Thought: " Individual souls are born into the same family for a reason."

The trees are turning gold, pumpkin-spiced lattes are being sipped in coffee shops and the living dead are taking to the streets. It can only mean one thing. It’s time for the 3rd biggest retail bonanza of the year: the week before Halloween. I have to admit that I used to be freaked out by the whole thing. In fact many Christians still are. But the more I think about it, the more I believe that Halloween can be a fundamentally helpful reminder to us all.Β 


Halloween refers to the evening before All Hallows Day, traditionally celebrated on November 1st. All Hallows Day highlights the belief that those who die with genuine Christian faith have nothing to fear from death as they will meet God beyond the grave in a grand reunion. In medieval times it became linked with 'A Danse Macabre' – a midnight graveyard party for skeletons representing people from all walks of life. This evolved somewhere along the line into children dressing up in costumes on the evening of October 31st. Those early Hallow's Eve festivities that personified and mocked the forces of darkness were intrinsically linked to the message of the following day – that Jesus beat death through his crucifixion and resurrection.Β 


The Bible strikes a similar mocking tone when it says in the first letter to the Corinthians: β€œWhere, O death, is your victory? Where O death, is your sting? …thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through Jesus Christ.” Laughing in the face of death can be profoundly helpful. It can remind us that death is not the end. It is not something to be feared. It is not a trick. Rather, Christians believe that beyond death is an eternal celebration with God in a place where there is no more sadness or tears. Perhaps after the challenges and losses we have all faced in the last year the idea that death does not need to have the final word on our lives is something we should remember this Halloween. As for me, I now have a week to work out which of my children is going to be a ghost buster and which one is going to be dispensing ecologically-sound, fake ectoplasm. There will be a very large box of treats by my front door if anyone dares knock!

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Oct 2021 06:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2