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Alan Carr and Strictly finalists Rose and Giovanni

Alan chats to Zoe about this year's Royal Variety Performance, of which he is hosting, plus Strictly finalists Rose and Giovanni talk to Zoe ahead of the final on Saturday.

Alan Carr is hosting this year's Royal Variety Performance, and he's on the show to tell us everything ahead of it being broadcast on ITV this Sunday evening.
Alan is best known for his BAFTA award-winning chat-show 鈥楢lan Carr Chatty Man鈥� and for being a judge on three series鈥� of 鈥楻uPauls Drag Race UK鈥�. He's been on-tour in the last few months with his 鈥楻egional Trinkets鈥�. The show鈥檚 focus is his 2018 wedding to his long-term partner Paul Drayton, which was famously officiated by his BFF Adele, and their subsequent honeymoon in Mexico.

Zoe also chats with Strictly finalists Rose and Giovanni, ahead of the final on Saturday night.

Along with Clare Runacres on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought from Jahnavi Harrison and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Wed 15 Dec 2021 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Niall Horan & 础苍苍别鈥怣补谤颈别

    Everywhere (麻豆约拍 Children In Need)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Elbow

    Harvets Moon (Radio 2 Session, 12 Nov 2021)

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.

  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Phil Collins

    Sussudio

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Duran Duran & Tove Lo

    Give It All Up

    • FUTURE PAST.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Leona Lewis

    One More Sleep

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Matthew Wilder

    Break My Stride

    • Love & Pride - A Kick Up The 80's: Vo.
    • Old Gold.

  • Andy Williams

    It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artist.
    • Arcade Records.

  • Darlene Love

    All Alone On Christmas

    • Christmas Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Ed Sheeran & Elton John

    Merry Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Deacon Blue

    Fergus Sings The Blues

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • Morgan Wade

    Wilder Days

    • Reckless.
    • Ladylike Records.

  • Band Aid

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (feat. The Harlem Community Choir)

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • EMI.

  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • JLS

    Postcard

    • 2.0.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Santana

    Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    The Power Of Love

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • George Ezra

    Come On 麻豆约拍 For Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Ariana Grande

    Santa Tell Me

  • Amy Winehouse

    I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Universal/Island.

  • George Michael

    December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean Records.
    • 1.

  • Billy Ocean

    When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • The Primitives

    Crash

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.

  • Disclosure

    Latch (feat. Sam Smith)

    • (CD Single).
    • PMR.
    • 1.

  • Benson Boone

    Ghost Town

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music.

  • U2

    Angel Of Harlem

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 12.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Well I鈥檓 surrounded by flat pack furniture boxes and an assortment of suitcases and carrier bags. I鈥檝e just moved yesterday into a new apartment. My move coincided with my parents arriving here, so a couple days ago, all my nearest and dearest rallied together to ferry me into the new space. My Dad, who鈥檚 been serving as a Hindu priest for the last 35 years, true to form, pulled a paper out of his pocket and ushered us all into a circle to offer what鈥檚 known as a sankalpa. It鈥檚 a Sanskrit word for a something like a promise and a prayer combined - like planting a seed of commitment and resolve before God, with the idea that 鈥� as Bryan Adams once said 鈥楨verything I do, I do it for you鈥�.聽

After reciting the Sanskrit words for the day of the month, the rising star in the sky and the phase of the moon, we prayed together that this space will be a place of health and happiness, but most of all, love and service, come what may. A handful of bright red threads had been blessed, and I tied one to the wrist of everyone present 鈥� as a sign that we鈥檇 all witnessed this small but special moment. The next day when I arrived alone, to enter the front door, the supportive, hopeful energy of the sankalpa seemed to echo in the space. I thought about how different it would鈥檝e felt if I鈥檇 just moved in without even a teensy bit of ceremony.聽

When anything new begins, I鈥檝e found that offering a sankalpa, really helps to move into it with consciousness and purpose. With the new year coming, I鈥檝e been asking myself what seed I鈥檓 planting聽for 2022?鈥櫬營ntentions and plans can get a bit noisy and cluttered together around December, I find, so lately I鈥檝e tried just choosing one word, like courage, or humility, to keep it simple. I try to remember it; I write it on a post-it and put it places I鈥檒l see it every day. Trying to bring it into my thoughts, words and actions, is my way of watering and nurturing a seed that might become a great tree. But right now, with patience and humility, and a trusty allen key 鈥� it鈥檚 back to assembling bedframes.

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Dec 2021 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2