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Nicki Chapman sits in with Celia Imrie

Nicki chats to Celia about her latest novel, Orphans of the Storm. After three years of marriage, seamstress Marcela Caretto has had enough and is determined to get a divorce...

Nicki chats to Celia about her latest book, 'Orphans of the Storm'. Set aboard the fateful 1912 voyage of RMS Titanic, the period novel entwines the destinies of a group of sharply drawn characters with humanity, compassion and page-turning aplomb...
Celia is an Olivier award-winning actress, best known for roles in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', 'Calendar Girls', 'Nanny McPhee' and 'Bridget Jones's Baby'. 'Orphans of the Storm' isn't Celia's first book. She's also the author of an autobiography, 'The Happy Hoofer', and two top ten Sunday Times bestselling novels, 'Not Quite Nice' and 'Nice Work (If You Can Get It)'.

Along with Justine Greene on news, Jules Lang on travel and Paul Scott on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought from Sarah Joseph, and your calls, texts, emails and voice notes, as Nicki entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 29 Dec 2021 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Pete Tong, Riton & Vula

    Love Can't Turn Around (feat. Jules Buckley)

    • Pete Tong + Friends: Ibiza Classics.
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Wings

    Silly Love Songs

    • Wings - At The Speed Of Sound.
    • Parlophone.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • Camila Cabello

    Don't Go Yet

    • Familia.
    • Epic.

  • Tavares

    Don't Take Away The Music

    • Wow That Was The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.
    • 8.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Rita Ora

    Your Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Moloko

    Sing It Back

    • Club MTV (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music On Demand.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Love Is You

  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Billy Ocean

    Red Light Spells Danger

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

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Joel Corry

    I Wish (feat. Mabel)

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.

  • Art of Noise

    Kiss (feat. Tom Jones)

    • Tom Jones - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal.
    • 15.

  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

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

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.

  • Justin Bieber

    Ghost

    • Justice.
    • EMI.

  • The Pussycat Dolls

    Don't Cha (feat. Busta Rhymes)

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Ava Max

    My Head & My Heart

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.

  • Four Tops

    Standing In The Shadows Of Love

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Backstreet Boys

    I Want It That Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • Smash Mouth

    All Star

    • All Star Smash Hits.
    • Interscope.

  • Britney Spears

    Toxic

    • (CD Single).
    • Zomba.

  • ABBA

    I Still Have Faith In You

  • James Arthur & Anne-Marie

    Rewrite The Stars

    • The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

As we approach the of the year, I guess it鈥檚 normal to reflect on 2021, and what聽the days of 2022 may bring.

It strikes me that life is full of firsts and lasts 鈥� and sometimes we don鈥檛 even recognise the importance of an event in the moment:聽 I don鈥檛 remember the last time my now grown-up daughter fell asleep on my lap and I carried her upstairs and tucked her into bed. I didn鈥檛 note the last time I read her to sleep with her favourite book.聽

If I had realised聽that I would never know those moments again, would I have been more attentive?

If each moment聽was infused聽with the power of firsts and lasts, would聽our lives be richer?

If the scarcity of our time on Earth聽was truly understood, how would we live differently?

I grew up with my Mum quoting the quip: 鈥淟ive every day as if it will be your last. One day you鈥檒l be right.鈥澛�

It鈥檚 accurate but is it possible? If a day was my last day on earth I wouldn鈥檛 be doing the washing up, but on a day to day basis that needs to be done.

Imbuing our time with significance is important, but there is also a certain practicality needed.聽

How do balance that? To recognise the importance and indeed scarcity of every moment?

In reality, every second of our lives is the first time we have lived聽that聽second, as well as the聽last聽time we have lived that second. We live in an ever-present existence of firsts and lasts. We miss them before we even realise they are there.聽

So perhaps聽the point is striving to be present聽in that exact moment.聽Different religious traditions reflect on it鈥� mindfulness, consciousness, awareness鈥� all a calling to聽live truly聽in the moment, to be aware of The Presence.

The Bible describes聽God聽as the聽Alpha and the Omega 鈥� the first and the last.聽The Qur鈥檃n聽speaks of God聽as聽our Source and聽our聽End聽鈥� our first and our last.

So as聽we live these last days of聽2021 and聽look ahead to what 2022 begins, I shall make no resolutions, other than聽to聽strive to聽live in the present of every single聽moment.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Dec 2021 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2