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Joanna Lumley and The QI Elves

Joanna Lumley chats to Zoe about this year's Comic Relief efforts, and The QI Elves are back with more of YOUR questions.

Joanna Lumley is on the show chatting to Zoe about this year's Comic Relief efforts. I wonder what she's going to tell us......
Joanna is an actress and television presenter, best known for playing Patsy in the fantastically funny 'Absolutely Fabulous' and for starring in the Hollywood blockbuster 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.

It’s The Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders, including your questions.

Along with Adam Porter 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 Laura Marks, plus texts, emails and voice notes, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Wed 2 Feb 2022 06:30
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Music Played

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • George Ezra

    Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)

    • Gold Rush Kid.
    • Columbia.

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

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

  • Train

    Hey, Soul Sister

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Glen Campbell

    Rhinestone Cowboy

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Carolina GaitΓ‘n, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & [Disney]

    We Don't Talk About Bruno

    • Encanto O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Joel Corry & MNEK

    Head & Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Perfect Havoc.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Wishing I Was Lucky

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

  • Jack Savoretti

    Eye Of The Tiger (R2 Piano Room Month, 1 Feb 2022)

  • Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.

  • The Divine Comedy

    The Best Mistakes

    • The Best Of.
    • Divine Comedy Records.

  • Lionel Richie

    Don't Stop the Music

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Sam Cooke

    Twistin' the Night Away

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Sigala

    Melody

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Harry Styles

    Watermelon Sugar

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Philip Bailey & Phil Collins

    Easy Lover

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • The Weeknd

    Sacrifice

    • Dawn FM.
    • XO/Republic Records.

  • Toni Braxton

    Un-Break My Heart

    • Toni Braxton - Secrets.
    • Laface.

  • Alphabeat

    Fascination

    • (CD Single).
    • Copenhagen.

  • Ten Sharp

    You

    • Ten Sharp.
    • Columbia.

  • Justin Bieber

    Ghost

    • Justice.
    • EMI.

  • The Feeling

    Love It When You Call

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

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

  • The Cure

    Friday I'm In Love

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Ronan Keating

    Life Is A Rollercoaster

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Yes Zoe there are so many old Jewish jokes, like, what is the difference between a pit bull terrier and a Jewish mother  – eventually the pit bull lets go. This week, reluctantly, and reeeally slowly, I’ve had to let go as my oldest, Louis, moved out into his new flat. Like many other parental homes, ours is jam packed with our children’s discarded, unwanted, uncategorised shmutz, the Yiddish for stuff.Β Β We currently have two sofas abandoned from Louis’ last flat, stuffed into the living room, along with a bathroom rack blocking the view of the TV and tatty boxes, filled with unchuckable school projects on The Romans and The life cycle of a tree, making getting to my desk a daily obstacle course.Β Β 

Our adult offspring (I can’t call them children) are moving on, leaving our house filled with junk, memories andΒ Β a very loud silence.Β Β Β Whilst mums – and dads- like me celebrate the achievements of their children in being able to move forwards, and whilst we revel in reacquiring the remote control, the phrase empty nest is a bit of a give away. Our dogs, Basel and Shuli, used to sharing Louis’ bed, are wondering dejectedly round the house, the doorbell bringing his take-aways has stopped ringing, and his friends have stopped visiting.Β Β 

An American Jewish commentator, Banji Ganchrow, described an empty nest as β€œa place where no one comes home ever, Noone ever comes looking for a tie or a pair of pants they left to have a button put on, there are no requests for meatballs, potato kugel or chocolate chip cookies.Β Β It is quiet all of the time.” As Dan and I sat down after our favourite dinner last night, clearing the obstructed site line to watch a brand new and long awaited TV series, with both dogs heaped onto my lap, I kept my phone close by, just in case. After all, I told myself, the fridge heaving with tempting leftovers, it won’t be quiet all of the time.Β 

Broadcast

  • Wed 2 Feb 2022 06:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2