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Zoe Ball chats to author Delia Smith about her latest book You Matter: The Human Solution.

Zoe Ball chats to chef, TV Presenter and author Delia Smith about her latest book You Matter: The Human Solution. In the book Delia encourages people to think more deeply about the phenomenon of existence, what it means to be a unique human person, and how in unity with one another we can build a future in these uncertain times.

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. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a daily Pause For Thought and listeners calls, texts, emails, and voice notes, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 1 Mar 2022 06:30
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Music Played

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Jump (For My Love)

    • The Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA.

  • ABBA

    No Doubt About It

    • Voyage.
    • Polydor.

  • Wings

    Silly Love Songs

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

  • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

    Good Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Laughter in the Rain

    • The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Original Dodger & Romina Johnson

    Movin' Too Fast

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.

  • Jennifer Lopez & Maluma

    Marry Me

    • Marry Me O.S.T..
    • Sony Music Latin.

  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.
    • 1.

  • Millie

    My Boy Lollipop

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Just Jack

    Starz In Their Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Kylie Minogue

    In Your Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Liam Gallagher

    Everything's Electric

  • Simply Red

    A New Flame

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Riton & Nightcrawlers

    Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit) (feat. Mufasa & Hypeman)

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Sam Ryder

    SPACE MAN

    • There's Nothing But Space, Man!.
    • Parlophone.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • Footloose (Original S/Track).
    • CBS.

  • George Ezra

    Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)

    • Gold Rush Kid.
    • Columbia.

  • Britney Spears

    Toxic

    • (CD Single).
    • Zomba.

  • Cliff Richard

    Wired For Sound

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.

  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Eternal

    I Wanna Be The Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)

    • Eternal - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • Charli xcx

    Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

    • Crash.
    • Atlantic.

  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down

    • And They Danced The Night Away Volume 2 CD2.
    • Debutante.

  • Alesso & Katy Perry

    When I'm Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Astralwerks.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Hold On Tight

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Starship

    Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Real Thing

    You To Me Are Everything

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Old Gold.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • 60 More Classic Dance Hits Of The '70s CD1.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 17.

  • Ed Sheeran

    The Joker & The Queen (feat. Taylor Swift)

    • = (Equals).
    • Atlantic.

  • Vanessa Williams

    Save The Best For Last

    • Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
    • Now.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

It’s Shrove Tuesday morning and I am already flexing my wrists in anticipation of an evening of freshly flipped pancakes with my friends and family. I don’t know why pancakes taste so much better on Pancake Day than any other day of the year, but it’s a well-loved tradition in our house. The children, high on sugar and lemon, cheer as their fried discs spin towards the ceiling and (hopefully) down again, scream as the hot buttery fog in the kitchen sets the smoke alarm off (again) and parade increasingly crazier combinations of filling. The adults take turns at the stove until eventually everyone declares themselves so full they’ll never eat sugar again. 

Stuffing yourself full of pancakes ahead of weeks of not stuffing yourself with chocolate is not a practice found anywhere in the Bible. But Shrove Tuesday does have ancient church roots. It is a day for thinking about our souls as well as our bodies, a day for celebration as well as self-reflection, seeking forgiveness from God and praying for those facing difficulties in their lives. The tradition is marked all around the world wherever there is a Christian heritage or community.Β 

This year, in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, our family will be making syrniki pancakes made with ricotta cheese and vanilla, served with sour cream and various sweet toppings. Pancake celebrations in Ukraine, known as Maslenitsa, usually last for a week, and mark the end of winter as well as the beginning of Lent. Yesterday I spoke to a friend of mine in Ukraine. There’ll be no pancakes for his family this year while his city is being bombed but he asked me to pray for his town and country. Simple food will have to suffice as they wait to mark not only the end of winter but the end of war. As my family and I remember Ukrainians today with prayers and pancakes and whatever practical support we can offer, I hope that my children will be filled not only with sugar, but with a sense of solidarity with those suffering in war zones around the world. We will feast and then we will fast in the hope that peace can one day soon be resurrected. 

Broadcast

  • Tue 1 Mar 2022 06:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2