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Bob Harris and LIVE music from The Shires

Bob Harris has some exciting Radio 2 Country news, plus The Shires are LIVE from the 麻豆约拍's Maida Vale Studios.

Bob Harris is on the show to tell Zoe about some extremely exciting Radio 2 Country news...
Plus The Shires are LIVE from the 麻豆约拍's Maida Vale Studios.

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 Kate Bottley, and texts, emails and voice notes, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Mar 2022 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

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

  • Becky Hill & Galantis

    Run

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

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

  • Al Jarreau

    Moonlighting

    • Best Of Al Jarreau.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Right Beside You

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Regard & Years & Years

    Hallucination

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • Kylie Minogue

    All The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Shapeshifters

    Lola's Theme

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

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

  • Shania Twain

    Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

  • Hermes House Band

    Country Roads

    • Fetenhits - Oktoberfest.
    • Polystar.
    • 20.

  • Billy Ray Cyrus

    Achy Breaky Heart

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Steps

    5,6,7,8

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Olly Murs

    Wrapped Up (feat. Travie McCoy)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Family Affair

    • Now 50 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ABBA

    No Doubt About It

    • Voyage.
    • Polydor.

  • Art of Noise

    Kiss (feat. Tom Jones)

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

  • Jonas Blue & Why Don鈥檛 We

    Don't Wake Me Up

    • CD Single.
    • Virgin/EMI Records.

  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • The Shires

    I See Stars (Radio 2 Session)

    • 10 Year Plan.

  • The Shires

    Easy On Me (Radio 2 Session)

    • 30.

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • 顿别别别鈥怢颈迟别

    Groove Is In The Heart

    • The Best Of 100% Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Let Love Rule

    • Let Love Rule.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • The Wonder Stuff

    The Size Of A Cow

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Shires

    A Thousand Hallelujahs (Radio 2 Session)

    • My Universe.
    • 10.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

They say never meet your heroes, well this week, Zoe, I met one of mine. I think you might know him. I met one of the stars of my child hood, TV legend and maths superstar Mr Johnny Ball. Now for anyone who thinks 鈥楾hat name sounds familiar鈥�, Johnny was a stalwart of telly in the 1980s, his programmes were mostly about numbers and how much fun Maths could be, inspiring kids to discover a joy of arithmetic. No mean feat especially for me, I鈥檓 no Maths fan and I鈥檓 not much good at it either. I was pleased to see Johnny hadn鈥檛 lost any of his passion not only for numbers but also for enthusing others, he shook my hand and quick as a flash said, 鈥楪ive me two number between 90 and a hundred!鈥� within a millisecond he鈥檇 multiplied them together like some sort of Mathematical magician, he beamed a great big grin at me, I went weak at the knees and felt like I鈥檇 met Beyonc茅, totally fangirling and completely awe struck.听

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Johnny Ball has, very much, still got it. Enthusiasm is infectious and conveys any lesson more effectively. We all know people who can light up a room with their for joy of their subject, and even if it isn鈥檛 our 鈥榯hing鈥� we find ourselves drawn in to their glow, the message better communicated by the passion of the messenger.18th听century philosopher and theologian Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, 鈥楴othing is as contagious as enthusiasm, truth accomplishes no victories without it鈥�.听Meaning that enthusiasm isn鈥檛 just about getting excited but is also a tool to facilitate change, to make the world a better place, I partner this with the bit in the bible where it says, 鈥楴ever tire of doing good鈥�, in other words, a rallying cry to me to stay enthusiastic so that little victories of love might happen.听

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Well I don鈥檛 know what he鈥檚 like to live with but I left my brief meeting with the lovely Mr Ball, giddy and enthused, full of a zest, keen to utilise his infectious enthusiasm in the rest of my day. There is just one confession though, despite all Johnny鈥檚 oomph I still don鈥檛 know my 7 times table, please don鈥檛 tell your Dad, Zoe I鈥檇 feel like I鈥檇 let him down.

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Mar 2022 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2