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Vernon Kay sits in with Tom Allen and Marc Almond

Tom Allen's on the show chatting to Vernon about his new show 'The Island', and Marc Almond has new music with Pet Shop Boys.

Vernon Kay sits in for Zoe with all the latest entertainment news, and the best tunes to start your morning, including a special Vern-tables mix at 7.30am!

Marc Almond joins Vernon to press play on some new music, a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys.

Plus, Tom Allen tells us all about his new TV show 'The Island'. Across the series, four comics will compete to make their own personal dream desert island the best one, with Tom in charge.

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

There's also a daily Pause For Thought from Jahnavi Harrison, plus texts, emails and voice notes, as Vernon entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Tue 22 Mar 2022 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Ray Of Light

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 10.

  • Jax Jones

    Where Did You Go? (feat. MNEK)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • The Weeknd

    I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

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

  • KT Tunstall

    Suddenly I See

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Tears for Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

    • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 4.

  • Train

    AM Gold

    • AM Gold.
    • Columbia.

  • Will Smith

    Men In Black

    • All Time Greatest Movie Songs Vol. II.
    • Columbia.

  • Baby D

    Let Me Be Your Fantasy

    • (CD Single).
    • Production House.

  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.

  • Happy Mondays

    Step On

    • Now 17, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • 808 State

    Pacific 202

    • Ibiza Classics.
    • UMG Recordings, Inc..
    • 27.

  • The Stone Roses

    She Bangs The Drums

    • The Very Best Of The Stone Roses.
    • Silvertone.

  • Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys

    Purple Zone

    • Purple Zone.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero

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

  • Jennifer Lopez & Maluma

    Marry Me

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

  • Harry Styles

    Treat People With Kindness

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Haircut One Hundred

    Fantastic Day

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 007.

  • Britney Spears

    Stronger

    • Now That's What I Call Music 48.
    • NOW.
    • 3.

  • Sugababes

    Round Round

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Vanilla Ice

    Ice Ice Baby

    • Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme.
    • Sbk.

  • Charli xcx

    Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama)

    • Crash.
    • Atlantic.

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Big Mountain

    Baby, I Love Your Way

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Dua Lipa

    Levitating

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Coldplay & Selena Gomez

    Let Somebody Go (Kygo Mix)

    • Music Of The Spheres.
    • Parlophone.

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

I always know Mothering Sunday is coming up because my mum starts texting me pictures of her magnolia getting ready to bloom. It鈥檚 a miniature tree I gave her years ago 鈥� magnolia stellata, with white flowers that look like stars. I think of her whenever I see them growing in people鈥檚 front gardens or peeping over a fence. This year as I鈥檓 seeing the daffies, hyacinths and crocuses make their appearance, I鈥檓 thinking of another mother鈥檚 love 鈥� that of my friend Syama. She鈥檚 originally from Durban, where the flowers are pretty striking 鈥� sweet scented frangipani and bright purple jacarandas that line the streets鈥ut after marriage moved to Canada where she鈥檚 raised her three beautiful daughters.听

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Syama鈥檚 around my age, so it was a shock when she was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that has proved very challenging to treat. She and her family have been holding the ultimate tension of giving every fight to beat the disease, yet so graciously, even in pain and sorrow, finding gratitude and surrender in facing the possibility of her departure. A few weeks ago, when winter was still in full swing, she sent me a message:

鈥淭oday, the sun came up after a few very gray days, and it made the snow sparkle like it was made of the tiniest Swarovski crystals. I鈥檓 so happy to find Krishna and His mastery, beauty and charm in these small but powerful moments鈥鈥檓 trying remind my girls daily that these are the things that make me feel closer to Krishna, so in their lonely moments, hopefully they will find Him too - in the water, earth and sky - and feel comforted.鈥澨�

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Syama is practising smaranam, the art of remembrance. The great yoga texts teach that the greatest challenge of all in a world of distraction, is to direct the mind toward remembering eternal truths; to remembering God鈥檚 love and grace. I know that鈥檚 what she sees, in the deep blue hyacinths that have just started to appear, and when I see them, I remember her too, with prayer and love. As I see the daffodils open I鈥檓 praying for her courage and with the sunny primroses, her strength 鈥� for the love of her family to hold her in whatever may come in the weeks ahead.听

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Mar 2022 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2