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Jonathan Bailey and the QI Elves!

Jonathan chats Bridgerton and 'the play we cannot say'. Plus it鈥檚 the Why Workshop, and Zoe quizzes the QI Elves with more wonders and ponders, including your questions.

Jonathan Bailey's on the show chatting all things Bridgerton, plus 'the play we cannot say'.

And of course it's Wednesday so the QI Elves are BACK with another Why Workshop, 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 Alan Sorensen, plus texts, emails and voice notes, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Wed 6 Apr 2022 06:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Camila Cabello

    Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran)

    • Familia.
    • Epic.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Soak Up The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • George Benson

    Love Ballad

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 6.

  • Londonbeat

    I've Been Thinking About You

    • (CD Single).
    • Anxious Records.

  • ABBA

    Lay All Your Love On Me

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 005.

  • Regard & Years & Years

    Hallucination

    • (CD Single).
    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • David Guetta

    When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Now That's What I Call Quite Good.
    • Go! Discs.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Becky Hill & Galantis

    Run

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Summer Breeze

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Sam Ryder

    SPACE MAN

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

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

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

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Def Leppard

    Kick

    • Diamond Star Halos.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Girls Aloud

    Sound Of The Underground

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Los Lobos

    La Bamba

    • Hits Of '87 & '88 Vol.12 (Various).
    • Polydor.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Jax Jones

    Where Did You Go? (feat. MNEK)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Johnny Come 麻豆约拍

    • Fine Young Cannibals.
    • London.

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Billy Joel

    Piano Man

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Columbia.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Sam Smith

    Like I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 007.

  • Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa

    Sweetest Pie

    • (CD Single).
    • 300 Entertainment.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

This weekend, Muslims the world over welcomed the month of Ramadan. And 鈥渨elcome鈥� is the right word. People are really happy to greet this 鈥渨onderful guest鈥� as the month is known, congratulating each other, often exchanging gifts.听Despite this being my 35th听Ramadan I still find it a little strange to witness the enthusiasm and happiness, whilst congratulating someone that they are going to be hungry and thirsty in daylight hours for an entire month.听听Yet it does actually make sense once you鈥檝e experienced Ramadan. I鈥檒l be honest, I don鈥檛 find fasting easy. It鈥檚 physically draining and demanding, and it can make me really irritable.听听

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Yet I love Ramadan. It鈥檚 an annual push to take stock of one鈥檚 life. Psychologists often discuss the tension in comfort versus growth. Our bodies are hardwired towards comfort 鈥� avoiding pain, and gravitating towards safety, but there can鈥檛 be growth inside the comfort zone. So there is an element within the human that pushes us towards growth and challenge鈥� It鈥檚 what makes us climb mountains, run marathons, take on difficult challenges, despite the discomfort we will knowingly face. Ramadan upends your life, but it is like a month-long course in self-reflection. It makes you realise that you can be disciplined, you can take charge of your emotions, that you are in control of your wants, not your wants in charge of you. It builds community, and gives you fresh eyes with which to be grateful for all we have. It presents an opportunity to become the best version of ourselves.听

听

Ultimately, it really is not about food or drink. That is simply an outward manifestation of trying to get closer to God. It鈥檚 about saying 鈥淚鈥檓 here God. I鈥檓 showing up. I know I mess up all the time but you are The Merciful鈥攕o please forgive me.鈥� And He will. As a Muslim, I believe that God keeps faith with human beings despite our constant failings. Ramadan is a sign that we are keeping faith with God. So for sure, Ramadan is hard 鈥� like climbing a mountain is hard. But it鈥檚 also beautiful. Stepping outside of our comfort zone, growing, becoming more鈥� these are the goals of the human spirit, and Ramadan is an annual call to help achieve them. 听

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Apr 2022 06:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2