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Pancake Day and Josh O'Connor

Sara is joined by actor Josh O'Connor who stars in God's Own Country and is nominated for the Rising Star award at this weekend's Baftas. Plus there's the Half Wower.

Sara sits in for Chris and is joined by actor Josh O'Connor who stars in God's Own Country. He tells us about the lengths he went to master the Yorkshire accent, what its like to be nominated for the Rising Star award at this year's BAFTAs and gives us the latest on The Durrells. We hear from three Early Achievers who tell us what they've been doing since the crack of dawn including Charlotte who is delivering twenty-eight thousand litres of water from Portland to Birmingham and Claire who is making Peppa Pig pancakes for her colleagues. Plus there are thirty minutes of musical magic in the Half Wower. Karthi Gnanasegaram is joined in the Sports Locker by boxer Chris Eubank Junior and the Pause For Thought comes from writer and broadcaster Sarah Joseph.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 Feb 2018 06:30

Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Simple Minds

    Magic

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.
  • Culture Club

    Karma Chameleon

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

    Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
    • 006.
  • Meghan Trainor

    Lips Are Movin

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 001.
  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    It's A Beautiful World

    • Who Built The Moon?.
    • Sour Mash.
  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

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

    Want To Want Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

    Don't Fence Me In

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Brown & Gray

    Top Down

    • (CD Single).
    • NHM.
    • 001.
  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • Start.
  • Boz Scaggs

    Lido Shuffle

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Little Mix

    Shout Out To My Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • SYCO.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

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

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • U2

    Vertigo

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Rachel Stevens

    Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Reef

    Place Your Hands

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Franz Ferdinand

    Feel The Love Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Domino.
  • Miami Sound Machine

    Dr. Beat

    • NOW 1984 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
  • The Killers

    When You Were Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Coldplay

    A Sky Full Of Stars

    • 成人快手 Music Awards (Various Artists).
    • UMOD.
  • Rudimental

    These Days (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Troggs

    With A Girl Like You

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Doom And Gloom

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Naughty Boy

    Runnin' (Lose It All) (feat. 叠别测辞苍肠茅 & Arrow Benjamin)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 001.
  • Calum Scott

    You Are The Reason

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Debbie Harry

    I Want That Man

    • The Best Millennium Party Ever (Var).
    • Virgin.
  • Men at Work

    Down Under

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

Pause for Thought

Pause for Thought

贵谤辞尘听Sarah Joseph, Editor of a Muslim lifestyle magazine:

A week ago today, the billionaire Elon Musk launched Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket in the world. 听听As I speak, the mannequin strapped in the car is still listening to Life on Mars on a loop鈥

Back down on earth, 385 years ago today Galileo arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. His crime? To suggest that the Earth revolved around the sun, whilst the Church (at the time) believed the Earth had to be the centre of the universe. His works were banned and he was placed under house arrest.

I find sometimes that the case of Galileo is used by people to 鈥減rove鈥 that religion and science can鈥檛 mix. Indeed, the stark contrast between our great scientific advancements and religious beliefs, between a grounded reason and so-called superstition, can and does lead many to reject religion. 听I can understand why. 听So how can I be religious then?

As Einstein said, "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Despite all the faults of religious people and religious institutions we have seen through history, I believe that all the great world religions have something to offer science.

Whilst I absolutely love innovation, and the drive within the human heart to seek new frontiers; I also recognise that our wandering hearts need other things too.

And whilst I welcome all that science has done for our world, I also believe that modernity -- uninhibited and unchecked -- has consequences for our planet. The plastics that pollute our oceans, the toxins which choke our air, the chemicals which contaminate our soil, our unsustainable lifestyles which drain our planet鈥 Religion has something to say about this.

For me the stories of the great sages and the prophets have relevance and meaning to this day because they can generate a sense of stewardship, as well as help guide how we care for each other.

There鈥檚 a Muslim saying, 鈥淪tories of the past are not to put children to sleep, but to awaken the hearts of adults.鈥 And it is this awakening of the heart to a more connected universe which makes religion still relevant to me. 听

There鈥檚 a tension between tradition and modernity that does have to be navigated, but tension often leads to great creativity, which we can hopefully harness for good.

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