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Susan Calman, Lulu and The Divine Comedy

Susan Calman and Lulu join Zoe for Friends Round Friday. Plus live music from The Divine Comedy in the studio.

Comedian Susan Calman joins Zoe for Friends Round Friday ahead of recording Susan Calman Makes Me Happy at 成人快手 Radio 4. She also tells us about bringing us her Fringe Benefits at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, and her book Sunny Side Up.

We reveal Lulu as our surprise guest who chats to Zoe about her upcoming On Fire tour which begins in September, following her recent appearances in Take That's Greatest Hits Live Tour 2019.

Plus there's live music from The Divine Comedy in the studio ahead of their UK, Ireland and European tour. They play the classics National Express and Something For The Weekend, the new Norman and Norma taken from the latest album Office Politics, and a cover of ABBA's Lay Your Love On Me.

Along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners and more music than you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also weather with Carol Kirkwood live from Wimbledon, a daily Pause For Thought from Reverend Kate Bottley and a real-life Norman and Norma on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 12 Jul 2019 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Cher

    Believe

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

  • Liam Gallagher

    Shockwave

    • Why Me? Why Not..
    • Warner Records.

  • Hanson

    MMMBop

    • Now 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Europa

    All Day And Night (feat. Madison Beer)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Ottawan

    D.I.S.C.O.

    • The Best Party In The World.. Ever! (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Lightning Seeds - Jollification.
    • Epic.

  • P!nk

    Can We Pretend (feat. Cash Cash)

    • Hurts 2B Human.
    • RCA Records.

  • 补鈥恏补

    Take On Me

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

  • Groove Armada

    Superstylin'

    • Pepper.

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

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

  • Keane

    The Way I Feel

    • Cause & Effect.
    • Island.

  • Just Jack

    Starz In Their Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Shine

    • Real Life.
    • Virgin.

  • The Beautiful South

    Perfect 10

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Superstition

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume 8 (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.

  • Lulu & The Luvvers

    Shout

    • It's Party Time (Various Artists).
    • Magic.
    • 8.

  • Craig David

    When You Know What Love Is

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Beautiful People (feat. Khalid)

    • No.6 Collaborations Project.
    • Atlantic.

  • JP Cooper

    Sing It With Me (feat. Astrid S)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From the Reverend Kate Bottley:

聽This week I found myself off on a plane to France to do a bit of work for that well-loved 成人快手 TV show Songs of Praise.聽 I still get excited by the whole thing. I鈥檓 not quite that person that claps the plane landing but I do passively aggressively stare at anyone who talks during the safety demonstration.

聽So, our lovely steward Gareth, as you would expect, had my full attention. It鈥檚 a familiar script, the reassurance that I鈥檒l have a little whistle and a torch should we land into the sea, and the bit where we are sagely reminded to, 鈥楶ut your own oxygen mask on before you attempt to help anyone else鈥�.聽 Now while for most of us that isn鈥檛 instinctive, it is essential advice. There can be no caring for anyone else if I can鈥檛 breathe and in the event of an evacuation I can only imagine what sort of trip hazard an unconscious vicar in the aisle would be.聽

聽Jesus said, 鈥楲ove your neighbour as you love yourself鈥�, it鈥檚 the golden rule, echoed in all major world faiths, and while the emphasis is usually on the first part, the action of love towards our neighbour, the second bit is just as important, reminding me that I can only love others by beginning from a place of self-love, loving myself being not just a gesture of self-care but an essential act to better love others. In the words of a great 21st century philosopher and poet, the drag legend Ru Paul 鈥業f you can鈥檛 love yourself how the heck are you going to love somebody else?鈥櫬�

聽This week here on Radio 2 it鈥檚 been Faith in the World Week, and it鈥檚 reminded me it鈥檚 not a selfish act to have good self-care but rather means I鈥檓 better prepared to take good care of others. More than just making sure I eat, exercise and rest properly but checking I鈥檓 mentally well too, doing all the right things to keeping breathing in and out. And while I hope the flight will never be too bumpy or the cabin lose pressure I need my oxygen mask to be fully functional before taking a deep breath to help others remembering the most important human relationship of my life is the one I have with myself.聽

Broadcast

  • Fri 12 Jul 2019 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2