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Simply Red, Frank Skinner, Ashley Banjo & Rockin' In The USA - Elton John

Wake up to a star-studded breakfast with Zoe. She's joined by comedian Frank Skinner and Flirty Dancing host Ashley Banjo, with live music from Simply Red.

Wake up to a star-studded breakfast with Zoe Ball and a whole host of celebrity guests, including Frank Skinner and Ashley Banjo with live music in the studio from Simply Red. Frank tells us about his stand up show Showbiz, Ashley chats Flirty Dancing and Mick Hucknell has track's from the band's 12th album Blue Eyed Soul.

Plus Zoe calls back the winner of the Rockin' In the USA to see Taylor Swift in LA and had another massive prize for Children In Need.

Radio 2 will be sending one lucky listener to see the incredible Elton John in New York as part of his final tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road. His concert in Madison Square Garden鈥檚 is the hottest ticket in town and our winner will be flying to New York this April to see him live, best of all, raise money for Children in Need with 成人快手 Radio 2.

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 Matt Taylor, a Pause For Thought from comedian and writer Paul Kerensa and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Fri 8 Nov 2019 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    Blame It On The Boogie

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Coldplay

    Orphans

    • Everyday Life: Sunset.
    • Parlophone.

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.

    You Don't Have To be A Star (To Be In My Show)

    • I Hope We Get To Love In Time.
    • Razor And Tie.

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • Westlife

    My Blood

    • Spectrum.
    • Virgin EMI.

  • Jodie Whittaker

    Yellow

    • Got It Covered - 成人快手 Children In Need (Various Artists).
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • Calvin Harris

    Feels (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Craig David

    7 Days

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Don't Bring Me Down (Radio 2 In Concert, 7 Nov 2019)

  • Elton John

    Are You Ready for Love

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Elton John

    Part-Time Love

    • The Very Best Of Elton John.
    • Rocket.

  • Elton John

    Your Song

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Ed Sheeran & Camila Cabello

    South Of The Border

    • No.6 Collaborations Project.
    • Asylum.
    • 2.

  • Harry Styles

    Lights Up

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Tracey Ullman

    Breakaway

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • John Newman

    Without You (feat. Nina Nesbitt)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From comedian & writer Paul Kerensa:

Years ago, I read something, written by someone here, that helped kickstart my stand-up career. Was it the CD in-lay to Simply Red鈥檚 Stars? Well, something got me started, but no 鈥� Frank Skinner鈥檚 book 鈥楩rank Skinner鈥� was released in 2001, just as I took my first Bambi-like steps onto the comedy circuit. Between gigs, I鈥檇 read how Frank started. His book even pondered, as I was then, questions of faith and language, what鈥檚 appropriate, what鈥檚 honest.

18 years on, I鈥檓 gigging half in comedy clubs, but half in churches. The heckling鈥檚 kinder there. 鈥淲e forgive you!鈥� etc. But recently, one vicar surprised me. All robes and Gandalf beard, he greeted me pre-show in the vestry-slash-green-room, saying: 鈥淲ell, we鈥檙e all looking forward to a 鈥榝lipping鈥� good night.鈥� Only he didn鈥檛 say 鈥榝lipping鈥�. His words continued like stilton: strong, cheesy, with a blue vein to it.

I think he was trying to fit in, using what he thought was 鈥榗omedian-speak鈥�. I explained I鈥檇 be more family-friendly, given the gig included, well, families. But to be honest, offstage, I鈥檓 not all holier-than-thou. You know, I eff and/or jeff, when I鈥檝e dropped a jar on my foot, or turned on the news.

Generally when the Bible talks about swearing, it鈥檚 swearing oaths. 鈥淒on鈥檛 swear by heaven or earth or any other oath,鈥� it says, 鈥淛ust let your 鈥榶es鈥� be 鈥榶es鈥� and your 鈥榥o鈥� be 鈥榥o鈥�.鈥� Alright, elsewhere 鈥渃rude joking鈥� and 鈥渋rreverent babble鈥� is advised against. I am imperfect, I鈥檓 prone to both, and I鈥檒l aim to improve.

But we鈥檙e all perfectly imperfect. Yet I鈥檝e met some who feel they don鈥檛 fit with church, because of their language. Who blush on swearing in front of me, a Christian, as if I鈥檓 one to judge. That vicar didn鈥檛 blush 鈥� in fact he kept on going. I鈥檓 not condoning it, but I鈥檓 not judging it.

Today more than ever, I鈥檇 focus on our 鈥榶es鈥檚 being 鈥榶es鈥�, our 鈥榥o鈥檚 being 鈥榥o鈥�, our words being genuine, rather than worry if they鈥檙e too salty, too earthy 鈥� when 鈥榮alt of the earth鈥� is perhaps what we鈥檙e meant to be. I鈥檇 rather a church, a community, a world 鈥� with a good honest welcome for all, even if 鈥� perhaps especially if 鈥� some words we use are... simply... frank.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Nov 2019 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2