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Anna Friel and Mica Paris

Anna Friel tells Zoe about the new series of Marcella on ITV and Mica Paris has live music from home exclusively for the show.

Anna Friel, the hugely successful actor, tells Zoe about the brand news of series of Marcella on ITV. Anna鈥檚 character Marcella Backland was an unflinching and unrelenting detective in the previous two series. However, at the end of series two, after discovering that she killed her own daughter, Marcella rejected who she was and, in effect, wanted to erase herself. Now she鈥檚 undercover with a new persona, Keira Devlin. The series was filmed entirely on location in and around Belfast. Anna Friel has received a number of awards, including a National Television Award for Most Popular Actress for her work on Brookside, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Series Musical or Comedy for Pushing Daisies. In 2017 she won the International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress for Marcella.

Mica Paris, one of the most respected British soul singers, has recorded two live exclusive tracks for Zoe from home with music from her new album 'gospel'. This album is a passion project for Mica who has always wanted to record a gospel album. Mica was brought up on gospel music and sang in her south London church in Lewisham every weekend with her grandparents. Following the success of 鈥楪ospel According to Mica: The Story of Gospel Music in Six Songs鈥� on the 成人快手 earlier this year Mica began recording the album with the Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir. Since scoring her first Top 10 Hit in 1988 with 鈥楳y One Temptation鈥� Mica has since gone onto release six more albums, published a book and became a popular media personality, from hosting her own Radio 2 soul show, a panelist on ITV鈥檚 Loose Women, to more recently - an addition to the cast of EastEnders where she is playing Ellie Nixon, grandmother to Phil and Denise鈥檚 adopted baby Raymond.

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

There's also a daily Pause For Thought with Reverend Kate Bottley as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 22 Jan 2021 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Laura Branigan

    Gloria

    • Disco Queens: The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Jason Derulo & Nuka

    Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Womack & Womack

    Love Wars

    • Soul Years: 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • LeAnn Rimes

    Can't Fight The Moonlight

    • (CD Single).
    • London/Curb Records.

  • Donald Fagen

    Walk Between Raindrops

    • Donald Fagen - The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Mirrors

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Nathan Dawe & Little Mix

    No Time For Tears

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Jason Donovan

    Any Dream Will Do

    • The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • Polydor.

  • Rahim Redcar

    Girlfriend (feat. 顿芒尘-贵耻苍办)

    • (CD Single).
    • Because Music.

  • Lulu & The Luvvers

    Shout

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

  • Todd Terry, Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown

    Something Goin' On

    • (CD Single).
    • Manifesto.

  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Harry Styles

    Treat People With Kindness

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.

  • Toto

    Africa

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

  • Texas

    Hi

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Billy Ocean

    Red Light Spells Danger

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.

  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Lola Lennox

    La La Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • LaLennoxa.

  • Will Smith

    Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Starship

    Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Mica Paris

    Mama Said (Radio 2 Session, 22 Jan 2021)

  • Mica Paris

    We Can Work It Out (Radio 2 Session, 22 Jan 2021)

  • Cedric Gervais & Franklin

    Everybody Dance (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • (CD Single).
    • DGTLBTS.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Abracadabra

    • The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Ban.
    • Arcade Records.

  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Johnny Cash

    A Boy Named Sue

  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Taylor Swift

    willow

    • evermore.
    • TS/Republic Records.

  • Norma Jean

    Saturday

    • Norma Jean.
    • Sequel.
    • 4.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Last week I did a funeral for a lovely 98 year old lady, who simply went to bed one night and went to sleep, a long and happy life brought to a close without any pain or suffering. A golden death if ever there was one and her funeral聽was along the same lines. Of course not every service I鈥檓 part of is quite like that. As we all know聽no funeral is easy but some are definitely tougher than others. And when a tough one comes along, one that鈥檚 shrouded in tragedy, I know to prepare myself thoroughly and make sure I have some time afterwards to gather myself.聽聽

But I didn鈥檛 need to do that in the same way here. Her family, spread across the globe gathered online to watch via web cam and her neighbours of many years gathered at the crem to remember her. We listened to music and her niece wrote a beautiful eulogy. There was a reading and the tears weren鈥檛 just from sadness they were from laughter too. She had a good life, a good death and a nice send off. And that鈥檚 when I realised I鈥檇 taken my eye of the ball just a little bit. You see I鈥檇 failed to fully take in that this lovely lady had the same first name as my Mum, Margaret. My Mum who just recently had a bit of tricky health news. And so when I said the words 鈥楲ord we commend Margaret into you safe keeping.鈥� The words caught the back of my throat and I wobbled ever so slightly. It doesn鈥檛 matter of course, I鈥檓 only human. But in that moment I wasn鈥檛 just saying that prayer for the person we were saying goodbye to, 98 year old Margaret, I was also asking God to take care of my Margaret, my Mum.

Occasionally my prayers are eloquent, well written prose but more often they鈥檙e a cry that comes from somewhere deep inside and are barely words at all just a whispered 鈥極h my God.鈥櫬犅燘ut it鈥檚 not the style or the manner of a prayer that counts but it鈥檚 spirit, what lies at it鈥檚 heart.聽

I did take some time after that funeral, to ring my Mum, and she was in really good spirits, off for another test to figure out the next stages of her treatment. And although she can鈥檛 be certain of what lies ahead (who can?) one thing she can count on is my prayers, every step of the way.聽

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 Jan 2021 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2