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Samantha Womack and Manoj Malde

Samantha Womack tells Zoe about her touring production of The Addams Family musical. Manoj Malde, the award winning garden designer talks to Zoe about bee friendly gardens.

Samantha Womack, actress and singer, tells Zoe about her touring production of The Addams Family musical. Samantha and her co-star Cameron Blakely will revive their much loved roles as Morticia and Gomez Addams, based on the characters created by Charles Addams in the musical comedy show which goes on tour from August. Samantha first played Morticia in 2017 when it premiered at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher and Les Dennis. Samantha has also starred in 鈥楪ame On鈥� and 鈥楶ie In The Sky鈥� from 1995 to 1996. She also starred in 鈥楤abes in the Wood鈥� in 1998. She most notably played Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders from 2007-2011 and then again from 2013-2017.

Manoj Malde, the award winning garden designer, chats to Zoe about creating a bee friendly garden. Manoj is on the judging panel for Radio 2's Big Bee Challenge competition. He's also one of the designers in hit 成人快手 Two show 'Your Garden Made Perfect' with Angela Scanlon. As a graduate of the Master鈥檚 programme in fashion design at the Royal College of Art, Manoj鈥檚 career has taken him to Italy, Germany, New York, Hong Kong and India. He worked in the fashion industry for 18 years, latterly as creative director. Manoj then studied garden design at the English Gardening School and uses much of his fashion experience within his present career as a landscape designer.

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 Sarah Joseph and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 22 Jun 2021 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Tavares

    Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario.
    • MFP.

  • Sigrid

    Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Dina Carroll

    Ain't No Man

    • The Love Album II (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Genesis

    Invisible Touch

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Stoney End

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • James Taylor

    How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Beverley Knight & Mark Knight

    Everything鈥檚 Gonna Be Alright (feat. London Community Gospel Choir)

    • (CD Single).
    • Toolroom.

  • Gwen Stefani

    The Sweet Escape (feat. Akon)

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

    • Pop & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Let's Go Crazy

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Diana Ross

    Thank You

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

  • Rosie Gaines

    Closer Than Close

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • RAYE

    Call On Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Monkees

    I'm A Believer

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.
    • 7.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Orwellian

    • The Ultra Vivid Lament.
    • Columbia.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    If You Had My Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Wise, Steeves, Johnson, Billis, West, McCaffrey, Stewpot, Adams, Quale

    There Is Nothin' Like A Dame

    • South Pacific.
    • 7.

  • Millie

    My Boy Lollipop

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Griff

    One Foot In Front Of The Other

    • One Foot In Front Of The Other.
    • Warner Music.
    • 1.

  • Estelle

    American Boy (feat. Ye)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 70 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 6.

  • Coldplay

    Higher Power

    • Music Of The Spheres.
    • Parlophone.

  • Billy Ocean

    Red Light Spells Danger

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

  • 4 Non Blondes

    What's Up?

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Rod Stewart

    Baby Jane

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Billy Ray Cyrus

    Achy Breaky Heart

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix

    Heartbreak Anthem

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

I turned 50 earlier this month.

It was rather strange 鈥� especially as it was the first birthday without my Mum.听 I鈥檓 the youngest of five, and she used to say:听鈥淚 can鈥檛 believe my BABY is going to be 50! Where does all the time go, Sarah?鈥� And I couldn鈥檛 answer her!

My experience of time is that it is like sand in the hand 鈥� it can鈥檛 be held on to.

My first decade 鈥� was spent in my Mum鈥檚 model agency: watching and learning about people. When I went to school I was surprised to meet children. I鈥檇 only mixed with adults.听

Ten to 20 was me harnessing a strong religious and political identity. Concerned about social justice from a VERY young age, and always very religious, I鈥檇 wanted to be a nun for much of my teens, but became a Muslim instead!听

20 to 30 鈥� I did my degree, got married, had three children, lost my dad and my mother-in-law, and became a public speaker. Life was definitely lived in the fast lane.

My 30s were a whirlwind 鈥� juggling three children, founding and running a magazine, engaging with political and civic society, an OBE at 33, three miscarriages.听That decade鈥檚 a bit of a blur to be honest.

My 40s showed me that everything before was a mere warm up routine, child鈥檚 play, before the really serious stuff of a desperately ill child and all the trauma that entailed. My 40s ended with my Mum鈥檚 passing. It was a humbling and very sad decade.

And now here I am at 50 鈥� with few expectations but determined to spend time with the people I love, to do things which bring me and others joy, and especially - to leave behind something of good that is of service to others. As a Muslim, I believe that will count for me even when I journey on. There is no point accumulating 鈥榮tuff鈥� which I can鈥檛 take with me; rather my faith teaches me to strive to accumulate good deeds, which will meet me eventually when I leave this world.听听听

Some friends and family say I sound morbid 鈥� but honestly 鈥� I believe it鈥檚 worth facing our ultimate reality sooner rather than later. I remember my grandmother鈥檚 words when she turned 100: 鈥淥ne hundred years 鈥� they went so fast!鈥�

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Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Jun 2021 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2