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Nicki Chapman sits in, with Bananarama and Jules Hudson

Nicki Chapman sits in for Zoe and chats to Bananarama's Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward about their book. Plus TV presenter Jules Hudson on the 5 on the Farm Festival in Yorkshire.

Bananarama's Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward chat to Nicki about their new book, Really Saying Something. Sara and Keren have had a successful career in the music industry spanning nearly four decades. Bananarama have sold millions of albums worldwide and hold a Guinness world record. They have made two Band Aid appearances, have released eleven studio albums and continue to tour around the world. Filled with never-before-seen photos, the new book takes us behind the scenes of their early days, the world tours, party games with George Michael, a close friendship with Prodigy's Keith Flint, and hanging out with Andy Warhol in New York.

Plus Nicki's Escape To The Country pal Jules Hudson is appearing at the brand new 5 on the Farm Festival in Yorkshire and has all the info about what you can expect if you're heading to the beautiful Cannon Hall Farm site.

And Nicki plays three disco classics from her personal collection in the Disco Ball at 8.30!

Along with Clare Runacres on news, Bobbie Pryor on travel and Mike Williams on sport, Nicki 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 a Pause For Thought from Steve Chalke and listeners on the line as Nicki entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Mon 30 Aug 2021 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

    Say Say Say

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Anne-Marie & Little Mix

    Kiss My (Uh-Oh)

    • Therapy.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Please Stay

    • Now 48 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Katy Perry

    Chained To The Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

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

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak

    Skate

    • An Evening With Silk Sonic.
    • Atlantic.

  • Coldplay

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.

  • Dua Lipa

    Love Again

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Bros.

  • 补鈥恏补

    The Sun Always Shines on TV

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

  • Clean Bandit, Topic & Wes Nelson

    Drive

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Sugababes

    Push The Button

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Liam Payne

    Sunshine

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • D:Ream

    Things Can Only Get Better

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Camila Cabello

    Don't Go Yet

    • Familia.
    • Epic.

  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Back To Black

    • Back To Black.
    • Universal Records.

  • Harry Nilsson

    Everybody's Talkin'

    • Million Sellers Vol.10 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.

  • Frantique

    Strut Your Funky Stuff

    • The Greatest Hits Of Philadelphia.
    • Music Club.

  • Boney M.

    Sunny

    • The Magic Of Boney M.
    • Sony BMG.
    • 14.

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • Bananarama

    Stuff Like That

    • In Stereo.
    • In Sync.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • The Jam

    A Town Called Malice

    • Jam Story.
    • Universal.

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • Sophie Ellis鈥怋extor

    Murder On The Dancefloor

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Visiting Hours

    • = Equals.
    • Atlantic.

Pause For Thought

According to Oprah Winfrey, 鈥淭here is only one question in life that you really owe it to yourself to answer. It鈥檚 this. What am I here for?鈥�

听

Well, I was thirty. I鈥檇 asked myself that question, and had a clear 鈥� though no doubt slightly naive 鈥� answer. That was my problem! I had this sense of purpose about what my life was for and things I wanted to achieve. But trying to get anybody to take me seriously; was making life just SO frustrating.

听

I decided to unload all this on a friend. He was older than me and seemed to have life sorted. I expected some warm, pick-me-up words. But instead, his advice proved short and harsh. 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 like the heat, get out the kitchen.鈥� I鈥檝e never forgotten that encounter.

听

鈥淲ithout a vision, the people perish鈥�, I鈥檇 always been taught. It鈥檚 a statement straight from the pages of the Bible. But, my problem was that I had a vision 鈥� and it felt like it was killing me!

听

Decades later, as you can see, I鈥檝e just about survived 鈥� though the truth is I鈥檓 still as frustrated about the battles I鈥檓 fighting at the moment; at the forefront of which right now, is doing my bit to help set up housing for refugee families arriving from Afghanistan.听

听

So, what advice would I now give to my younger impulsive self. Well, I think I鈥檇 start by telling them about Oprah鈥檚 wonderful question, the 鈥渨hat are you here for?鈥� one. And, then I鈥檇 remind them of my friend鈥檚 harsh advice. Because, of course, as difficult as it was, I now realise it was just what I needed to hear.

听

But above all, I鈥檇 explain I鈥檝e finally worked out that vision and frustration are just two different ways of referring to exactly the same set of emotions; two sides of the very same coin. What is vision? It鈥檚 a longing, a yearning, a hungering, an aching for what is not yet. What is frustration? It鈥檚 a longing, a yearning, a hungering, an aching for what is not yet.

听

I鈥檇 tell my younger self that when you have a vision, frustration is also your constant companion. But, don鈥檛 despise it, I鈥檇 say. In my experience, it won鈥檛 kill you, instead it鈥檚 the fuel that will keep you moving forward.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Aug 2021 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2