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Strictly judge Shirley Ballas chats to Zoe about her new book, Behind The Sequins.

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas chats to Zoe about her autobiography, Behind The Sequins. The book leads us through her dramatic and determined life, from growing up on a rough estate on the Wirral and leaving home at 14 years old, to conquering the high-octane world of Ballroom and coping with betrayal, bullying, two broken marriages and a personal tragedy that left Shirley and her family devastated. Shirley, known as the Queen of Latin, is one of the most renowned dancers in the world. Born and raised in Wallasey, by the age of 21 Shirley had won nearly every major title she had competed in. She is still the youngest ever female to reach the British Open to the World Dance Championship finals and the only woman to win it with two male partners. In 1996 Shirley retired from competitive dancing, becoming the highly acclaimed teacher and coach she is today.

Plus, Jay Flynn returns with another round of his Virtual Radio Quiz where he tests the team on their general knowledge to see who comes out on top.

Along with Clare Runacres 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 a Pause For Thought from Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski and listeners on the line as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Thu 23 Sep 2021 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

  • The Weeknd

    Take My Breath

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Do Your Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 12.

  • Chris Rea

    I Can Hear Your Heartbeat

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • Judy Clay & William Bell

    Private Number

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • 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.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Bad Girls (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Ella Henderson & House Gospel Choir

    Risk It All (feat. Just Kiddin)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    1-2-3

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.

  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Rod Stewart

    One More Time

    • The Tears Of Hercules.
    • Rhino.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.

  • JLS

    Eternal Love

    • JLS 2.0.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shivers

    • = Equals.
    • Atlantic.

  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Simply Red

    Ain't That a Lot of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • East West Records.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    On My Way

    • Firebird.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Karen Ramirez

    Looking For Love

  • Camila Cabello

    Don't Go Yet

    • Familia.
    • Epic.

  • Carly Simon

    Nobody Does It Better

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • Randy Newman

    You've Got A Friend In Me

    • Toy Story O.S.T..
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Lighthouse Family

    High

    • Uplifting Anthems (Various Artists).
    • UME.

  • Louis Armstrong

    What A Wonderful World

    • This Is My Song - Love Songs Of The 6.
    • Old Gold.

  • Liam Payne

    Sunshine

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    • Capitol.

  • George Harrison

    Got My Mind Set on You

    • George Harrison - Cloud Nine.
    • Dark Horse.
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Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

Today is the third day of the most joyous festival of the Jewish calendar.听听If you visit my patch of Jewish London this week, you鈥檒l spy small huts in gardens and squeezed between buildings.听听In religious districts in Israel, you see huts on balconies, rooftops and even trucks. Apartment blocks are built with staggered balconies to allow each apartment space for its hut. If you look closely, you鈥檒l see that these huts don鈥檛 have proper roofs 鈥� just some branches or bamboo to protect them. Nearer still, and you may hear people chatting, enjoying a meal, a glass of wine or singing.

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These little huts are called Sukkot and the week-long festival has the same name.听听Unless it鈥檚 pouring, we eat, host guests, relax and sleep in our Sukkah, even though the weather is changing, and it can be pretty nippy.听听听Unsurprisingly, my wife doesn鈥檛 share my enthusiasm for sleeping in our Sukkah, especially after I was bitten on the leg by an unwelcome visitor 鈥� I鈥檇 guess a rat, given the teeth-marks 鈥� one Sukkot a few years back. This isn鈥檛 quite the mass insanity that it seems.听听The Jewish Bible requires us to spend a week living in a Sukkah to recall God鈥檚 care for our ancestors during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.听听With its flimsy roof that can blow in or let the rain through at any moment, the Sukkah has a simple but profound meaning, which I think can speak to us all.听听Which is that life itself is impermanent, flimsy, subject to change or even, God forbid, sudden end, at any moment.

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I suspect that many of us tend to think we鈥檒l live forever, or at least behave like we will.听听How many of us have fallen out with loved ones and regretted it when they are no longer there?听听Or taken risks with our health, assuming that our lifestyle won鈥檛 catch up with us?听听Sukkot is an opportunity to realise that nothing is forever, and we should take advantage of every moment 鈥� repair relationships when we can and look after ourselves to the best of our ability. And I wonder if that鈥檚 why Sukkot is so joyful.听听Real, lasting joy lies in the realisation that life is short and that we need to make the best of every moment.

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  • Thu 23 Sep 2021 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2