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Warwick Davis and Monty Don

Chris welcomes panto pro Warwick Davis to the show ahead of his appearance in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Plus gardening guru Monty Don with his pruning and planting tips.

Chris welcomes panto pro Warwick Davis to the show, he's treading the boards in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs...oh yes he is! Gardening guru and lord of the lawns, Monty Don calls in with his tips for getting pruning and planting, Ian Botham updates us on his epic walk in South Africa and today's killer Christmas tip is HOW to make your own fake snow!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Tue 8 Dec 201506:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
    • ZTT.
    • 12.

  • Jess Glynne

    Take Me Home

    • I Cry When I Laugh.
    • Atlantic.

  • Run‐D.M.C.

    Christmas In Hollis

    • A&M.

  • Sugar Ray

    Every Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava/Atlantic.

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Banana Splits

    The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)

    • Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 5: In Living Color (Various Artists).
    • TVT Records.

  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Lemar

    Higher Love

    • The Letter.
    • BMG.

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    The Power Of Love

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Darlene Love

    Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    I Don't See Them

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 001.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Everyday Is A Winding Road

    • Virgin.

  • Billy Joel

    Uptown Girl

    • An Innocent Man.
    • CBS.

  • Andy Burrows

    Keep On Moving On

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin & Helen O’Connell

    How D'Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning?

    • Cool Couples (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (feat. The Harlem Community Choir)

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • EMI.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Every Day's Like Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Noel Gallagher

    Half The World Away (Radio 2 In Concert - 7th December 2015)

  • Pilot

    Magic

    • NOW That's What I Call 70s Pop (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Meat Loaf

    Bat Out Of Hell

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

  • The Move

    I Can Hear The Grass Grow

    • Move.
    • Fly.

  • Jeff Lynne's ELO

    One Step At A Time

    • Alone In The Universe.
    • Columbia.

  • Taylor Swift

    Shake It Off

    • (CD Single).
    • Big Machine.
    • 1.

  • Richard Hawley

    Tonight The Streets Are Ours

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.

  • Ramones

    Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Rhino.

  • James Bay

    If You Ever Want To Be In Love

    • Chaos & The Calm.
    • Republic Records.
    • 001.

  • Billy Joel

    It's Still Rock and Roll To Me

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • Adele

    River Lea

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

From Leslie Griffiths, Methodist Minister:

If I had to choose one word to sum up what I think about Adele’s latest album it would be “Honesty.” No one can argue about her music or her ability to command the space she stands in. But what fills me with admiration is the courage she shows in her everyday life, her readiness to see the mistakes she’s made, her willingness to let others in to her struggles and her hopes.

At the end of the day, the most fundamental questions we all have to face are the oldest ones known to human beings. Who am I? Whose am I? Where have I come from? Where am I headed? I remember one of my teachers showing me those questions engraved on an ancient tombstone over 2,000 years old. Someone thought they were important then; I suspect they’re just as important now. One of the tracks on Adele’s new album is called Lea Valley. I love it because she addresses precisely these questions. The Lea Valley is where she was born. It’s who she is. Lovers come and go. Life brings its burdens. But all along she knows she’s the girl who grew up by the river Lea. “There was something in the water, now that something’s in me.” She knows she can’t turn the clock back. But nor can she deny where she’s come from: “It’s in my roots,” she sings, “in my veins, in my blood.” She may blame the River Lea (and she does), she may want to turn her back on it (and she does); but it will forever be part of what’s shaped her identity. Knowing who we are is mightily important. Many of us believe that God made us, - that’s where we come from, who we are; and we’re called to love one another, - that’s our direction of travel, where we’re headed. Get those things right and then …. who knows?

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Dec 201506:30
    BBC Radio 2

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