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Jamie Cullum

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball, Jamie Cullum and the team. Plus there's another round of Jay's Virtual Radio Quiz.

Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball! Jamie Cullum chats to Zoe about his brand new single Don't Give Up On Me and his tour returning in spring 2021.

Plus quiz master Jay is back to test the team's general knowledge with his Virtual Radio Quiz.

And Zoe marks Reading Together Day by sharing listeners inspirations and top encouraging tips.

With the usual team of Tina Daheley and Jules Lang, Zoe and the team have the best start to your morning. With celeb guests, quizzes, headlines, tunes chosen by listeners, and more music that you can shake a glitterball at!

There's also a daily Pause For Thought from minister Steve Chalke and listeners on the line, as Zoe entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Jul 202006:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Jubël

    Dancing In The Moonlight (feat. NEIMY)

    • (CD Single).
    • DGTLBEATS.

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • LeAnn Rimes

    Can't Fight The Moonlight

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

  • Mary Wells

    My Guy

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

  • The Buggles

    Video Killed The Radio Star

    • The Ultimate Collection - 70s: 100 Hits (Various Artists).
    • Union Square.

  • Frankie Valli

    Grease

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 18.

  • Erasure

    Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)

    • The Neon.
    • Mute.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Olly Murs

    You Don’t Know Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Wishing I Was Lucky

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

  • Rebecca Ferguson

    Nothing Left But Family (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • (CD Single).
    • Platoon.

  • P!nk

    What About Us

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Giants

    • (CD Single).
    • UMGRI Interscope.

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Madonna

    Holiday

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 34.

  • The Killers

    My Own Soul's Warning

    • Imploding The Mirage.
    • Island Records.

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Various Artists - Untitled.
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Rick Astley

    Together Forever

    • NOW - Yearbook 1988 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Travis

    A Ghost

    • 10 Songs.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Jamie Cullum

    Don't Give Up On Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Craig David

    7 Days

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Peter Cetera

    Glory Of Love

    • The Very Best Of The Greatest Love.
    • Telstar.

  • Toto

    Africa

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

  • Train

    Hey, Soul Sister

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought
From Steve Chalke, minister, speaker and social entrepreneur:
Last Saturday I decided to it was time to clean out my car. Why? Well… It was back just before lockdown. I had an early morning meeting – for which I set out, in my newish car, in plenty of time. All was well. Then it rained – in sheets. I could hardly see where I was going. That’s when it happened. I hit a pothole. I had a flat tyre. I pulled over. I looked at my watch. I had to be at my destination in 45 minutes. I got out. I ran to the boot. I searched for the spare. It wasn’t there. WHAT A JOKE! I was drenched. I rang emergency breakdown. I GOT A MACHINE. ALL I WANTED WAS A HUMAN VOICE. But, when I did, I got a never-ending series of irrelevant questions…eating up precious time. ‘ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS, WHERE IS MY SPARE TYRE’, I shouted. “You don’t have one”, the voice at the other end of the phone replied, calmly. “You have a puncture repair kit instead…they’re easier and quicker than replacing a wheel”. A PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT! 
“Ugh!!!”. I striped the boot. I was frantic. Eventually I found it; a bottle that said ‘sealant’ with a hose that looked like it might fit onto the valve of my flat tyre. I did it. I squeezed it. I shook it. IT DIDN’T WORK. So, I drove on my flat tyre to the next garage, by which time I’d also ruined my wheel. From there I hitchhiked and reached my meeting, with moments to spare, soaked to the skin. Last Saturday, sorting out my boot, I came across a small electric pump right next to where I’d found the bottle that never worked. On it were some instructions: ‘To inflate tyre, attach to sealant bottle, plug into car cigarette lighter socket, turn on your engine and inflate tyre.’ Ugh!!! “The truth will set you free”, once promised Jesus. What he didn’t say, however, is facing the truth about myself would be easy. 
Though it’s rather hard to admit it, I’m still learning that the more anxious I am, the more stupid I become. My thinking brain tends to lose control, and my emotional brain leaves me behaving irrationally. Or, to end with a driving metaphor, when I’m stressed or angry, I behave a little like a fast car with very poor brakes.

Broadcast

  • Thu 16 Jul 202006:30
    BBC Radio 2